State police recruit's death in Massachusetts overshadows graduation ceremony
Holding signs demanding truth and chanting for justice, several dozen people gathered Wednesday outside a graduation ceremony for Massachusetts State Police cadets demanding an explanation of how one of the recruits died during a training exercise.Enrique Delgado-Garcia, 25, died at a hospital on Sept. 13 a day after becoming unresponsive during a defensive tactics exercise in a boxing ring and suffering a “medical crisis,” authorities have said. The state attorney general has since named an attorney to lead an outside investigation into the death of Delgado-Garcia, whose funeral was held Saturday.Delgado-Garcia’s mother and others have said they want...
Deaths in police custody reach 17-year high, figures reveal
The number of people to die in police custody last year is the highest in almost two decades, new figures have revealed.The police watchdog found 24 people died either in or following police detention between April 2023 and March this year – the highest figure in 17 years.Fourteen of them had force used against them by the police before their deaths, annual figures show.The number of people to die in apparent suicides after being released from police custody also reached a nine-year high, with a further 68 deaths recorded.The total, which included deaths which took place within two days...
Troubled trainee officer ‘waited months for occupational health appointment’
A trainee police officer who had spoken about depression and suicide was left waiting months for work occupational health appointments before being found dead, an inquest heard.Anugrah Abraham, 21, from Bury, Greater Manchester, feared the sack and suffered nightmares about his station sergeant sitting on his chest and strangling him, the inquest into his death at Rochdale Coroners Court heard.Claims made by his father, Amar Abraham, that he was bullied and suffered racism, are not accepted by West Yorkshire Police (WYP).The hearing has been told Mr Abraham was struggling under the pressure of working as a trainee Pc with...
25 Investigates: Mass. State Police want more than $176k to review public records request
25 Investigates has been working to get answers about the culture at the Massachusetts State Police Training Academy. We started looking after the recent, sudden death of a recruit, Enrique Delgado Garcia.