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New Massachusetts State Police troopers remember Enrique Delgado-Garcia at bittersweet ceremony

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October 9, 2024

New Massachusetts State Police troopers remember Enrique Delgado-Garcia at bittersweet ceremony

The ceremony to graduate the 185 members of the 90th Massachusetts State Police Recruit Training Troop was bittersweet, replete with reminders to the loss of Enrique Delgado-Garcia, a member of the class who died in a horrific way at the academy.

“Today we celebrate the accomplishments of the 185 troopers of the 90th recruit troop,” the new MSP leader, Col. Geoffrey Noble, said at the conclusion of the nearly three-hour graduation ceremony Wednesday. “I also want to acknowledge that this special day comes in the wake of tragedy, immense tragedy. Ninetieth RTT, I offer you my deepest condolences for the loss of your brother, Trooper Enrique Delgado-Garcia.

“In reading about this extraordinary young man, it is clear to me that Trooper Delgado-Garcia had a vocation, a vocation to serve. To serve others as a member of law enforcement,” Noble continued in his first major outing as the new leader. “We know he was encouraged to stay at the DA’s office and continue to support victims of crime, but like so many of you, he could not ignore the call to service, the call in his heart. The call to join the Massachusetts State Police.”

He spoke as the assembled graduates stood at parade rest in Worcester’s DCU Center. Each one had within the previous hour been pinned with the MSP badge, whose design dates back to 1921 but was on this day bound with a ceremonial black band to honor Delgado-Garcia. What would have been his badge number adorns the crest of the class.

Gov. Maura Healey said that the day was indeed a celebration of the “hard work and perseverance” the graduates had to get to be troopers, but a celebration that carried “a great weight.”

“Trooper Enrique Delgado-Garcia answered the call. He took the assignment,” she said. “Trooper Delgado-Garcia was and is a special person, determined to not only uphold the law, but uplift his community. To members of Enrique’s family, friends, and the Worcester community who are here today and watching, we continue to grieve with you and to pray with you.”

Delgado-Garcia, 25, of Worcester, was killed last month after suffering a “medical crisis,” the MSP said, in a boxing “training exercise” at the academy. The ACLU in a statement described his injuries as “incredibly severe” and included “damage to his brain, a broken neck, and missing teeth.”

The ceremony featured a video of Delgado-Garcia himself speaking of his great excitement at becoming a trooper.

“Prior to the Academy I worked at the Worcester DA’s office as a victim/witness advocate. The reason I stayed is because I wanted to help people; I wanted to be there for them on their worst days and make that bad day a little bit better,” he said in the video where he was seated in front of a blow-up of the MSP logo and sporting his recruit uniform. “The reason I stay is that I want to help people and all my fellow hispanics can do the same — be officers and help make the world a better place.”

Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell thanked Delgado-Garcia’s family and friends for their patience as the investigation, which was notably delayed after the Worcester DA’s office recused itself, into his death continues. She further called on the new troopers to hold their heads high and to “honor Enrique’s memory in the best way possible by being the very best troopers you can be.”

“As I waited to go into the funeral home to extend my condolences to Enrique’s family and friends and former colleagues in Worcester, I saw all of you, graduates, walking in formation, holding your heads high and tears rolling down many of your faces,” she said.

“While this may not be the media narrative, I know you, too, share in the grief and mourning that Enrique’s family is sharing. I know that you also feel the very same pain that his mother, his sisters, his father and stepfather and relatives are experiencing. And it’s ok to not be ok, to cry and share that grief. In vulnerability there is absolutely healing and, I would add, tremendous strength,” she continued.

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Gov. Maura Healey observes the new Troopers during graduation ceremonies for the state police 90th Recruit Training Troop. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)

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Colonel Geoffrey Noble applauds new troopers during graduation ceremonies for the state police 90th Recruit Training Troop. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)

Worcester, MA - New Troopers stand during graduation ceremonies for the state police 90th Recruit Training Troop. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald) — Worcester, MA – New Troopers stand during graduation ceremonies for the state police 90th Recruit Training Troop. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)

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Massachusetts State Police recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia as seen in a still from a video featured at the graduation ceremony for the 90th MSP Recruit Training Troop. (Courtesy / MSP)

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What’s open and closed in Massachusetts on Christmas Day?

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December 25, 2024

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What’s open and closed in Massachusetts on Christmas Day?

It’s Christmas Day! Time to open presents, be with loved ones and celebrate the beauty of giving. Even on Christmas, there are still a few places you can go for last-minute provisions. But can you go to the bank or post office or catch a bus?

Here’s what is open and closed on Dec. 25, 2024.

Government

City and town offices: Closed

State offices: Closed

Registry of Motor Vehicles: Closed

State and local courts: Closed

Federal courts: Closed

Finance

Banks: Closed. Most ATMs will remain open.

Stock market: Both the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq are closed.

Alcohol and recreational drugs

Liquor stores: Open

Cannabis dispensaries: Massachusetts regulators don’t identify specific holidays when cannabis dispensaries must close, according to the Cannabis Control Commission. It’s up to the respective cannabis store as to whether they choose to be open or closed on Christmas Day.

Convenience stores and gas stations

Gas stations are allowed to be open on holidays, according to Massachusetts labor laws.

The following gas stations and adjoining convenience stores should be open on Christmas:

BP
Citgo
Circle K
Cumberland Farms
Exxon Mobil
Gulf
Irving Oil
Neon Marketplace
Season’s Corner Market
Sunoco
Shell
Speedway
7-Eleven

Shopping

Auburn Mall: Closed

Holyoke Mall: Closed

Hampshire Mall: Closed

Eastfield Mall: Closed

Natick Mall: Closed

Big Y: Closed

Stop & Shop: Closed

Market Basket: Closed

Price Rite: Closed

Star Market: Closed

Walmart: Closed

Target: Closed

Wegmans: Closed

Safeway: Open

Costco: Closed

CVS: Open

Walgreens: Closed

Aldi: Closed

Whole Foods: Closed

Trader Joe’s: Closed

Parcel services

Post offices: Closed

FedEx: Closed

UPS: Closed

Transportation

Lowell RTA: Lowell RTA will be closed

MBTA: Subway, bus and The RIDE will run on a Sunday schedule. Meanwhile, the Commuter Rail will run on a weekend schedule.

Merrimack Valley RTA: Buses won’t be running

MetroWest RTA: Buses won’t be running

Pioneer Valley Transit Authority: Buses won’t be running

Worcester RTA: Buses won’t be running

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December 24, 2024

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Massachusetts suspect in “Grinch” pajamas wanted for multiple car break-ins, thefts – CBS Boston

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Police are seeking a man seen on surveillance cameras wearing “Grinch” pajamas.

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Massachusetts ‘belligerent’ woman allegedly assaults off-duty police officer in road rage incident

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December 24, 2024

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Massachusetts ‘belligerent’ woman allegedly assaults off-duty police officer in road rage incident

An off-duty police sergeant was allegedly assaulted by a “belligerent” woman during a road rage incident in the days before Christmas, police said.

Randolph woman Vashiyra Mason, 20, was arrested and charged by Stoughton Police after allegedly striking the off-duty cop’s vehicle and assaulting him.

Stoughton police officers responded to the area of 278 Washington St. for a report of a disturbance on Sunday at about 1:06 p.m.

An off-duty Stoughton police sergeant had called the station and reported that he was following a vehicle that side-swiped his car and left the scene.

Mason had allegedly driven into the oncoming traffic lane and around the off-duty officer’s vehicle on Pine Street, and side-swiped the front of his car. Mason later stopped in a parking lot, where the off-duty officer followed her.

“In the parking lot, the off-duty officer identified himself multiple times as a Stoughton Police sergeant in an attempt to de-escalate the situation,” police wrote about the incident. “Mason became belligerent, using slurs and hitting the off-duty officer in the upper body, neck, and face area.”

The off-duty officer then reportedly restrained Mason to prevent her from injuring him or herself.

The passenger of Mason’s car, a 19-year-old Brockton woman, then allegedly hit the off-duty officer in the back of his head and neck. The passenger also began to attack a woman who was with the off-duty officer.

Officers arrived shortly after, and saw Mason hitting the woman who was with the off-duty officer. Mason allegedly grabbed the woman by her hair, and punched her in the back of the head multiple times.

Mason was charged with assault and battery on a police officer, assault and battery, disorderly conduct, and operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license.

Mason’s passenger will be issued a summons to appear in Stoughton District Court on charges of assault and battery on a police officer, assault and battery, and resisting arrest. Because the suspect is being summonsed and the court has not issued a criminal complaint, her identity cannot be released.

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