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State Police Shoot, Kill Man After 911 Call In Western Mass State Police Shoot, Kill Man After 911 Call In Western Mass
State Police Shoot, Kill Man After 911 Call In Western Mass State police killed a man in the Berkshire County town of Hancock Saturday morning, Sept. 9, following a 911 call.  The call came in just before 7 a.m., and police responded to a home on Richmond Road, state police said. It is unclear who made the call to authorities or why.  During an "interaction" with a man at that address, a police officer fired his service weapon and fatally wounded the man, police said.  State police have released few details beyond that, asking that all questions go through the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office as they are handling the inves…

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by Josh Lanier
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Hoax Swatting Call Sends At Least 6 Police Departments To Groveland Home Hoax Swatting Call Sends At Least 6 Police Departments To Groveland Home
Hoax Swatting Call Sends At Least 6 Police Departments To Groveland Home A phony call confessing to a violent act, and threatening to harm first responders, led to the unnecessary evacuation of multiple Groveland residences and the gathering of multiple police departments, officials say.  The person behind the fake 911 call, made on Wednesday, Feb 1 around 8:45 p.m., said that he was on Marjorie Street and confessed to both hurting someone and that he would hurt first responders, according to the Groveland Police Department.  In accordance with established procedures, police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical responders were dispatched to the alleged…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Man Killed Near South Bay Shopping Center As He Crossed I-93 On Foot: Police Man Killed Near South Bay Shopping Center As He Crossed I-93 On Foot: Police
Man Killed Near South Bay Shopping Center As He Crossed I-93 On Foot: Police A pedestrian trying to cross I-93 Saturday night, Oct. 22, was killed after an SUV hit him near the South Bay Shopping Center, authorities said.  The man crossed the southbound lanes of the highway and was trying to cross the northbound lanes near exit 15 just after 9:30 p.m. when a 2019 Toyota Highlander hit him in the left lane, Massachusetts State Police said. The man didn't have any identification, and police had not identified him as of Sunday.  The 53-year-old driver called 911 immediately, and he helped troopers as they investigated the scene, police said.  Authoritie…

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by Josh Lanier
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Wayland Officer Fatally Shoots Dog That Attacked Him On 911 Call: Police Wayland Officer Fatally Shoots Dog That Attacked Him On 911 Call: Police
Wayland Officer Fatally Shoots Dog That Attacked Him On 911 Call: Police A Wayland police officer shot and killed a dog that attacked him while he was at a house for a 911 call on Monday, Oct. 3. Dispatchers fielded a hang-up call around 11 a.m. and traced it to a home on Concord Road, the Wayland Police Department said in a release. The officer went there to make sure everything was OK, but while he spoke to the homeowner, their pit bull mix dog darted out of the house and attacked the officer. The animal bit him several times, authorities said.  The officer ran toward his car to get away, but the dog gave chase. The police department said the officer felt…

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by Josh Lanier