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Newsby Staff WriterMay 6, 2020

Lenco Armored Vehicles to Donate Nearly $300K Worth of PPE to First Responders

Altogether, the donations add up to nearly $300,000 of PPE, including sanitizer, disinfecting wipes and spray, respirators, masks, eyewear, gloves, protective clothing, and power air respirator supplies. Total pieces of equipment donated by Lenco are well over 35,000.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 1, 2020

MIT Testing Reveals Masks Distributed by Massachusetts to First Responders are Deficient

One type of mask distributed by the state filtered only about 28% of airborne particles.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 22, 2020

MA State Police Academy Closed After Recruits Test Positive for COVID-19

All class members have been told to quarantine for 14 days as a preventative measure. They will also be tested for COVID-19 during that period.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 21, 2020

Suspended Massachusetts Officer Reinstated with Back Pay

An officer with the Methune (MA) Police Department has been reinstated to the agency and given back pay after he was suspended after being accused of mishandling evidence during a 2018 investigation.

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Newsby Thi DaoApril 16, 2020

Massachusetts State Police Transition to Hybrid Patrol Vehicles

Now the SUV makes up the vast majority of the Massachusetts State Police frontline fleet, and the agency is hoping to transition to the new PIU Hybrids when possible, ordering 161 hybrid versions this year.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 16, 2020

Boston Police Hold Procession for Officer Who Died of COVID-19

Police officers and other first responders from Boston held a procession Thursday for Officer Jose Fontanez, the Boston police officer who recently died of coronavirus.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 14, 2020

Boston Officer Dies of COVID-19 Virus

An officer with the the Boston Police Department has died from the COVID-19 virus over the weekend.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 10, 2020

Massachusetts Officer Pushes Man Home Whose Electric Scooter Had Died

An officer with the Quincy (MA) Police Department was captured on social media video helping a man get home after his electric scooter lost power.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 7, 2020

Massachusetts Officer Fatally Shoots Man Who Charged at Him with Steel Pipe

An officer with the Milford (MA) Police Department fatally shot a man Sunday night when the suspect allegedly charged at him with a metal pipe.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 2, 2020

Boston Officer Buys Groceries for Distraught Single Mother

“I heard a woman sitting by the curbside crying,” said Peguero. “She was checking out by the cashier with her groceries [when] her EBT card was declined. There weren’t enough funds.”

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