SALEM – The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO), in partnership with the Massachusetts State Police (MSP) and the Salem Police Department, recently announced that Patrick Gordon, 42, of Salem was arrested and arraigned following an investigation that recovered illegal firearm devices and large quantities of materials that could be used to make incendiary devices. Gordon was arraigned in Salem District Court on the charges of Possession of an Incendiary Device and Po

For immediate release : December 19, 2025   FRAMINGHAM : As part of an ongoing commitment to protecting children and keeping those wishing to exploit them off of our streets, the Massachusetts State Police,  Framingham Police, the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office, and the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office announce the results of an operation that yielded several arrests for alleged crimes against children.   On Thursday, December 18th, the Massachusetts State Police High Risk Vi

Yesterday, the Massachusetts State Police, representatives of more than 40 Local Police Departments and members of the Commonwealth’s District Attorney’s Offices participated in a Street Takeover Briefing and Intelligence Sharing Program at the Homeland Security Operations Center at General Headquarters. Executive Leaders, Prosecutors, Detectives, Troopers, and Officers received a presentation from the Connecticut State Police Intelligence Operations Unit about the experience

Last week as part of our commitment to community engagement, the Troop D Community Action Team collaborated with the Town of Bridgewater’s Veterans’ Services Department, Veterans on the 48 and Aldi’s Supermarket to deliver more than 20 Thanksgiving dinners to veterans and their families in southeastern Massachusetts. Troopers who funded the project hit the road to thank each veteran for their service.    As our service projects continue this holiday season, we’re asking the p

On the evening of November 19, 2025, Massachusetts State Police Mount Jay passed away from complications from cancer. Jay, a 12 ½ year old Percheron, joined the Mounted Unit at the age of 10 in March of 2023 from CNY Event Ranch in Oswego NY. Standing 18 hands tall, his stature made quite the presence at every event he attended. He immediately became one of our A-Team horses which meant he was a truly reliable “go to” horse for our Unit members and was always head of the pack