Cops are only as good as the training they get, and in Massachusetts it’s a mixed bag
But right now in Massachusetts — its trailblazing 2020 police reform law notwithstanding — that training remains a hodgepodge of curricula. The hours spent in classroom instruction vary, and the classes are too often offered by uncertified instructors.
‘STAY OFF THE ICE!’: Massachusetts State Police respond to false report of person falling through ice on the Charles
Massachusetts State Police and firefighters respond to false report of person falling through the ice on the Charles
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Massachusetts State Police Investigate Unattended Death on Air France Flight From Paris to Boston
Massachusetts State Police are investigating an unattended death on an Air France flight from Paris to Boston.
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Geoffrey Noble will oversee the largest law enforcement agency in New England after he was sworn in as the new Colonel of the Massachusetts State Police by Gov. Maura Healey. The Massachusetts State Police recruit who died after getting injured in a training exercise was laid to rest after his funeral Saturday in Worcester.
Michael Proctor, lead investigator in Karen Read case, faces Massachusetts State Police trial board
Massachusetts State Trooper Michael Proctor, is set to sit before a trial board to face allegations of misconduct on Wednesday.
Disciplinary hearing for suspended Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor continued to 2nd day
Trooper Michael Proctor read from compilations of text messages he sent to friends as he looked at Read’s phone. “Yes she’s a babe. Weird Fall River accent, though.
Woman in her 80s hospitalized after collision with state police cruiser
A woman in her 80s was rushed to the hospital after a collision with a Massachusetts State Police cruiser in Brookline Wednesday, state police told Boston 25 News.
Massachusetts State Police respond to death on flight to Boston
A person reportedly died on a flight to Boston on Tuesday, according to Massachusetts State Police. Troopers responded to an unattended death aboard an Air France flight from Paris to Boston Logan International Airport,
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Report: Deploying police was 'reasonable,' but UMass Amherst leaders could have chosen other responses
A new report released by the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in part questions whether the school could have pursued alternative responses to a heavy police presence during campus protests of the war in Gaza last year.
Passenger who died on Paris flight to Boston likely had medical episode: Police
A passenger who died on board an Air France plane to Boston from Paris likely experienced a medical emergency, Massachusetts State Police said Wednesday.
Woman Who Died on Air France Flight Was Member of Kansas Air National Guard, Police Say
A woman who died on an Air France flight has been identified as a member of the Kansas Air National Guard, according to authorities.
Woman in her 80s hospitalized after being hit by Mass. State Police cruiser in Brookline
A woman in her 80s has been hospitalized after being hit by a Massachusetts State Police cruiser in Brookline.