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Massachusetts State Police using new technology in cruisers that sends alerts to drivers
The I-Team has learned the department installed new technology in 233 of its cruisers that is designed to prevent collisions.
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Michael Proctor POST certification intact despite firing from State Police
As the retrial of Karen Read gets underway, there is renewed interest in the lead investigator on the case, Michael Proctor.
State Police cruiser crashes into utility pole in Harwich
Preliminary information indicates that the vehicle hydroplaned on the wet road conditions,” State Police said.
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In a town divided, Karen Read faces second murder trial in death of her police officer boyfriend
Most notably, a lead investigator in the case, Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor, admitted that he sent a ...
Officer driving drunk slams into another cop heading home, Massachusetts cops say
The cop was sent to the hospital after the crash sent his police vehicle off the road and into some trees, officers said.
Gravel truck driver seriously injured in rollover crash on Route 24 in Taunton, police say
A gravel truck driver was seriously injured in a rollover crash Thursday morning on the off ramp from Route 24 south to Route 140 in Taunton, State Police said.
Ex-Massachusetts State Police trooper accused of falsifying CDL test scores agrees to plead guilty
In addition to the false records conspiracy, Butner has agreed to plead guilty to three counts of falsifying records, aiding ...
Woman accused of leading police chase with a child in stolen vehicle
Foxborough police said a woman was arrested Thursday morning after she eluded police in a stolen vehicle with a child inside ...
Former Massachusetts State Trooper pleads guilty to conspiracy to falsify CDL test scores
Calvin Butner, 63, of Halifax, was arrested Jan. 29, 2024, on a cruise ship that was about to depart the Port of Miami in ...
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Prosecutors mum on Fitchburg judge’s ruling in 'egregious' state police recording case
Prosecutors are declining to offer comment on a Fitchburg judge’s ruling last week that state troopers intentionally violated criminal law and took advantage of pe ...