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Newsby Staff WriterJune 18, 2015

Video: Massachusetts Man Dumped Gas on Cruiser, Lit It on Fire

Southbridge, Mass., Police say a man walked up to an unoccupied cruiser at the police station, dumped gasoline on it, and lit then it on fire late Tuesday night. The spectacle was captured on cellphone video.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 12, 2015

Four Massachusetts Officers Hospitalized After Chemical Suicide

Several first responders, including four police officers, were hospitalized Thursday when hazmat crews responded to a chemical suicide in Lowell, Massachusetts.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 4, 2015

Massachusetts K-9 Escapes from Handler's Yard, Bites Teen and Mom

A Holbrook, Mass., police dog that got loose and bit a teen and his mother several times Sunday was ordered into quarantine by the state Wednesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 4, 2015

Terror Suspect Killed in Boston Planned to Behead Officers

Boston police and FBI agents had been tracking Rahim around the clock. As the 26-year-old walked outside a Roslindale CVS on Tuesday, officers approached him.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 2, 2015

Boston Officer, FBI Agent Kill Knife-Wielding Terror Suspect

The FBI had been tracking the man for several weeks, and authorities are looking into whether he may have been radicalized by ISIS propaganda online.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 13, 2015

Massachusetts Police Advise Public Not to Drunkenly Chase Bears with Hatchets

"The North Adams Police Department is urging everyone to NOT chase bears through the woods with a dull hatchet, drunk," the post said.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 7, 2015

Mass. PD to Stop Arresting Addicts Who Request Help

Under the city's plan, addicts who seek help at the Gloucester police station will be paired immediately with on-call volunteers — called "angels" — who will take them to an emergency room, if necessary, and help find detox, treatment, and other services afterward.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 7, 2015

Convicted Cop Killer Gets New Trial in Boston Detective's Death

A Suffolk Superior Court judge has delivered a stinging rebuke to the leaders of Boston's law enforcement community who oversaw the 1993 murder investigation of Detective John J. Mulligan, ruling the investigation was tainted by corrupt detectives and marred by prosecutorial failures.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 14, 2015

Massachusetts State Police Sued in Shooting of Mentally Ill Man

The complaint, filed by Justiniano's younger sister Damaris Justiniano against Colonel Timothy P. Alben, the head of the Massachusetts State Police, and the involved trooper, a 25-year veteran, alleges that Alben failed to provide the agency with "policies, procedures and equipment allowing citizens with mental health crises to be treated through humane, nonlethal means."

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 12, 2015

Video: Footage of Boston Officer Being Shot in Face Released

Boston prosecutors released video Friday of the March 27 shooting of a police officer and the subsequent killing of the gunman.

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