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Students allege brutal treatment by police following May 7 arrests
With additional reporting by Paige Hanson and Alexandra Rowe. At the University of Massachusetts, over 130 students, faculty, and community members were arrested during the Gaza solidarity encampment on May 7. Many of the students arrested are now speaking out about the conditions they faced while being arrested. The UMass...
Infrared aerial video: Police officers form human chain to rescue injured suspect from Mass. river
A group of police officers formed a human chain to rescue an injured man from a Massachusetts river after he allegedly fled a traffic stop, infrared aerial video showed.
UMass chancellor says he had few options beyond calling in police after demonstrators violated policies
AMHERST — The University of Massachusetts chancellor told the Faculty Senate that calling in police to break up an encampment and arrest 134 pro-Palestinian demonstrators May 7 was a last resort after the group failed to follow campus policies. The Faculty Senate met Tuesday to discuss last week’s demonstration...
State Police responding to a rollover crash on I-91
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - State Police responding to a rollover crash on I-91 Southbound on Monday. That scene posted by the Northampton fire department. State police confirming to us that this accident took place near mile marker 20.8 around 9:30 a.m. No one was hurt and the scene was cleared...
Accused murderer Jason Chapdelaine’s hearing rescheduled to June
HOLYOKE — Jason Chapdelaine’s pretrial hearing Monday morning was rescheduled to mid-June. Chapdelaine, a Chicopee firefighter, is accused of stabbing and killing his girlfriend, Eileen Monaghan, on April 14 in Holyoke. She was found behind a paper mill on South Water Street. Police discovered Chapdelaine at the scene and he and his car were covered in blood, they said.
Ware students working to raise awareness of teen dating violence
According to the most recent Massachusetts Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 17 percent of girls in high school reported that they have experienced sexual violence in a relationship. That number up is 15 percent from 2017.
21 people arraigned in court linked to pro-Palestinian protest at UMass, DA says
Twenty-one people were arraigned Monday in connection with a pro-Palestinian encampment established at the University of Massachusetts Amherst last week. There were 130 people arrested on May 7 at the university’s campus and arraignments began Monday in Eastern Hampshire District Court for people arrested in connection with the protest, according to Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan’s Office.
Massachusetts State Police raise $12,000 for impoverished families with St. Patrick’s Day shirt
“We wanted to thank everyone that supported the 2024 Massachusetts State Police Saint Patrick’s Road Race Shirt. Due to your support $12,626.00 was recently donated to the Holyoke Homework house. https://homeworkhouseholyoke.org/. In 2013, Massachusetts State Police assigned in Troop B designed a Saint Patrick’s Day themed Massachusetts State Police...
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