Massachusetts troopers say AI‑generated images and encrypted apps have flooded cybercrime units with child sexual abuse material, creating a backlog investigators can’t clear. Global watchdogs warn the trend keeps accelerating.

A Wareham man was sentenced to 90 months after prosecutors say investigators found about 9,400 child sexual abuse files, some involving infants.

Police removed a suspicious item from Pentucket Lake School after a student reportedly brought it home; preliminary field tests were inconclusive and lab analysis is pending.

A Bridgewater Amazon worker was arrested after police recovered hundreds of items allegedly stolen from the same‑day fulfillment center; investigators say customers’ packages weren't targeted.

A 14-year-old was stabbed at Bennett Street Playground in Lynn on Friday; police called the incident isolated and say the victim is in stable condition.

A Lynn Police Drug Task Force traffic stop Friday recovered about 160 grams of cocaine, 22 grams of fentanyl and more than $4,500, the department said.

A 51‑year‑old Newton resident was arrested after allegedly striking a car with a machete during a Dedham road‑rage incident. Police executed a search warrant at his Newton home.

A serious pedestrian-involved crash shut Kelley Square on Thursday as Worcester police and reconstruction crews investigated.

A Boston man linked to a new string of Charles Street break‑ins was arrested after surveillance and alarm calls tied him to four overnight smash‑and‑enter thefts. Merchants say the pattern mirrors earlier incidents.

Boston police investigated reports of gunfire at LoPresti Park on May 28; officers found shell casings and said at least five shots were fired. No injuries were reported.

A 23-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle crash on Boston Road in Billerica; investigators say the crash involved another vehicle and is under review.

A construction crew struck a gas main at Massachusetts Maritime Academy, prompting an evacuation and a campus-wide gas shutoff; no injuries were reported.

A 29-year-old woman died after a Memorial Day hit-and-run on Pawtucket Boulevard; Lowell police have charged a 23-year-old man and say the investigation is ongoing.