CHICOPEE — The Police Department has been given the approval to upgrade equipment for several specialized units including a relatively new one trained to handle large, aggressive crowds. The police ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Capitol Police unit tasked with containing violent protests is so disorganized and outdated that officers “actively find ways ...

A group of inmates briefly took control of the intake unit on Rikers Island Tuesday after breaking into a captain’s closet and stealing riot gear amid a tumultuous 24 hours at the notorious jail, The ...