A minivan pulled over after it sped off a Massachusetts highway Wednesday was weighed down with more than 300 pounds of marijuana, state police said.

Massachusetts State Police will move to fire 22 troopers implicated in an overtime abuse scandal, the agency’s commander said Friday. The troopers were told Thursday that the department would pursue termination, although they will have the opportunity to appeal the decision through a trial board, Col. Christopher Mason said. The department will also seek reimbursement of any pay received fraudulently,…

Twenty-two Massachusetts state troopers have been recommended for termination in an overtime abuse scandal.

The superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police said Friday he would seek termination for nearly two dozen members of Troop E involved in an overtime scandal.

A recently retired Massachusetts police lieutenant claimed to be at work when he was actually on a cruise in Bermuda, court documents show. David Andrade, 47, of Westport, pleaded not guilty to charges including larceny over $1,200 and a public employee standards of conduct violation in Bristol County Superior Court, the Boston Herald reported Tuesday. The former state police lieutenant…

Dramatic police footage shows a man, hiding out in the woods of southeast Massachusetts, successfully tracked down and arrested this week. Massachusetts State Police released the video of Monday’s arrest in the Fall River woods on Wednesday. The suspect had last been seen running across Route 24 near Wilson Road and into the nearby woods, police said in a statement….

Delays are expected on the Massachusetts Turnpike throughout the morning rush hour after an early-morning crash involving a tractor trailer carrying a load full of grapes. State police said the single-vehicle accident occurred around 2:20 a.m. on Interstate 90 eastbound in Westborough when a tractor trailer carrying grapes rolled over. The driver of the vehicle suffered minor injuries, police said….

Two men in their 20s were killed early Sunday morning after the car they were in crashed into a tree in Brockton, Massachusetts, the Plymouth County District Attorney announced. A preliminary investigation reveals a 23-year-old Brockton man was driving an Infiniti sedan around 1:25 a.m. Sunday in the area of 200 Main St. when he tried to pass another vehicle…

Fire officials say one person has died in a Brockton car crash.

A man who was trapped in the car died in the crash.

Amid an ongoing reform to the Massachusetts State Police Department, Gov. Charlie Baker and Col. Christopher Mason announced Thursday a new bill that would improve accountability and discipline in the department. Under the bill, swifter action will be taken against troopers who violate the public’s trust and they will face more severe penalties. Officers charged with serious offenses will...

Three Massachusetts State Police vehicles were hit within an hour of each other in separate incidents Monday night, leaving two troopers and one other person with injuries, authorities said. The first incident occurred at Route 24 northbound in West Bridgewater just after 10 p.m, after a state trooper pulled over a vehicle. At that time, a third vehicle — a…

A driver pulled over for going the wrong direction on a road in North Adams Friday night was found to have a substantial amount of heroin and cocaine inside his car, according to authorities. The driver was arrested by state police and charged with alleged heroin trafficking. Around 8:20 p.m., Massachusetts State Police Trooper Anthony Martone saw a 2005 Honda…

A rollover crash on Route 495 in Middleborough has closed lanes and prompted the dispatch of a medical helicopter, authorities said. An occupant appeared to be ejected into the median when a vehicle rolled over, Massachusetts State Police said. The condition of that person is unclear. The left lanes both northbound and southbound on Route 495 have been closed as…

A former Massachusetts State Police lieutenant pleaded guilty on Monday to his role in an overtime theft scandal that has embroiled the department, prosecutors said. John Giulino, 69, of Lanesborough, was sentenced to two years of probation after pleading guilty in Suffolk Superior Court to larceny, procurement fraud and public employee standards of conduct violation charges, the attorney general’s office…

A wayward goose seen roaming around an East Boston beach this week was given a second chance at life thanks to a few Massachusetts State Police troopers and the Animal Rescue League. A concerned resident called MSP to report a seemingly domesticated goose walking around Constitution Beach all day. Three troopers and an ARL officer responded to the beach to…

A former Massachusetts State Police lieutenant has been indicted for allegedly submitting fraudulent claims for holiday pay he did not accrue, according to the attorney general’s office. David Andrade, 47, of Westport, was indicted by a Bristol County Grand Jury Thursday on one count of larceny over $1,200 by single scheme and one count of public employee standards of conduct…

Heavy traffic is expected Monday morning in Lynn, Massachusetts following a water main break that affected the Lynnway. Police said one lane remains closed after authorities shut down Route 1A south at Shepard Street Sunday to work on the water main break. Massachusetts State Police said one lane of the route remains closed as of Tuesday morning and warns that…

One man is dead after he was shot Friday night outside of his family’s home in Brockton, Massachusetts, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz announced. Police received a call around 9:05 p.m. for a shooting at 10 Shaw Road. Responding officers found Marshawn A. Potts, 26, of Brockton, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds in the driveway. He was pronounced dead…

Police say a 26-year-old was shot and killed outside the Shaw Road residence Friday night and they don’t believe it was a random act of violence.