Baker, Healey name 9 members to new Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission
By Jeremy C. Fox Globe Correspondent,Updated April 1, 2021, 9:24 p.m.
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State officials announced Thursday the appointment of the first nine members of a new Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission created by landmark policing legislation signed into law late last year.
Appointees to the so-called POST Commission include three police officers, two attorneys, a psychologist, a social worker, a retired judge who will lead the panel, and an antiviolence activist, according to a joint statement from Governor Charlie Baker and Attorney General Maura Healey. They are eligible to serve five years.
As ‘he begged for mercy,’ Rodney King was beaten by police 30 years ago
Updated Mar 03, 2021;
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On March 3, 1991, Rodney King was driving on the Foothill Freeway in California with two friends after they had watched a basketball game and had been drinking.
King was speeding. Police officers tried to pull him over. A chase ensued, sometimes reaching as much as 117 mph. As the pursuit continued, other officers joined. Eventually King was cornered. He and his passengers were ordered out of the vehicle.
The passengers got out and did as they were told but were kicked and threatened, according to reports.
Body cam footage, report released in fatal Stratford police shooting
Ethan Fry, Tara O’Neill, Peter Yankowski
Feb. 9, 2021
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STRATFORD, Conn. A screenshot from the body camera footage of Stratford Police Officer John Facto during an officer involved shooting Friday, Feb. 5.Contributed /Connecticut State PoliceShow MoreShow Less
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A file photo of a Stratford, Conn., police cruiser.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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STRATFORD The Hartford State’s Attorney’s office on Tuesday released a preliminary report and video footage detailing the fatal shooting of a 36-year-old man by Stratford police Friday evening.
Christopher Hagans, a Stratford resident, was killed by gunshot wounds to the head, torso, left upper and lower extremities, Hartford State’s Attorney Sharmese Walcott said.
Police videos released Tuesday show Connecticut officers firing a hail of bullets that killed a home invasion suspect who had rammed a police cruiser and