With gun violence on the rise, the U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts met with several big city police chiefs today to discuss how federal authorities can help.
Springfield, Massachusetts officials are touting progress on police reforms following a federal investigation that found unconstitutional use-of-force by narcotics officers.
The police commissioner in Springfield, Massachusetts continues to defend the reinstatement of five officers while criminal charges against them are still pending.
The city council in Springfield, Massachusetts could vote Monday to ban the government’s use of face surveillance technology. WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill reports.
The word “acting” was recently removed from the job title of Cheryl Clapprood. The veteran cop is now the Police Commissioner in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Authorities say they’ve broken up a drug trafficking organization that sold heroin and cocaine throughout western Massachusetts, Connecticut and Vermont.