The state Department of Correction is lowering the minimum age requirement to become an officer from 21 to 19 in hopes of expanding recruitment while the workforce continues to confront dangerous conditions.
public safety
Massachusetts parents push for safe roads, youth programs after daughter’s tragic death
A Massachusetts wife and husband remain committed to their mission of carrying out the legacy of their daughter Sidney Mae Olson who died at the age 5 after being struck by a tractor-trailer on her way to art class.
Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade will have earlier start, beefed-up security
“It was not as well behaved in the past last year, particularly driven by young intoxicated people in general and the fighting associated with it and we’re just not going to tolerate that this year,” Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox said.
‘See something, say something:’ Boston officials urge residents to keep safety in mind during New Year’s Eve
Boston city officials are gearing up to keep everyone safe during the First Night New Year’s Eve Festivities on Wednesday — and encouraging residents to keep safety in mind as well.
Massachusetts Republicans look to give power to courts in violent illegal immigrant cases
Top Massachusetts Republicans are filing legislation that they say would give local courts more tools to protect the public from illegal immigrants who have been arrested for violent crimes.
Detainer disputes: ICE officials blast Mass. courts for releasing suspects wanted by immigration
A debate on how Massachusetts courts address ICE detainers against illegal immigrants has heated up after a local superior court released a noncitizen charged with forcibly raping a minor.
