law enforcement

Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to a barricaded suspect threatening police in Fairhaven Sunday night.

Four Rhode Island men, arrested 13 months ago in a drug and guns sweep across the Ocean State, have all been sentenced to Federal prison terms.  The sweep turned up quantities of cocaine, heroin, the synthetic drug "Molly." Ecstasy pills and six firearms, including a machine gun...

The U.S. will send a team of experts overseas to help Nigeria deal with the growing crisis involving kidnapped girls. White House spokesman Jay Carney called the abductions horrific and said time is of the essence. Secretary of State John Kerry said the U...

State lawmakers are considering how drones might be regulated in Massachusetts should they become law enforcement tools in the future. A bill signed by state Sen. Robert Hedlund, a Weymouth Republican, would require authorities to obtain a warrant before a drone may be deployed...