State police officials say they need time to carry out recommendations made by an outside team after a trainee died in a police academy boxing match.

The Massachusetts State Police on Wednesday released the findings from a review of its academy undertaken in the wake of a ...

The next Massachusetts State Police recruit class is on hold amid safety and systematic changes at the training academy.

Garcia, 25, was knocked unconscious during a boxing match that was part of training and later died. Noble said the Academy has taken steps, such as permanently ending boxing and "head-strike" ...

Massachusetts State Police have released an independent review of the State Police Academy following the 2024 death of ...

The review paints a chaotic picture of life inside the academy, where recruits have often found themselves taking orders from ...

The next State Police recruit class will be delayed pending the implementation of dozens of safety and training recommendations in response to a the death of a cadet at the agency’s academy, said ...

Poor management, inadequate oversight and an entrenched culture of over-the-top paramilitary training make the Massachusetts ...

More than a year and a half after a State Police recruit died from academy training injuries, the agency has yet to release a review of the academy’s grueling paramilitary regimen, even as several ...