Baker: New protocols needed to protect kids

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday that the state must update the way it handles investigations into allegations of abuse or neglect of children if it hopes to avoid more cases like the death of 2-year-old Bella Bond, whose body was found on a Boston-area beach in June. Baker told reporters that one of his top priorities is revamping the intake policy for the Department of Children and Families, which he said hasn't been updated in a decade.

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday that the state must update the way it handles investigations into allegations of abuse or neglect of children if it hopes to avoid more cases like the death of 2-year-old Bella Bond, whose body was found on a Boston-area beach in June. Baker told reporters that one of his top priorities is revamping the intake policy for the Department of Children and Families, which he said hasn't been updated in a decade.…