The Boston Globe reported that the Massachusetts State Police confirmed that the officer may have been hit by a bullet fired by a fellow officer.
Authorities are looking into whether MBTA Officer Richard Donohue Jr., who is recovering in Mount Auburn Hospital after he was wounded during a shoot-out with the Boston Marathon bombing suspect, was perhaps struck by friendly fire, The Boston Globe reported last week. According to The Globe story, State Police spokesman David Procopio confirmed Thursday that the investigation is underway. It states that Donohue, 33, of Woburn, was struck in the leg by a bullet which is embedded in his leg. The Globe quotes two law enforcement sources who asked not to be identified about the investigation. One of the sources said that there is nothing conclusive at this time because no forensics have been done and that doctors will determine when and if to…
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"There's nothing that I can compare to what I saw down there," said one of the 25 troopers that helped out after Sandy devastated nearby states.
Before Hurricane Sandy's full scope of devastation in New York and New Jersey was even known, 25 men and women from the Massachusetts State Police were on their way to assist those who had been displaced from their homes. "When I reached out to ask if the state police would be willing to field a group of 25 people, I already knew the answer," Undersecretary for Homeland Security and Director of MEMA, Kurt Schwartz said in a press conference in Framingham Monday afternoon. "The answer was a resounding yes." One of the troopers was Brian Dunn, who works out of the South Boston barracks. "There's nothing that I can compare to what I saw down there," said the 28-year veteran of the force. "We were there when they came home for the first time…
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The 63-year-old driver is slated for a March 20 arraignment in Woburn District Court to answer to several charges.
A Bedford, Mass. man is facing drunk driving-related charges after driving the wrong way on Route 93 northbound Sunday night allegedly drunk and crashing his car, injuring four people. James Milligan, 63, was arrested at Winchester Hospital and charged with operating under the influence of alcohol, leaving the scene of property damage accident, wrong way operation and operating under the influence of alcohol and causing a serious accident with personal injury, according to police. At 8:26 p.m. Sunday, State Police units from Andover, Medford, Troop A's Community Action Team, a K-9 team and area fire departments responded to the accident near Montvale Avenue, according to police. Four people suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were…
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Aaron B
9:35 pm on Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Loser. Bring back the stockades and/or public flogging, for drunk driving. more ›