Nation A Massachusetts police department asked would-be criminals to ‘hold off’ during heat wave. They listened July 22, 2019July 22, 2019Jordan Culver, USA TODAYComments Off on A Massachusetts police department asked would-be criminals to ‘hold off’ during heat wave. They listened The Braintree Police Department in Massachusetts asked criminals to "hold off" for the weekend and, on Monday, the department reported zero arrests.