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Colonel Mawn Welcomes Five Clergy Members to MSP Chaplain Corps
Noting that there is an inherent spirituality within a police officer's mission to serve others, Massachusetts Colonel John Mawn Jr. last...
Feb 5, 2024


Joint Investigation Leads to Charges, Extradition for Man Alleged to Have Obstructed Investigation of Arsons at Jewish Institutions
A Massachusetts man has been extradited from Stockholm, Sweden to face charges in connection with his alleged obstruction of an...
Feb 4, 2024


Department Member Charged in CDL Investigation Retires, is Given Dishonorable Discharge
The State Police today issued a dishonorable discharge to Sergeant Gary Cederquist after Cederquist retired from the Department effective...
Feb 1, 2024


OUI Crash Leads to Trafficking, Drug Charges And Seizure Of Illegal Firearm
On the night of Friday, January 20, 2024, Trooper Niko Retzos was patrolling Storrow Drive westbound Near the Hatch Shell in Boston....
Jan 31, 2024


Department Members Suspended Without Pay Following Federal Charges
Following duty status hearings this morning at General Headquarters, the Massachusetts State Police ordered Sergeant Gary Cederquist and...
Jan 31, 2024


Suspect in Killing of Woman Found in Airport Garage is Captured in Kenya
KEVIN KANGETHE, 41, who is wanted for the homicide of Margaret Mbitu on or around Nov. 1, 2023, was arrested Monday night by Kenyan...
Jan 30, 2024


Statement of Colonel Mawn and Background Regarding Investigation into Commercial Driver Licensing Unit
“The Massachusetts State Police demand and expect all members to conduct themselves with integrity, honesty, and in accordance with all...
Jan 30, 2024


MSP Marine and Dive Units Hold Water Rescue Training in Dorchester Bay
The Massachusetts State Police Marine Unit and Underwater Recovery Unit held a training exercise today in Dorchester Bay near Castle...
Jan 25, 2024


Attached License Plate Leads To Arrests For Trafficking Drugs With Defaced Firearm
On the night of Friday, January 19, 2024, Trooper Hunter Ratelle was patrolling Route 91 northbound in Hatfield. Trooper Ratelle observed...
Jan 24, 2024


State Police Proud to be Members of Suffolk County's First-Ever Animal Cruelty Task Force
Massachusetts State Troopers Carlo Mastromattei and Christopher Kane, who serve on Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden's new...
Jan 24, 2024


Troopers Arrest Man with Narcotics
Troopers Arrest Man with Narcotics At approximately 10:30 p.m. on January 17, Trooper Jonathan Foley, assigned to State...
Jan 23, 2024


Troopers Arrest Man on Firearm, Cocaine Trafficking Offenses
At approximately 8:30 a.m. on January 19, Trooper Nicholas Brooks, assigned to State Police-Springfield, was dispatched to reports of a...
Jan 22, 2024


New MSP Boston Barracks Awarded Gold Medal for Station Design by OFFICER Magazine
OFFICER Magazine awarded a Gold Medal to the new Massachusetts State Police Lower Basin Barracks in the publication’s fourth annual...
Jan 22, 2024


State Police Special Tactical Operations Team Arrests Barricaded Officer Shooting Suspect
UPDATE--Shortly after midnight today Troopers with the State Police Special Tactical Operations (STOP) Team made entry into the residence...
Jan 21, 2024
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