On Friday, Steven D. Giannini was sworn in as the new chief of the Fitchburg Police Department, while on Jan. 21, Thomas A.
State officials have awarded more than $2 million in federal funding to help local police departments and state agencies prevent firearm deaths and injuries across Massachusetts.
Police in Westboro are searching for a man who is accused of holding an underage girl against her will. Paula Ebben has Friday's top stories.