Updated: 11:24 PM EDT Jul 7, 2021 Investigators said a man who killed two Black people, a retired Massachusetts State Police trooper and a U.S. Air Force veteran, in Winthrop on a Saturday in June left behind several notebooks full of hateful and racist messages.David Green and Ramona Cooper were killed by 28-year-old Nathan Allen on June 26, Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins said. Allen was later fatally shot by police after he crashed a stolen work truck into a building.According to Rollins s office, Allen carried two pistols on his rampage. In addition to his weapons, he also carried hate fueled by white supremacy, Rollins said.Rollins had previously said the shootings are being investigated as possible hate crimes.The ongoing investigation is reviewing volumes of extremist literature that Allen read in the months prior to the shootings and journals found in his apartment. Next to his bed, Rollins said State Police Troopers found a notebook Allen call
People who live near the scene of a standoff on Interstate 95 in Massachusetts on Saturday say they are excited and relieved that it ended with a peaceful resolution.Wakefield residents who live in the areas of Parker Road, Elm Street and North Avenue, as well as Reading residents who live in the Parker Road and Ash Street areas, were advised to shelter in place earlier in the day.Police officers, including SWAT team personnel, descended on those areas early Saturday morning to make sure that people stayed inside their homes. I woke up to a van screaming by and they were dropping off SWAT or whoever they were, said Wakefield resident Bill Forsyth. I said, This is unusual, and all of a sudden, the phone rang and it was the alert. I said: That’s a scam. I started to walk over to the guys. He said, Stand back, and I said: This is real. There s just cops after cops after cops, and it s literally right next to my house, said Wakefield resident Elias Rammah. We never hav
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Massachusetts State Police launches body-worn camera system, with troopers beginning training this week
Updated Mar 04, 2021;
Massachusetts State Police on Thursday said it launched its body-worn camera system as personnel assigned to Troop F began training with the technology this week.
Troop F, which is located in East Boston near Logan International Airport, will be the first MSP section to wear the cameras after training, according to a press release issued by state police. Officials selected Troop F as the site of the training because it operates out of a single barracks location, they said.
Massachusetts State Police Superintendent Col. Christopher S. Mason said the body-worn camera program represents the next step in the effort to keep officers safe while also holding them accountable for their actions.