Chesna responded to the area of Burton Terrace in his police cruiser. The DA’s office said the 42-year-old officer saw the suspect, later identified as Lopes, “actively vandalizing” a home.

Chesna fell to the ground, and officials say, Lopes took the officer's gun and shot Chesna multiple times. Lopes then fled and fired more shots during a chase.

Chesna found Lopes throwing rocks at a home near the scene of the crash and confronted him. Police said Lopes threw a rock the size of half a basketball at Chesna's head, then shot the officer ...

WEBVTT WCVB NEWSCENTER 5. MARIA: ONLY ON 5, TONIGHT I GOT TO SIT DOWN WITH THE WIDOW OF THE LATE SERGEANT MICHAEL CHESNA. CINDY CHESNA IS STILL TRYING TO PROCESS EVERYTHING THAT HAS HAPPENED, BUT ...

Chesna's body was removed from the hospital, and transported via procession of multiple law enforcement agencies to the state's medical examiner office, where he will be evaluated.

Cindy Chesna of Weymouth knows what it’s like when “your whole world gets turned upside down" after her husband, Weymouth Police Officer Michael Chesna, was killed in the line of duty.

Somehow, Cindy Chesna found the strength to come to the Weymouth Police Station yesterday, where her husband, Sgt. Michael Chesna, had carried out his dream of becoming an officer.Cindy Chesna sat … ...

Chesna, 42, and Vera Adams, 77, were killed July, 15, 2018, during a confrontation with a man who had stolen the officer's gun. Speakers said the dedication is a fitting tribute to Chesna, someone ...

"Ever since I was 5 years old, I have wanted to be a police officer. At that time, I thought it would be a fun job," Chesna wrote during the academy, in a letter dated Aug. 6, 2012.

So this is my son's statement, Jack Chesna, 10 years old. When I think of my dad, I think of *** kind, loving, great, brave person. I have memories of him. Like once when I was sick, I stayed home ...

Chesna is survived by his wife Cynthia, a son Jack, 4, and daughter Olivia, 9. The family lives in a home in Hanover and they will receive help paying off their house mortgage from the Stephen ...

WEYMOUTH — Matt Fuller, in an essay on sacrifice, wrote that the wake for Sgt. Michael Chesna, a Weymouth police officer gunned down in 2018, was one of the saddest days of his life, but also a ...