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Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Yahoo
Massachusetts State Police makes first reforms to training academy
BOSTON (WWLP) – A first round of reforms has been announced at the Massachusetts State Police Academy. 49 police recruits join the Springfield Police and the Hampden County Sheriff's Department It comes after a push for change after a recruit died during training last year. Trooper Enrique Delgado-Garcia, 25, died after being badly injured during a boxing training exercise. He sustained injuries such as missing teeth, a damaged skull, and a fractured neck. The boxing program is still suspended, NBC Boston states. Now, Massachusetts State Police say its making changes to make sure it doesn't happen again. The next class, starting this month at the academy, will be split into two to allow for more personal attention. Twenty-year department veteran David Pinkham will also take on a new role leading the academy. There will also be new hour-by-hour reviews to provide a better balance between training and rest. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Yahoo
Senators push for answers on State Police recruit's death
BOSTON (WWLP) – Five months after the death of a Massachusetts State Police recruit, a group of state senators are requesting a status update on the investigation into his death. Enrique Delgado-Garcia, a Westfield State University graduate, was 25 years old when he died following a boxing training exercise at the State Police Academy. His injuries included a neck fracture, a damaged skull, and missing teeth. Worcester Senators Michael Moore, Robyn Kennedy, and Peter Durant penned a letter to the attorney general asking for updates on the investigation into what happened. They say an estimate of how long the investigation will take, and any preliminary findings would provide comfort to the family. 'Trooper Delgado Garcia's family has patiently waited for answers to some of the hardest questions they will ever have to ask,' said the senators in their letter. Western Massachusetts Senator John Velis is not one of the letter signers, but he has a unique perspective on the importance of investigating training incidents as a military member. 'I think it's incumbent on all of us, for the individual who lost their lives, as well as their family members, as well as whatever institution you are talking about, to make it better, to find out what happened,' said Velis. He says finding closure for the family and ensuring similar incidents do not occur again is an essential part of honoring the fallen. The attorney general's office says they are not able to comment on ongoing investigations. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
