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NORTHAMPTON — A state trooper and two Northampton officers, including the police chief, took a knee shortly before 6 p.m. Monday after protesters had been occupying the alleyway adjacent to the police station for well over an hour, shouting “take a...

NORTHAMPTON — The operation was straightforward — an online advertisement showcasing “partially clothed females”; the men contact them; they meet discreetly at a hotel. Once the men ask for sex and offer cash, the police move in and make the...

NORTHAMPTON — When it comes to investigating its own, the Northampton Police Department rarely disciplines an officer who is named in a civilian complaint. When a superior officer or fellow Northampton officer files an internal complaint, however,...

Charlemont man denies robbing bank in Northampton Northampton police respond to a report of a bank robbery at People’s United Bank on King Street in Northampton late Thursday morning. NORTHAMPTON POLICE DEPARTMENT Published: 2/26/2021 3:18:57 PM NORTHAMPTON — A Charlemont man suspected of robbing a King Street bank in broad daylight Thursday was arraigned and pleaded not guilty to a charge of armed and masked robbery on Friday morning.  In a teleconference, Northampton District Court Judge...

Published: 1/31/2021 2:53:58 PM NORTHAMPTON — A Northampton police officer suffered a broken leg and a female driver was seriously injured Saturday night when the driver crashed into the officer’s cruiser at high speed, police said. The accident took place at about 11:30 p.m. on Route 66 as Officer Matthew Knowlton was headed west, police said. According to police, Knowlton saw a car headed toward him in the opposite lane at high speed, and his radar check clocked the driver at more than 70...