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Massachusetts sends 69 police officers to Puerto Rico to help local police forces. PHOTO BY VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts sends law enforcement team to Puerto Rico

Isabel Owens October 9, 2017

Puerto Rico has accepted an offer from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency to deploy 69 Massachusetts police officers to Puerto Rico, 32 of whom are from Boston. “The deployment of these...

In an effort to find alternative solutions to the use of firearms, the Massachusetts State Police announced Thursday that they will outfit their troopers with Tasers. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA

Massachusetts State Police arm troopers with Tasers

Meagan Schwarz April 4, 2016

The Massachusetts State Police announced on Thursday the purchase of 895 electronic control weapons in the form of Tasers to immediately equip state troopers in the Division of Field Services, according...

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