May 25, 2022 'Jaws' child star now named police chief on Martha's Vineyard A Massachusetts police officer and a former child actor in the 1975 Steven Speilberg blockbuster, “Jaws”, has been named police chief of a Martha’s Vineyard town.
May 23, 2022 Boston police cite 'troubling' uptick of juveniles carrying guns, recover 15 firearms in last week Boston police said they recovered at least 15 illegal guns from the streets in the past week, citing a "troubling" trend of more juveniles carrying firearms ahead of the summer months.
May 19, 2022 Monkeypox: CDC investigating first US case of the year as growing clusters emerge globally outside Africa The United Kingdom confirmed clusters of monkeypox infections while the United States confirmed its first monkeypox infection of the year.
May 19, 2022 BLM activist leader of Boston nonprofit faces fraud charges for allegedly laundering 2020 charity donations Black Lives Matter activist Monica Cannon-Grant faces federal fraud charges for allegedly embezzling funds from her Boston anti-violence non-profit to cover personal expenses after the death of George Floyd.
May 18, 2022 Massachusetts confirms first monkeypox case in United States this year The first cases of monkeypox in the United States this year was discovered in Massachusetts on Wednesday, health officials announced.
May 18, 2022 Woke universities' newest social justice crusade: Fighting 'fatphobia' The University of Illinois Chicago’s school of public health has advised against using "stigmatizing" words like "obesity" as universities across the country seen to eliminate fatphobia in their quest for "health justice."
May 16, 2022 Boston police shoot, kill knife-wielding suspect who allegedly stabbed officer Boston police shot and killed 48-year-old Richard Ortiz, who allegedly first stabbed an officer in the Dorchester neighborhood Saturday morning.
May 15, 2022 Seattle convict admits he used Facebook to coerce Massachusetts girl to run away with him Jabarie Phillips, a 44-year-old man from Seattle, pleaded guilty to federal charged in Boston after allegedly preying on a Massachusetts 14-year-old girl on Facebook and convincing her to run away with him. The two got halfway across the country before authorities intercepted a bus in Minneapolis.
May 14, 2022 Massachusetts biker brawl leaves 7 injured; dozens reportedly involved in melee Seven people were reportedly stabbed in Fall River, Massachusetts during a brawl between two rival motorcycle clubs.
May 13, 2022 Small, mid-sized US police agencies reeling from loss of officers, job recruitment woes amid anti-cop climate Small and mid-sized police departments are grappling with maintaining staffing levels that have, in some cases, dipped to their lowest lows in decades, but recruiters are finding new ways to attract new candidates.