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Senate votes to pay college costs for kids of those killed on duty

Citing the recent line-of-duty deaths of Auburn police officer Ronald Tarentino and state trooper Thomas Clardy, the Senate unanimously agreed Thursday to a budget rider creating a scholarship program for the children of veterans, law enforcement officers and other public employees killed on the job. Both Tarentino, a father of

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Baker reiterates support for death penalty after officer’s killing

STATE HOUSE — Following the killing of an Auburn police officer, and a shootout that resulted in a dead suspect and a wounded State Police trooper, Gov. Charlie Baker said a different approach to criminal justice might be warranted and he believes police killers should be executed. Jorge Zambrano, 35, reportedly

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Mother of slain Mass. officer wishes police got more respect

BOSTON (AP) — The mother of a Massachusetts police officer who was shot dead during a weekend traffic stop says she wishes police got more respect. Sharon Tarentino's comments come as she prepares to bury her son later this week. "I just wish people had a little bit

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Suspected cop killer faced multiple charges post-prison

BOSTON (AP) — The man suspected of killing a Massachusetts police officer during a weekend traffic stop had a lengthy criminal record and had been released from a maximum-security prison in 2013, officials said Monday. The suspect, 35-year-old Jorge Zambrano, was fatally shot by police late Sunday after he fired at

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Suspect in Auburn police officer’s slaying dies in shootout

AUBURN, Mass. (AP) — The suspect in the fatal shooting of a Massachusetts police officer died after an exchange of gunfire Sunday as authorities closed in on him inside an apartment in nearby Oxford, police said. The man, identified as 35-year-old Jorge Zambrano, burst out of a closet and opened fire

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Increased abuse reported among children in state care

Nearly 200 children in state care suffered abuse or neglect in 2014, according to the latest report released Tuesday by the Massachusetts Office of the Child Advocate. In 2014, the office investigated 633 allegations of abuse or neglect, an 18 percent increase since 2013. This figure includes multiple allegations of

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Police probing death of Auburn foster child; 2nd remains critical

AUBURN, Mass. (AP) — Authorities are trying to determine how a 2-year-old girl died and a second young girl was left in critical condition after they were found unresponsive at a home in Massachusetts. Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early said Sunday night the girls were discovered at an apartment