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MSP News
MSP News

Rescue League provided a >
For the first time ever,
investigators from the Animal

block of instruction to members
of an MSP Academy class, speaking
to the 84th RTT in June about how
to recognize and resond to crimes
against animals. Several graduates
of the new class have already
contacted the ARL for guidance for
^ In June, Troopers from the potential cruelty cases they have
encountered in their young careers.
Commonwealth Interstate Nar-
cotics Reduction Enforcement MSP Troop H and the Waltham Police Department, Watertown
Team-North and the State Po- Police Department, and Newton Police Department, along with the
lice Detective Unit for the AG’s Department of Conservation and Recreation, are partnering in Project
Office, along with federal and Safe Summer, a joint patrol initiative to enhance safety along the
local partners, smashed a mas- Riverwalk and other parkland along the Charles River Upper Basin.
sive fentanyl and heroin trafficking Joint patrol teams supplement regular patrols at certain times, including
organization that was operating in areas of the Riverwalk and other Upper Basin areas that are not fully
the Lawrence and Methuen areas. accessible to conventional police patrols. Teams use bicycles, Gators,
Troopers, Agents, and Officers and walking patrols to cover the area. The idea for the initiative was
seized approximately 25 kilograms formed after Troopers and Officers jointly spoke to Riverwalk visitors
of heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine, about their safety and quality-of-life concerns.
four guns, and nearly $100,000 in
illiicit cash proceeds, and arrest-
ed 14 suspects. “By reducing the
availability of these dangerous
drugs, we are able to spare family
and friends the heartache and pain
of the loss of a loved one over their
struggle with addiction,” Colonel
Gilpin said at a press conferece
announcing the operation.
> MSP Troop A had a busy three days at last

An investigation
month’s annual International Sand Sculpting
by the State > Festival on Revere Beach, which drew approximately
Police Crime Gun a million visitors to the nation’s first public beach.
Unit, along with other Troopers responded to numerous reports of lost
MSP units in July led children amid the hundreds of thousands of visitors
to the arrest of a to the beach. In all cases, the lost children or their
Holbrook man and the parents were located and they were reunited.
siezure of 12 illegally Troopers also responded to numerous medical aid
owned firearms, calls, including heatstroke and cardiac emergencies,
including a rifle, several large capacity magazines, and quelled several disturbances. Troop members
and more than 3,100 rounds of ammo. Several of and tactical and support units, including the MSP
the firearms had previously been reported stolen. Motorcycle Unit and Mounted Unit, did a great job
Assorted pills wrapped in plastic baggies were also
seized. overall in ensuring the safety of visitors.
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