Westfield football has a history of great quarterbacks in recent years. But now, Aiden Purdy can say he stands alone at the top statistically when it comes to single-season production. Following the Bombers’ season-capping win over Agawam last week, Purdy closed out the fall with...
By Leah Willingham Associated PressBOSTON — A jury has ordered the Massachusetts State Police to pay $6.8 million after a finding that it discriminated against female and minority troopers.The verdict confirmed Tuesday by a Suffolk Superior Court clerk came in a lawsuit accusing the agency’s...
PRESS RELEASESCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Axon (Nasdaq: AXON), the global public safety technology leader, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Carbyne, an innovative emergency communications and response platform serving hundreds of agencies protecting more than 250 million people worldwide.This acquisition represents...
ATLANTA —The Atlanta Police Department is praising a group of bystanders who stepped in to rescue an officer from his burning cruiser.The Oct. 21 incident occurred when Officer Malik Safi was responding to a call of an officer in need of assistance, the department posted...
SACRAMENTO — Research in California has demonstrated that the state only has two law enforcement officers for every 1,000 residents, with lack of personnel strongly affecting response times, the Peace Officers Research Association of California found.PORAC’s continued research on police staffing, released on Nov. 17,...
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines police chief has responded after bystander video showed a rifle sitting atop a moving cruiser, KCCI reported.Video taken by another driver shows the rifle resting on the back left corner of the cruiser’s roof. A driver was able...
By Missy WilkinsonThe Times-Picayune | The New Orleans AdvocateNEW ORLEANS — New Orleans police on Thursday released footage of a special ops officer shooting a man as he allegedly held a woman hostage at gunpoint in a barricaded gas station on Halloween.Emmanuel Harris, 54, remains...
By Jaimie DingAssociated PressLOS ANGELES — The Trump administration filed a lawsuit Monday over California’s new laws banning federal agents from wearing masks and requiring them to have identification while conducting operations in the state.The federal government has argued the laws threaten the safety of...
A 59-year-old man was held on $100,000 bail following his arraignment on charges in connection with the rape of a woman more than three decades ago.Darell Lavoie is charged with aggravated rape, rape, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and breaking and entering, said...
A 39-year-old man is facing criminal charges after prosecutors say he assaulted a 64-year-old man on Saturday evening in Framingham, leading to his death.Craig West is charged with assault and battery causing serious bodily injury and assault and battery on a person over 60, said...
