These two Massachusetts police departments said it would take more than 30 hours to check evidence rooms for untested rape kits

They were also the only two departments that said they would need to charge a fee for the information. July 12, 2017Most police departments questioned by MassLive about the number of untested rape kits among items in the evidence room shelves were able to produce an...

DA notifies defense attorneys on Dracut police evidence lapses

The Middlesex District  Attorney is now providing every person with an active criminal case out of the Dracut Police Department a copy of a private audit showing that years of neglect and mismanagement led to a litany of mistakes in the department’s...

State AG investigating West Springfield police evidence room procedures

The Attorney General’s office is now in charge of the evidence room investigation. June 26, 2017WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Massachusetts Attorney General’s office is investigating a possible money issue in the West Springfield Police evidence...

Medford Officer Pleads Guilty To Stealing Evidence In Murder At Stoneham Residence

A Medford Police Officer from Stoneham pled guilty Monday to two counts of witness intimidation in connection with taking evidence Enter Article DATE HERESTONEHAM, MA — A Medford Police Officer from Stoneham pled guilty Monday to two counts of witness...

DEA seizes 50 kilograms of fentanyl precursor in Northborough valued at $570 million

It is believed that this represents the DEA’s largest seizure of a fentanyl precursor in the New England Region in recent years,” according to a statement by the US attorney’s office. Where do i put it? June 9, 2017About 50 kilograms of a fentanyl...

New drug kits save police dogs from opioid overdoses

inhaling powerful opioids can be deadly, so officers have a new tool to protect their four-legged partners: naloxone, a drug that has already been used for years to reverse overdoses in humans. June 7, 2017BOSTON — Police dogs simply follow their noses to sniff out...