Boston police arrested Kelly Smoak in Mattapan for illegal possession of an AK-47 rifle and other firearm charges.

The Suffolk County sheriff was indicted for allegedly extorting early access to $50,000 in equity from a cannabis company seeking to do business in Boston.

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins has been charged with extortion for his alleged dealings with a Boston-based cannabis ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins, who has held his position since 2013, was taken into custody Friday morning.

The Boston Police Department, alongside the assistance from the FBI, arrested and charged a man with numerous firearm-related ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins was arrested on federal extortion charges after allegedly pressuring a cannabis company executive into a $50,000 stock deal.

Steven Tompkins’s indictment, and subsequent arrest Friday in Florida, quickly sent reverberations through Boston and ...

The governor should act immediately to remove the indicted Sheriff of Suffolk County from his position atop the board of ...

Prosecutors allege Tompkins, who's served as Suffolk County sheriff since 2013, used his official position to threaten a ...

The Boston Police officer involved in a high-speed chase that killed three teenagers driving a suspected stolen car has ...

The state's largest law enforcement operation has long been perceived as a secretive agency. Geoffrey Noble hopes to change that.

The United States attorney for Massachusetts calls the sheriff’s alleged actions an ‘affront to the voters and taxpayers who ...