Michael Proctor has been fired by the Massachusetts State Police for his actions in the Karen Read investigation. Proctor faced a state police trial board over allegations of misconduct while working as the lead investigator in the Karen Read case.

State Police will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint on Friday in Hampden County to help prevent under-the-influence driving.

The embattled lead investigator in the death of Boston cop John O'Keefe has been fired from Massachusetts State Police after an internal investigation.

Massachusetts State Police and Brockton police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred early Friday morning.

A suspect in a police chase Thursday evening that started in Massachusetts and went through Salem, New Hampshire, was arraigned Friday.

State and local police were investigating a reported “targeted” double shooting Tuesday night. Wakefield Police and Mass State Police responded to a shooting on Lakeshore Drive after 7 p.m. “We believe this to be a targeted incident and not random,” Wakefield Police posted.

Eric Mathison, 48, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit extortion, according to a statement Monday from the US attorney’s office.

Proctor came under fire for a series of disparaging texts he sent about Read, which he read aloud in court during witness testimony at her first trial.

Dorchester teenager charged with assaulting Massachusetts State Police trooper, second teen facing gun offense: ‘An extraordinary violation of civic order’

A Martha’s Vineyard babysitter faces charges after a 3-year-old in her care was left in an SUV for hours, leaving the child unresponsive and in critical condition.