Massachusetts police

A Reading, Massachusetts, police officer has been indicted for allegedly shooting a 43-year-old resident in 2018. Erik Drauschke was indicted by a Middlesex County grand jury on a charge of manslaughter in connection with the shooting death of Alan Greenough in Reading on Feb. 3, 2018. Police had responded that day to a Main Street apartment just before 4 p.m….

A Reading police officer has been indicted on a manslaughter charge for the 2018 deadly shooting of an unarmed man. And although the victim was white, analysts call it a significant step for the Black Lives Matter movement.

Erik Drauschke was indicted by a Middlesex County grand jury on a charge of manslaughter in connection with the shooting of Alan Greenough in Reading on Feb. 3, 2018.

Police are reporting an officer-involved shooting in Reading, Massachusetts Saturday afternoon.

A Massachusetts police officer has been arrested on child pornography charges by Rhode Island State Police.

A Massachusetts man shot by police after he allegedly tried to run over two officers early Wednesday morning in Salem, is being held without bail. Austin Boga, 25, of Peabody, appeared in Salem District Court where he pleaded not guilty to charges which included assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

A former Massachusetts police officer convicted of sexually assaulting an intoxicated man in protective custody inside a police station closet has reached a settlement with the victim. The Salem News reports 58-year-old Brian Butler was found guilty of indecent assault and battery and cleared of a rape charge.

A Massachusetts police officer was assaulted Sunday after responding to a call for a medical emergency. The officer who was struck suffered a minor injury and was evaluated at South Shore Hospital as a precaution. A 23-year-old East Bridgewater man, whose name has not been provided by officials, will be charged with assault and battery on a police officer after...

Authorities say two Massachusetts police officers who had pulled over a person suspected of drunken driving were struck and seriously injured by a second alleged impaired driver. Officials say Deerfield officers Timothy Boland and Nick Limoges suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries at about 2 a.m. Saturday when they were struck on Greenfield Road by Childs Cross Road. They are being...

Police in Massachusetts are looking for “some jerk” who stole four doors off a department vehicle. The Warren Police Department’s Humvee doors were taken just before 5 a.m. Friday while it was parked in a municipal lot near the police station.

Police say a 2-year-old child has been taken to the hospital after falling from a second-floor window of a Massachusetts home.

A Lowell, Massachusetts police officer is facing charges that he raped a 16-year-old homeless girl while on duty working for the city. Kevin Garneau, 49, of Pelham, New Hampshire, was arraigned Thursday in Middlesex Superior Court and charged with two counts of rape.

A Massachusetts police officer has been placed on paid administrative leave after being charged with multiple counts of child rape.

A Massachusetts police officer has been placed on paid administrative leave after being charged with multiple counts of child rape.

Wilmington, Massachusetts police say a local boy who was reported missing Sunday morning has been found. Police announced Sunday afternoon that 11-year-old Blake Bjork showed up at his house at 4:45 p.m. Sunday. There is still a large police presence at the scene.

One person was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries Sunday after a car fire on the Massachusetts Turnpike near exit 14, according to Weston, Massachusetts police. Officials say the car fire started after the car collided with a deer. The fire occurred in the high speed lane, and lanes were closed as a result of the crash.

Reading, Massachusetts police arrested a teenager Saturday night on numerous charges, including carrying a firearm without a license and larceny of a motor vehicle, according to officials. Police say the 16-year-old male, of Charlestown, fled officers in a vehicle after an alleged hit and run around 6:45 p.m.

Massachusetts police continue to search for the driver who struck a pedestrian Tuesday in Westport. That pedestrian has since died from her injuries.

The names of three Massachusetts police officers who died in the line of duty are being dedicated on the walls of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington. The ceremony includes a candlelight vigil is scheduled for Monday night.