The Massachusetts State Police began investigating a six-year-old Black and Latino boy from Somerville in November of 2019 following a report that he had inappropriately touched a white female student....
The Massachusetts House overwhelmingly rejected an amendment that would've banned police use of chemical riot control agents, such as tear gas or pepper spray.
Recent statistics show that Massachusetts police departments nearly doubled their use of electric weapons, such as Tasers and stun guns, from 2015 to 2016.
A body was found in the Charles River at approximately 8:17 a.m. Thursday, according to Elizabeth Vlock of the Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan’s office.
“The body of an unidentified...
