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From Springfield To Hartford in 13 Minutes: Step By Step of A Dramatic Police Chase

Matthew McDonald

Massachusetts police officers can venture into Connecticut (and vice versa) if there's a "fresh and active pursuit" involving a suspected felony, according to laws in both states. In this one, Springfield police officers went 25 miles outside the city because they believed the suspect was armed and dangerous; he had a gun in the car that turned out to be a replica, not real; chase speeds exceeded 100 miles per hour and ended in a pileup, with no injuries.

Massachusetts State Police Second-In-Command Retires Amid Probe Involving Altering of Judge’s Daughter’s Arrest Report
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Massachusetts State Police Second-In-Command Retires Amid Probe Involving Altering of Judge’s Daughter’s Arrest Report

Evan Lips

A series of explosive lawsuits filed by two Massachusetts State Police troopers alleging that higher-ups conspired to direct the whitewashing of a lurid arrest report featuring a prominent judge's daughter has now resulted in the retirement of the agency's second in command.

On Tuesday Lieutenant Colonel Francis Hughes submitted his retirement paperwork, days after Colonel Richard D. McKeon, the agency's top dog, did the same.

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