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Mother of slain Mass. officer wishes police got more respect

BOSTON (AP) — The mother of a Massachusetts police officer who was shot dead during a weekend traffic stop says she wishes police got more respect. Sharon Tarentino's comments come as she prepares to bury her son later this week. "I just wish people had a little bit

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Walsh, plagued by City Hall probe, heads to DC for gun talk

BOSTON – Mayor Marty Walsh will get a break from the clouds that have formed over City Hall as a result of an ongoing investigation into "union-related extortion" thanks to a White House invitation to a conference on gun violence Tuesday. Walsh and Boston Police Commissioner William Evans will

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Officer cleared of all charges in Freddie Gray death

BALTIMORE (AP) — Prosecutors failed for the second time in their bid to hold Baltimore police accountable for the arrest and death of Freddie Gray when an officer was acquitted Monday in the racially charged case that triggered riots a year ago. A judge cleared Officer Edward Nero of assault, reckless

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Suspect in Auburn police officer’s slaying dies in shootout

AUBURN, Mass. (AP) — The suspect in the fatal shooting of a Massachusetts police officer died after an exchange of gunfire Sunday as authorities closed in on him inside an apartment in nearby Oxford, police said. The man, identified as 35-year-old Jorge Zambrano, burst out of a closet and opened fire

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Dartmouth students defend tearing down police display

Black Lives Matter activists at Dartmouth College are circulating a lengthy letter justifying their decision to tear down a display honoring police officers. Ironically, the letter argues that activists would be "silenced" if they did not actively suppress the speech of others.

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Massachusetts Trooper breaks bread with panhandler

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts trooper is getting kudos on social media for sharing a meal with a panhandler who was holding a sign asking for help. State police posted the photo of Trooper Luke Bonin on its Facebook page Tuesday.

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Meteor captured on dashcam video lights up New England sky

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine police sergeant looking for speeders has captured a fireball streaking across the sky on his dashboard camera.

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Reports: Springfield chemist who worked on drug cases was usually high

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Investigators say a former chemist who tested drugs for Massachusetts police departments was high almost every day she went to work for eight years, potentially putting thousands of criminal convictions in jeopardy. Sonja Farak, who worked for an Amherst lab that tested drug samples for police, was