Mass. State Police respond to alleged mid-air crime on flight to Boston

State Troopers and detectives met the plane upon its arrival and commenced an investigation, which determined that the potential crime took place in the air, mid-flight. State Police were notified of a “potential criminal act” on American Airlines Flight 1441 around 10 a.m., according to the agency. Massachusetts State Police responded Saturday morning to a crime — of some sort — alleged to have taken place on a flight to Boston from Charlotte, N.C. “Potential crimes that occur mid-flight fall under federal jurisdiction, thus federal authorities have asserted said jurisdiction...