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Massachusetts lawmakers want police attack to be hate crime

By Associated Press
· Updated January 16, 2025 12:16 AM · 2 min read read
Massachusetts lawmakers want police attack to be hate crime

BOSTON (AP) — Lawmakers in Massachusetts and other states say they want to make attacks against police officers a hate crime. Democratic Reps. Michelle DuBois, of Brockton, and Alan Silvia, of Fall River, Massachusetts, filed a bill following the fatal shooting of five officers in Dallas on Thursday.

BOSTON (AP) — Lawmakers in Massachusetts and other states say they want to make attacks against police officers a hate crime. Democratic Reps. Michelle DuBois, of Brockton, and Alan Silvia, of Fall River, Massachusetts, filed a bill following the fatal shooting of five officers in Dallas on Thursday.…

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