YARMOUTH, Mass. (WLNE) -- The family of Yarmouth Police Sgt. Sean Gannon wrote an open letter reflecting on five years since he was killed in the line of duty. Gannon and his K-9 partner, Nero, were shot by a suspect…
BARNSTABLE, MASS (WLNE) — The man accused of shooting and killing Yarmouth Police Sergeant Sean Gannon in 2018 has been convicted of second-degree murder. Thomas Latanowich has been sentenced to life in prison…
BARNSTABLE, Mass. (WLNE) - A man was found guilty of second-degree murder in the 2018 shooting death of a Cape Cod police sergeant. The jury began deliberating Tuesday after hearing closing arguments. Thomas Latanowich was charged in connection with the…
BARNSTABLE, Mass. (WLNE) - Testimony continues Monday in the murder trial of Thomas Latanowich, the man charged in the 2018 killing of Yarmouth Police Sgt. Sean Gannon. Opening statements in the trial…
BARNSTABLE, M.A. (WLNE) — A man accused of shooting and killing Yarmouth Police Sergeant, Sean Gannon, appeared in Barnstable Superior Court Monday as his trial begins on the Cape. Thomas Latanowich is being charged…
YARMOUTH, Mass. (WLNE)-- A scholarship to the Cape Cod Municipal Police Academy, in honor of fallen K9 officer Sgt. Sean Gannon, is being offered to a recruit from Massachusetts. Applicants must have 60…
The Yarmouth Police Department will officially open a training center Thursday dedicated in memory of Sergeant Sean Gannon.
Thousands of police officers, as well as family and friends, gathered in Yarmouth Wednesday morning for the funeral mass of officer Sean Gannon who was killed in the line of duty last week. His dea...
Thousands of people have gathered in Yarmouth to say their final goodbyes to Officer Sean Gannon, who was killed in the line of duty. A massive procession of police officers wound its way through t...
More than 23,000 people have signed the petition that Lori Howard-Wagner started the day after Yarmouth K9 Officer Sean Gannon was shot and killed. "I think it's the right thing to do, and it's som...
29-year-old Thomas Latanowich went before a judge Friday, charged with the murder of 32-year-old Yarmouth Police Officer Sean Gannon. Latanowich is charged with shooting and killing Gannon, while h...
BOSTON (WLNE) -- A training exercise will be held Thursday to prepare first responder K-9 teams to save the lives of police dogs. The air ambulance transports are a recent addition for police training after the passing of Nero's Law…
BOSTON, Mass. (WLNE) -- The Healey Administration announced a new grant program that provides police officers with mental health and peer-support programs. Sen. Mark Montigney introduced the "Commonwealth Critical Incident Stress Management" program in 2018 following the slaying of Yarmouth…
EAST GREENWICH, R.I. (WLNE) -- Gov. Dan McKee signed a bill on Thursday protecting police dogs injured in the line of duty. [field59_video account="WLNE" key="ecd81863a011e7a5ef5a52f07d5b66496164efb0" vtitle="McKee Signs K-9 Bill" thumb="https://redirect.field59.com/image/med/fac41ec17593fb6bbc724ec606bf833dcdb4743c"…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island General Assembly passed a bill on Thursday that would allow K-9 officers to receive emergency medical treatment if they are injured at a scene. "Police dogs are some of the most loyal, untiring…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island House approved legislation Tuesday that would allow police dogs injured in the line of duty to receive emergency medical care on scene. "[Police dogs] absolutely deserve to have all the necessary emergency treatment…
YARMOUTH, Mass. (WLNE) -- Gov. Charlie Baker will join legislators and police officers for the ceremonial singing of Nero's Law in Yarmouth on Tuesday. The bill was drafted in response to the shooting that claimed the life of Yarmouth…
NEW BEDFORD, MA (WLNE) - A new bill enacted on Monday gives EMS workers the green light to treat and transport K-9 officers injured in emergency situations on the job. Nero's Law was…
BARNSTABLE, Mass. (AP) — A jury deciding the fate of a man charged with killing a Cape Cod police officer in 2018 ended its first day of deliberations on Tuesday without a…
BARNSTABLE, Mass. (AP) — The trial of a man charged with killing a Massachusetts police officer is scheduled to resume Monday when the defense is expected to present its case. Thomas Latanowich, of Somerville, faces a murder charge in Barnstable…
BARNSTABLE, Mass. (WLNE) — Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in the trial of the man accused of murdering Yarmouth Police Sergeant Sean Gannon. Thomas Latanowich is accused of fatally shooting Gannon as the officer was serving an arrest warrant…
BOSTON (WLNE/AP) - First responders would be allowed to treat and transport injured police dogs to veterinary hospitals under a proposal being considered by Massachusetts lawmakers. First responders w
Police departments across New England are paying tribute to a fallen officer on the anniversary of his death.
The man facing murder charges for the fatal shooting of a Yarmouth Police Sergeant has been arraigned after allegedly attacking another inmate in November of 2018.
