On Wednesday, February 17, Trooper Jeff Whitehead, assigned to the State Police Detective Unit for Bristol County, received information that a man named WILLIAM WALKER, 30, of Dorchester, was operating a vehicle in Fall River and likely had an illegally possessed firearm. State Police further developed information that WALKER had potentially lethal intentions. Due to…
Troopers Arrest Man with Firearm, Narcotics
Shortly before 5:30 p.m. yesterday two Troopers assigned to the Troop D Community Action Team were on patrol in Brockton. While traveling on Westgate Drive they observed a white Nissan SUV with the operator holding and looking down at a cell phone. They took a position behind the vehicle then activated the cruiser’s blue lights…
Illegal Window Tint Leads to Two Car Stops, Two Arrests, Two Guns Seized Overnight
Massachusetts State Police Troopers in Troop H, which covers Boston and its metropolitan area, took two more illegally possessed guns off the streets overnight, both of which were found after Troopers pulled over vehicles for having window tint darker than what is legally allowed. One of the firearms was a “ghost gun,” a gun built…
STATE POLICE, CHICOPEE POLICE, ENVIRONMENTAL POLICE CONTINUE SEARCH FOR MISSING CHILD AIDEN BLANCHARD
Numerous Massachusetts State Police, Chicopee Police, and state Environmental Police units today returned the Connecticut and Chicopee Rivers and the areas along their banks to continue the search for missing 11-year-old boy Aiden Blanchard. Search teams were comprised of the State Police Marine Unit and boats from the Chicopee and Environmental Police, along with the…
Update: State Police Identify Victim of Fatal Crash on Rt. 495 in Tewksbury
Update: State Police Identify Victim of Fatal Crash on Rt. 495 in Tewksbury The victim in yesterday’s fatal crash on Route 495 in Tewksbury has been identified as Joshua Avery, 42, of Old Orchard Beach, Maine. No other information is available at this time. Original release below: At 12:38 a.m. today Troopers from the State Police-Andover…
Update: State Police Identify Victim In Fatal Pedestrian Crash In Framingham
Update: State Police Identify Victim In Fatal Pedestrian Crash In Framingham The victim in Saturday’s fatal crash on Route 90 in Framingham has been identified as Mustapha Faddi, 57, of Marlborough. No other information is available at this time. Original release below: At approximately 5:55 a.m. today, Massachusetts State Troopers assigned to State Police-Weston responded to…