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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2017

DA Clears MA Troopers in Fatal Shooting of Cop Killer

Massachusetts State Police troopers who fatally shot Jorge Zambrano, the man who killed Auburn Police Officer Ronald Tarentino Jr. in May 2016, used appropriate deadly force, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 25, 2016

Video: MA State Troopers Honored for Deadly 2015 Gunfight with Cop Killer

The team of troopers who killed a man after he shot and killed an Auburn, MA, police officer earlier this year were honored by the Massachusetts State Police Monday.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 3, 2016

Massachusetts State Police Issue Officer Safety Alert Following Man's Twitter Threats

Massachusetts State Police sent out a safety bulletin to law enforcement agencies this week after a Boston man posted a video to Twitter saying he was going to “take a gun” and “kill” police or EMTs.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 7, 2016

New Massachusetts State Police Unit to Target Child Trafficking

Top Massachusetts officials announced Tuesday a new four-person State Police unit targeting human trafficking cases that involve children.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 28, 2016

Driver May Have Deliberately Crashed into Fallen Massachusetts State Police Trooper’s Car

Investigators reconstructing a fatal crash that killed a Massachusetts State Trooper on March 16 are probing the possibility that the driver deliberately slammed his car into the trooper’s SUV at the side of the Massachusetts Turnpike in Charlton, according to multiple law enforcement sources.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 11, 2016

Massachusetts Officers Rescue Dog from Busy Highway

Massachusetts State Police and Lawrence Police rescued a dog found wandering on a highway in Lawrence Wednesday afternoon.

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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 WriterNovember 20, 2014

Massachusetts K-9 Receives State Valor Award for Protecting Handler

An Ashland, Mass., police dog Wednesday became the first dog to receive a state heroism award named for a Massachusetts state trooper killed in the line of duty, his handler said.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 30, 2013

Mass. Trooper Under Investigation Kills Self

A Massachusetts State Police trooper took his own life Monday, a day after he was relieved of duty as part of an investigation into an on-duty action.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 24, 2013

Trooper Unlikely To Lose Job Over Tsarnaev Photos

The veteran Massachusetts State Police sergeant who released hundreds of photos of the capture of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been placed in restrictive duty, the agency announced.

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