NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans police officer who shot and killed a puppy while responding to a call is set to go to trial Monday in a federal lawsuit filed by the dog’s owners.

The Massachusetts State Police announced a new initiative on Monday they say will help to modernize policing in the state, as ...

Massachusetts State Police Col. Geoffrey Noble said that in the aftermath of the Karen Read case, the department will continue to work on improvements in oversight and accountability.

A former Connecticut police chief has been chosen to head up a department in Massachusetts. New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell announced the decision at a press conference this week where Jason Thody was ...

The seizure of a substantial cache of fireworks in Wilmington on Friday serves as an extreme example of the ways people try to circumvent laws that prevent their purchase and personal use in this ...

Four new officers, three of them Billerica natives and all bringing local roots or prior service, have joined the ranks of the Billerica Police Department. Officers Ryan Hogan and Shane Casey recently ...

Bay State channel-surfers who buy, rent or lease a cable box from their television provider could soon see a change on their bills: state tax collectors confirmed recently that those transactions ...

Boston police are asking for the public's help locating 15-year-old Shaun Knight of Lancaster, Massachusetts. Knight was last ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Pentagon deployed about 700 Marines to Los Angeles on Monday to help National Guard members respond to immigration protests, officials said, as California prepared to sue ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a federal judge in Tennessee on Friday to delay his release from jail because of “contradictory statements” by President Donald Trump’s ...

WALTHAM, Mass. — A Waltham, Massachusetts, police officer and a National Grid utility worker were killed in a crash at a construction detail on a busy road on Wednesday evening. Officer Paul ...

Serino was with the department for 34 years, from 1979 to 2013, according to Interim Revere Police Chief Maria LaVita. "He was quick-witted and always smiling. We will miss him immensely," she said.