At around 11:30 p.m. on May 6, a ShotSpotter - a device which uses sensors to scan for sounds that resemble - detected gunshots in the area of Acushnet Avenue and Russell Street, the office of Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn said in a press release.
A garbage truck driver sees the wrong-way driver heading south in the northbound lanes in the Lynnfield tunnel, blares his horn and calls 911. A new video reportedly shows the man driving the wrong way on Route 1 in Lynnfield just minutes before his vehicle collided with a State Police cruiser, killing 30-year-old State Trooper Kevin Trainor and himself.
The four State Police members facing criminal charges related to the 2024 death of recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia have been suspended with pay, the agency said. Lt. Jennifer Penton and Troopers Edwin Rodriguez, David Montanez, and Casey LaMonte were initially relieved of duty last week. The State Police held duty status hearings for each of the four members, after which they could have been retained on full duty, placed on restricted duty, suspended with pay, or suspended without pay.
Off Beat After initially evading capture, the dog eventually hopped into a waiting police cruiser. A dog made a break down the Ted Williams Tunnel Thursday morning and was promptly scooped up by State Police, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. MassDOT surveillance video shows the black-and-white pooch trotting toward oncoming vehicles before a State Police trooper brings traffic to a standstill to launch a rescue.
State Police fired Proctor in March following a lengthy suspension and internal investigation, pointing in part to the texts he sent friends, family, and coworkers about Read's case. In those texts, Proctor called Read a "wack job c**t" and "retarded," made crass remarks about her appearance and Crohn's disease, and joked about looking for nude photos on her cellphone.
State Police arrested a 22-year-old Winthrop man Saturday after more than 100 people were seen riding bicycles, dirt bikes, and motorized scooters on Boston highways.
