Updated on July 13, 2021 at 6:48 pm
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A staffing shortage is causing a shakeup inside the Massachusetts State Police, according to an email the NBC10 Boston Investigators obtained from the leader of the agency.
According to the memo, 46 veteran troopers are being pulled from their specialty units and temporarily reassigned to barracks, where they ll help patrol the streets.
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In his communication to troopers, Col. Christopher Mason said the department expects to lose anywhere from 200 to 250 members during 2021.
An incoming class of 172 trainees won t be able to offset all those losses after they graduate in October and begin reporting for duty next January.
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