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A Massachusetts police officer has been sentenced to a year of probation for grabbing a 15-year-old high school student by the neck and pushing him against wall, then lying in his report about the incident, authorities say. Springfield Officer Angel Marrero was sentenced Wednesday after a judge at a bench trial found him guilty of assault and falsifying a police…

 The Springfield Police Department is rolling out its body-worn camera program. A dozen officers and supervisors have been trained in their use as of Friday and officials say the entire force of nearly 500 officers will be trained by the end of summer. “I have always said that I see body-worn cameras as something that will help us, not hurt…

A federal jury in Massachusetts has awarded $27 million to a man who spent 27 years in prison for a killing he maintained he didn’t commit.

Authorities have charged a juvenile with murder in connection with a fatal shooting in Springfield. Springfield police say the juvenile suspect was arrested Wednesday night, a day after 55-year-old Heriberto Hernandez was shot in the city’s Brightwood neighborhood.

Five days after 22 people were killed at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, panicked shoppers fled a Walmart in Springfield, Missouri, after a man carrying a rifle and wearing body armor walked around the store before being stopped by an off-duty firefighter. No shots were fired and the man was arrested after surrendering Thursday, Springfield police said. No...

A heavily armed man has been arrested after walking into a Missouri Walmart with guns, body armor and 100 rounds of ammunition. Police say a young white man, outfitted in body armor and military fatigues and carrying a rifle and a handgun, entered the store and began to walk around.

A police officer from Springfield, Massachusetts, died in a swimming accident, according to NBC affiliate WWLP. Officer Aaron McNab, 30, was swimming in Vermont’s Lake Morey on Friday night when the accident occurred, Springfield police said.

Police in Springfield are investigating the death of a man found on a city street in the early morning hours.

A man’s body has been found in a lake in Springfield, Massachusetts, according to officials.

A Springfield police officer has been discharged from the hospital after being shot overnight by a man known for previous weapons violation charges. The officer is a 20-year veteran according to police commissioner Cheryl Clapprood. He was shot twice in the left arm, and is recovering at Baystate Medical Center. He’s “in good spirits,” according to Mayor Domenic Sarno, and...

Police are investigating the deaths of two people found in a home in Springfield, Massachusetts. The bodies were found late Friday afternoon at a home on Kingley Street, according to Springfield Police spokesperson Ryan Walsh.

Police are investigating the deaths of two people found in a home in Springfield, Massachusetts. The bodies were found late Friday afternoon at a home on Kingley Street, according to Springfield Police spokesperson Ryan Walsh.

Thirteen Springfield, Massachusetts police officers and a former officer have been indicted in connection with the alleged assault and beating of four civilians following an argument at a bar in 2015, and then attempting to cover it up. The indictments, filed by a grand jury, were announced Wednesday by Attorney General Maura Healey’s office and FBI Boston Division Special Agent...

Three Massachusetts men are facing a series of drug charges after police found 100 bags of heroin that were believed to have been hidden inside a child’s car seat earlier this week. Shortly after 3 p.m. Thursday, Springfield police said they executed a search warrant at a Belle Street apartment. Detectives recovered more than $1,800 in cash and took 51-year-old...

Authorities in Massachusetts say a body recovered in the Connecticut River last week is that of a 23-year-old Springfield man who had been reported missing in January. Achim Bailey was last seen leaving Samuel’s, a bar near the Basketball Hall of Fame, early in the morning on Sunday, Jan. 13. Springfield police say he was reported missing the following Monday....

A lucky pup was rescued Monday morning by police in Springfield, Massachusetts, after it fell through the ice. Officers at the State Police Springfield Barracks wrote on Facebook that they responded to a call about a dog that had fallen through the ice near Interstate 291.

Five Springfield, Massachusetts police officers are facing criminal charges for allegedly assaulting and badly beating four people following an altercation at a bar four years ago. Daniel Billingsley, 30, of Springfield; Anthony Cicero, 29, of Hampden; Christian Cicero, 28, of Longmeadow; Igor Basovskiy, 33, Springfield; and Jameson Williams, 33, of East Longmeadow are all charged with four counts of assault...

Police in Springfield, Massachusetts, are looking for a man who has been missing for a week and a half. Achim Bailey was last seen leaving Samuel’s, a bar near the Basketball Hall of Fame, early in the morning on Sunday, Jan. 13. Springfield Police say he was reported missing the following Monday.

One man has died after being shot in Springfield, Massachusetts. According to police, they responded to a call for a gunshot victim at approximately noon on Saturday.

Springfield police are investigating the city’s latest homicide.