Human trafficking, commercial sexual exploitation happens every day throughout the Commonwealth,” Judge said. “We work closely with the Boston Police Department human trafficking unit, and I know that they’re doing this work day and night.

The push from the Massachusetts GOP comes as national Republicans take aim at Boston, other major cities over immigration and law enforcement policies.

A driver died after a pickup truck crashed into a tree in Carver, Mass. The incident is under investigation by local and state police.

On Jan. 21, the superintendent of Uxbridge Public Schools in Massachusetts, Michael Baldassarre, was arrested and accused of drinking and driving after the police state trooper that pulled him over said he smelled of alcohol and his eyes were glassy and bloodshot.

Federal authorities are threatening to investigate state officials who don't comply with immigration enforcement policies.

Kristian Avery, 46, of Windsor, allegedly broke into the town’s firehouse, attempted to start a fire there and stole a pickup truck early Saturday morning.

But right now in Massachusetts — its trailblazing 2020 police reform law notwithstanding — that training remains a hodgepodge of curricula. The hours spent in classroom instruction vary, and the classes are too often offered by uncertified instructors.

The Massachusetts State Police is asking you to use good judgment before venturing out on the ice and if you see anyone in danger to call 911.

Some Massachusetts laws limit cooperation with ICE, but whether that makes the state a true "sanctuary" depends on who you ask.

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A call for more crimefighting technology was heard from Cambridge’s police commissioner at a community meeting about a fatal shooting two weeks earlier on Clifton Street, accompanied by a call by the slain man’s mother for the community to trust in local officers.