Eliminate scandal-scarred state police and replace it with civilian-led force

Eliminate scandal-scarred state police and replace it with civilian-led force

The scandal-scarred Massachusetts State Police is beyond repair and needs to be dissolved and replaced with a modern, civilian-led force that’s fully accountable to the public. Gov. Maura Healey can do it but probably won’t, relying instead on lawyers and police officials to reform from within. She can’t just have an “independent” lawyer put together … Read more

Massachusetts State Police recruit dies after boxing exercise

Massachusetts State Police recruit dies after boxing exercise

The State Police recruit severely injured in a boxing “training exercise” during training has died, the MSP announced late Friday night. Enrique Delgado-Garcia, 25, “tragically passed away following a medical crisis suffered during a training exercise,” the agency announced. His death is being investigated by the Worcester DA’s office, according to multiple reports. He died … Read more

CBI team reaches Godhra to probe irregularities in NEET-UG exam | Education News

CBI team reaches Godhra to probe irregularities in NEET-UG exam | Education News

An NSUI activist holds a placard during ‘Chhattra Sansad Gherav’ protest at Jantar Mantar against the alleged irregularities in NEET-UG in New Delhi Monday (June 24). (Photo: PTI) 3 min read Last Updated : Jun 24 2024 | 4:39 PM IST A CBI team reached Godhra city in Gujarat’s Panchmahal district on Monday to … Read more

‘Monstrous misconduct’ nothing new in Dedham courthouse

‘Monstrous misconduct’ nothing new in Dedham courthouse

Michael Proctor isn’t the first member of the Massachusetts State Police named Proctor to be disgraced by his testimony in a major murder case at the Dedham courthouse. More than a century ago, Italian anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti were convicted of murdering a bank guard in Needham. Their trial, based on false evidence manufactured by … Read more

Howie Carr: Karen Read case the Twilight Zone of trials

Howie Carr: Karen Read case the Twilight Zone of trials

Hos long until this trial is over, and Karen Read can begin suing all the drunk, shiftless, overpaid lying state hacks who enjoyed yet another paid holiday Wednesday? We’ve all seen movies about innocent people being framed. You know what the difference is between the cinematic lynch mobs and the drunks stumbling around the courthouse … Read more

Gov. Healey is already looking outside the State Police for new leader, she says

Gov. Healey is already looking outside the State Police for new leader, she says

The next leader of the scandal-plagued State Police may come from the outside, said Gov. Maura Healey. Healey, speaking after a semi-regular leadership meeting with state House Speaker Ron Mariano and Senate President Karen Spilka Monday, was responding to questions about whether or not the State Police as an institution is in need of outside … Read more

Massachusetts governor urged to overhaul State Police after trooper’s vulgar texts in Karen Read case as Facebook users rip agency

Massachusetts governor urged to overhaul State Police after trooper’s vulgar texts in Karen Read case as Facebook users rip agency

Blistering criticism of a State Police investigator’s crude comments in the Karen Read murder case has a top law enforcement watchdog renewing its demand the governor overhaul the agency — as Facebook users rip into troopers online. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Read original article here Denial … Read more

Massachusetts State Police overtime fraud leader gets 5 years in federal prison

Massachusetts State Police overtime fraud leader gets 5 years in federal prison

A former Massachusetts State Police lieutenant will spend five years in federal prison and pay fines and assessments just short of $508,000 for his part in the agency overtime fraud scandal. U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman sentenced Daniel Griffin, 60, of Belmont, to five years in prison and three years of supervised release … Read more

Woman Shoots At Drivers In Florida During Solar Eclipse Because ‘God’ Told Her To

Woman Shoots At Drivers In Florida During Solar Eclipse Because ‘God’ Told Her To

Photo: Florida Highway Patrol A woman in Florida started shooting at vehicles on the highway after “God” told her to go on a shooting spree in reaction to the solar eclipse. She laid out her plan to workers at the hotel while she was checking out. Taylon Nichelle Celestine of Georgia went through with that … Read more

State Police rescue injured owl stranded on Danvers highway Easter morning

State Police rescue injured owl stranded on Danvers highway Easter morning

A State Police trooper spotted and gave a hoot about an injured owl stranded on the side of the road in Danvers on Sunday morning. “On Easter morning, Trooper Peter Spinale happened upon this injured owl on Rt 1 North in Danvers,” the Massachusetts State Police posted on X, formerly Twitter, just before 11 a.m. … Read more