updated Fri. July 19, 2024
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NECN
March 27, 2018
A Massachusetts man previously thought to be missing has been taken into custody by state police on possession of child pornography. Methuen police said Michael Meuse, 42, was arrested by state police at about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday at a rest area in Chelmsford where he had used an ATM. Meuse wasÃâà...
NECN
March 27, 2018
Investigators are following the money trail in the Massachusetts State Police Department, and critics say there needs to be more transparency and accountability. An investigation by the Boston Globe shows that troopers' earnings are significantly greater than had previously been reported. "It's important forÃâà...
Dallas News (blog)
March 26, 2018
Police reported finding weapons, ammunition, large-capacity feeding devices and "infernal machines" — under Massachusetts law, "any device for endangering life or doing unusual damage to property, or both, by fire or explosion." In this case, the devices appeared to be smoke grenades, police said.
WCVB Boston
March 26, 2018
Some payroll records may have been kept from the public. Troop F patrols Logan International Airport and parts of the Seaport District. Advertisement. Related Content. 5 Investigates: Troopers suspended amid overtime investigation Ãâ÷ State police dispatcher from Brockton shares evidence, opinions onÃâà...
Worcester Telegram
March 26, 2018
Next up on the to-do list is the Massachusetts Basic Firearms Safety Course. The course must be with an instructor certified by the colonel of the Massachusetts State Police, which is most of them. Sound complicated? It's not. I chose the Mass Firearms School in Holliston, the largest provider of firearmsÃâà...
WBUR
March 26, 2018
Gov. Charlie Baker said he believes it was "clearly deliberate" that payroll records for a Massachusetts State Police troop were not publicly reported on the state comptroller's website since 2010. The governor's remarks Monday followed a Boston Globe report that revealed payroll information for theÃâà...
The Boston Globe
March 25, 2018
Revelations about an alleged overtime scam, a wave of suspensions, and hefty pay for Massachusetts State Police troopers have sparked scrutiny of the state's largest law enforcement agency. But troopers' actual earnings are much higher than previously reported, and new disclosures raise furtherÃâà...
Boston Herald
March 25, 2018
The Massachusetts State Police vow to “protect all residents and visitors to the Commonwealth.” That's a heady mission that needs to be reclaimed. The force is an embarrassment lately. The criminals they capture should dominate the headlines, not allegations of overtime padding, records shredding andÃâà...
The Boston Globe
March 24, 2018
Nine Massachusetts State Police troopers were suspended without pay and nine more retired this week in the midst of an internal affairs investigation into alleged theft of overtime pay, the agency announced on Friday. In all, 19 troopers were scheduled to have internal duty status hearings Friday toÃâà...
NECN
March 24, 2018
The investigation began after state police, as the result of an internal affairs investigation, determined the need to review payments to a handful of Troop E members for certain overtime traffic enforcement shifts - known as Accident Incidence Reduction Effort patrols - on the Massachusetts Turnpike.
NewBostonPost (blog)
March 23, 2018
UPDATE (Friday 2:45 p.m.) Governor Charlie Baker's administration has cited the investigation launched by Attorney General Maura Healey into allegations of State Police overtime malfeasance as proof the governor considers the nature of the actions criminal. BOSTON — Senate President HarrietteÃâà...
WAMC
March 23, 2018
The State Police Association of Massachusetts, the union that represents troopers, said in a statement that it does not condone any actions that may have violated the public trust. This is just the latest controversy in the last few months to sully the reputation of the State Police. Two state troopers filed lawsuitsÃâà...
CBS Boston / WBZ
March 2, 2018
BOSTON (CBS) – A Massachusetts State Police trooper is under investigation for racist and profane comments he allegedly made on a website. According to the WBZ-TV I-Team's Cheryl Fiandaca, Trooper Matthew Sheehan allegedly wrote the comments on a website called MassCops using the screenÃâà...
MassLive.com
March 2, 2018
The Massachusetts State Police suspended Trooper Matthew Sheehan, according to a spokesman for the law enforcement agency. The agency ordered that he be suspended without pay indefinitely after a Boston Globe report named Sheehan as the author of multiple racist posts on MassCops under theÃâà...
The Boston Globe
February 23, 2018
Two high-ranking Massachusetts State Police officials retired suddenly Friday, in the latest fallout from the controversy over how police handled the October arrest of a judge's daughter. One of the officials, Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Risteen, the third in command at the agency, is also linked to a separate,Ãâà...
MassLive.com
December 31, 1999
The office of Attorney General Maura Healey will pick up on the investigation of 21 Massachusetts State Police troopers who were discovered billing for overtime hours without actually showing up for their patrols. Col. Kerry Gilpin announced Tuesday from the Massachusetts State Police headquarters thatÃâà...
CBS Boston / WBZ
December 31, 1999
FRAMINGHAM (CBS) – Duty status hearings will be scheduled for 19 state troopers, sergeants, and lieutenants involved in an overtime scandal involving 21 current and former members of the Massachusetts State Police, the agency's head, Col. Kerry A. Gilpin, confirmed Tuesday. The action stems fromÃâà...
Boston Herald
December 31, 1999
(Framingham MA, 03/20/18) Massachusetts State Police Colonel Kerry A. Gilpin speaks to the media at Mass State Police Headquarters about 21 state troopers that will face duty status hearings following overtime pay audit on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. Staff photo by Matt Stone Placeholder image.
