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
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
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
The Manipur government on Wednesday introduced mine-protected Quick Reaction Fighting Vehicles (QRFVs) for the state police. Chief Minister N. Biren Singh flagged off the QRFVs at a function held in Imphal on Wednesday. Later the Chief Minister posted on X: “Launched the Mine Protected Vehicle for the Manipur Police at 1st Bn. Manipur Rifle, Imphal. … Read more
A man died in the Charles River after he reportedly jumped from the Longfellow Bridge and was seen struggling in the water on Monday, according to Massachusetts State Police. First responder search teams recovered the man’s body from the Charles River after about a two-hour search in the chilly water. “According to preliminary investigation by … Read more
The adoption of state police has been proffered as a veritable solution to the pervasive insecurity across the country. This was the submission of state governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at a meeting held in Abuja on Monday. Equally, it was the submission of the Lagos State House of … Read more
Indicted Trooper Joel Rogers, charged last week in an alleged commercial driver’s license bribery case, was dishonorably discharged and immediately retired. “The State Police today issued a dishonorable discharge to Trooper Rogers, who retired from the Department effective today,” the MSP announced Tuesday night. Rogers was among six agency employees arrested last week as part … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has expressed full support for the creation of state police, saying it will address the current security challenges confronting the country. Chairman of the forum, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, said this on Thursday when he led its members on a visit to Governor Caleb Mutfwang of … Read more
