The dust has hardly settled from the last MSP cruiser being struck, but not to be outdone is this rocket scientist whose destination was obviously more important than getting there safely: State Police Cruiser Struck Sergeant Not Injured In Fall River Crash BOSTON — A Massachusetts State Police sergeant’s cruiser was struck Tuesday by...
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September 13, 2011: Troopers Richard Gawron and Vinton-Ann Johnson interview the operator of a minivan involved in a multi-vehicle crash on I-91 in Springfield at the beginning of the morning rush hour. After allegedly running a second vehicle into a guardrail and then flipping his minivan over into the travel lane, the unlicensed foreign...
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Crash Injures State Police Trooper AUBURN, Mass. — A Massachusetts state police trooper is recovering after his cruiser was struck Monday night.Officials said the crash happened on Route 290 West in Auburn about 8:40 p.m.Investigators said another vehicle struck the back of the cruiser while the trooper was assigned to protecting a road construction...
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Driver responsible for crash cited for careless driving and open alcohol container. Trooper Steven Larocco had stopped on the eastbound side of the highway near Exit 8 shortly after 7:00 a.m. to assist a disabled Jeep Liberty between the median and the left lane. Larocco was in his cruiser with his emergency lights on...
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Trooper Oliver was curious why the men traveled to Springfield all the way from Lawrence for diapers. By Scott J. Croteau TELEGRAM & GAZETTE WORCESTER — Air fresheners strewn inside a Jeep Cherokee pulled over by state police Saturday afternoon on Interstate 290 raised a trooper’s suspicions and couldn’t keep a state police dog...
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Motorist with lengthy motor vehicle violation history and almost a dozen suspensions speeding and weaving across lanes before crashing into Trooper on the roadside. No excuses, no shifting the blame. To EVERYONE out on the roads, PUT DOWN YOUR IPOD, HANG UP THE PHONE, PUT AWAY YOUR MAKEUP, STOW THE NEWSPAPER, SLOW DOWN, PAY...
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Boston Herald: Cops pushed around on move-over law. More than 1,600 Bay State motorists cited for breaking the highly touted move-over law – and jeopardizing the lives of state and local cops – have beat the reckless driving rap in court despite aggressive ticketing efforts by cops, a Herald review has found.
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At approximately 1:30 am this morning Sergeant Douglas A. Weddleton assigned to State Police Foxboro was struck and killed by a vehicle while outside his cruiser during a stop of a suspected impaired driver on Rt. 95 North in Mansfield. Sergeant Weddleton, 52 of Brockton, is a member of the 65th R.T.T. who began...
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By George Graham, The Republican May 14, 2010, 8:06AM SPRINGFIELD – A pair of sharp-eyed state troopers, working a construction detail on Interstate 91 Thursday night, saw a 25-year-old Chicopee man suspected of breaking into a house in Chesterfield earlier in the day and placed him under arrest. Unfortunately for the suspect, the two...
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Civilian flaggers cost state more cash: Mass. to pay $54/hour for Route 128 workers By Bruno Matarazzo Jr. and Alan Burke Staff Writers http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_081183507.html DANVERS — When the state changed the law to let civilian flaggers work traffic details, it was expected to save money. It’s hard to see where there will be savings,...
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