The push from the Massachusetts GOP comes as national Republicans take aim at Boston, other major cities over immigration and law enforcement policies.

The Massachusetts State Police, along with the West Newbury Police Department, are asking for help in finding a missing neurodivergent teen. Police say 14-year-old Madison Marino was last seen in West Newbury wearing dark colored clothing and a backpack.

Police said they have identified a suspect and issued a warrant after a juvenile was found being held against her will at a MetroWest hotel earlier this week.

Westborough police are investigating a report of a juvenile held against her will at a local hotel, with the Massachusetts State Police assisting in the case.

Police responded to reports of a wrong-way driver on Route 3, headed south in Plymouth shortly before midnight. A State Police trooper found a two-car crash at mile marker 9.2 that appeared to be related to the call, according to Massachusetts State Police Department spokesperson Tim McGuirk.

The Massachusetts State Police are actively searching for a missing neurodivergent childMadison Marino, 14, was last seen in West Newbury wearing dark clothing

The Massachusetts State Police and the West Newbury Police Department are seeking the public's assistance in finding a missing neurodivergent girl.

A call for more crimefighting technology was heard from Cambridge’s police commissioner at a community meeting about a fatal shooting two weeks earlier on Clifton Street, accompanied by a call by the slain man’s mother for the community to trust in local officers.

A driver was killed when his red pickup truck crashed into a tree in Carver early Wednesday afternoon, police said.

Kristian Avery, 46, of Windsor, allegedly broke into the town’s firehouse, attempted to start a fire there and stole a pickup truck early Saturday morning.

But right now in Massachusetts — its trailblazing 2020 police reform law notwithstanding — that training remains a hodgepodge of curricula. The hours spent in classroom instruction vary, and the classes are too often offered by uncertified instructors.

The driver of the vehicle driving the wrong way was identified as Adam Plaice, 26, of Brewster, police said. Plaice had serious injuries and was driven to a local hospital in Plymouth where he was pronounced dead, McGuirk said in a statement.