On Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020, Trooper Matthew Merrill of the NH State Police – Troop F was shot and wounded in the line of duty. Remarkably, Trooper Merrill survived the critical incident. The event however, left him with serious injuries and a long road to recovery. The State Police Association of Massachusetts created a [...]
Dear Association members, It strikes me as fundamentally cruel that absolute or qualified immunity exists in the law for every single government official in Massachusetts, but now the Senate wants to carve out an exception that will overly expose police officers, who have one of the most dangerous jobs that calls for split-second decisions [...]
On Saturday, July 4, 2020, at approximately 0300 hours, in the Town of Danielson, Connecticut, unknown individual(s) forced entry into a locked State Police cruiser and stole several items, including, but not limited to; a semi-automatic Bushmaster XM 15 Rifle. As a result of this threat to the public's safety, the Connecticut State Police [...]
On June 16, 2010, Sergeant Doug Weddleton was killed in the line of duty. Sgt. Weddleton was working a construction detail on Rt. 95 in Mansfield when he encountered a vehicle that had blocked the ramp. While speaking with the operator of this vehicle a second vehicle struck the first vehicle, which ultimately caused [...]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, community based organizations that usually serve vulnerable populations on site are working overtime to reach out to their clients and make sure they have the things they need during these trying times. This work is especially challenging for smaller nonprofits in the Commonwealth. When SPAM found out that one [...]
On duty members of the State Police Association were treated to dinner by Walburgers. This effort was spearheaded by IAFF General Secretary - Treasurer Ed Kelly, Boston Police Detectives Union VP Marty O'Malley and the State Police Association of Massachusetts. Dinner was delivered to troopers at SP Brighton (H4), SP Tunnels (H9) and SP South [...]
February 9, 2018 Today at 09:30 a.m., a press event will be held at Troop E Headquarters, 50 Massport Haul Road in South Boston, to announce the establishment of the Driscoll Family Scholarship. The scholarship was established by the children of William P. Driscoll, former Chairman of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority. The scholarship will provide [...]
Maryellen Barry and her seven children had their world destroyed when her husband, Trooper Paul Barry, died on the job in 2006. In addition to their unthinkable grief, Maryellen and the kids faced an uncertain future without the family patriarch. But before they could even start to worry, the State Police Association of Massachusetts [...]
First responders are on the front lines every day and when tragedy strikes, the resources to help their families are often strained or non-existent. That’s where the State Police Association of Massachusetts Benevolent Fund comes in. And now there’s a new way you can help support the wives, husbands, children and other loved ones [...]
BOSTON — FOX25 has obtained exclusive new details about what happened in the hours leading up to a car crash that killed a state trooper on the Mass. Pike earlier this year. So far, very little information about the crash has been released about the crash because it is still under investigation. Related Headlines How [...]
