What is the difference between an assault and a battery? The answer is simple. A battery involves physical contact; an assault does not. Specifically, for a battery to occur, the perpetrator must make ...

WORCESTER – Former District 5 City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj intends to appeal her conviction for assault and battery on a ...

SPRINGFIELD — A Massachusetts State Police sergeant is being accused of assaulting a motorist during a traffic stop in Springfield on Jan. 3, the Hampden District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday.

Clemson baseball pitcher Ariston Veasey is facing assault and battery charges, according to the Clemson City Police ...

The North Charleston Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a man wanted in connection with an assault ...