Massachusetts State Police begin revamp of academy program after recruit's death
WCVB Channel 5 Boston
[{'start': '0.200', 'end': '2.836', 'text': "HAS TO SAY ABOUT IT.  JEN.  AND THE GOVERNOR TELLING ME  TONIGHT THAT SHE IS COMMITTED TO  TAKING ANY STEPS NECESSARY TO  ENSURE THE SAFETY OF TRAINEES AT  THE ACADEMY.  FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF ENRIQUE  DELGADO GARCIA, STATE POLICE  TRAINEE ENRIQUE DELGADO,  GARCIA'S DREAM OF BECOMING A  STATE POLICE TROOPER WAS CUT  SHORT BEFORE HIS CLASS  GRADUATION.  YOU HEAR HIM IN THIS VIDEO TAKEN  WEEKS BEFORE TRAGEDY.  I WANTED TO HELP PEOPLE.  I WANTED TO BE THERE FOR THEM.  HE WAS LAID TO REST NEARLY EIGHT  MONTHS AGO.  THE 25 YEAR OLD DYING AT A  HOSPITAL LAST SEPTEMBER, A DAY  AFTER A BOXING EXERCISE AT THE  MASSACHUSETTS STATE POLICE  ACADEMY IN NEW BRAINTREE,  RAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE  PROGRAM'S SAFETY.  IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING ENRIQUE'S  TRAGIC DEATH, I ORDERED A  COMPREHENSIVE REV REVIEW OF TRAG  POLICIES AT THE ACADEMY TODAY  MSP ANNOUNCING SEVERAL KEY  TRAINING CHANGES AHEAD OF ITS  NEW CLASS OF RECRUITS.  I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE A  LOT OF DATA THAT COMES OUT OF  THIS PARTICULAR CLASS.  TODD MCGEE IS A FORMER DEFENSIVE  TACTICS DIRECTOR FOR MSP  TRAINING.  HE SAYS THE NEW PLAN TO DIVIDE  THE CLASS INTO TWO WILL BE  IMPACTFUL, PERHAPS PROVIDING  MORE OVERSIGHT AND MORE  ACCOUNTABILITY OF STAFF TO  RECRUIT.  SOME CLASSES HAVE BEEN  EXCESSIVE.  200 RECRUITS, THE BOXING  TRAINING UNDER SCRUTINY  FOLLOWING ENRIQUE'S DEATH WILL  REMAIN SUSPENDED UNTIL THE  FINDFINDINGS OF AN INTERNAL DEAH  INVESTIGATION ARE COMPLETE.  YOU JUST HAVE TO HAVE OVERSIGHT  AND YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT  THERE ARE BUILT IN CONTROLS  AROUND ALL OF THE PHYSICAL  TRAINING EXERCISES.  MSP ALSO APPOINTING A NEW  ACADEMY LEADER TO OVERSEE ALL  STAFF AND PRIORITIZE SAFETY.  THE AGENCY'S SUPERINTENDENT IN A  STATEMENT SAYING WE CONTINUE TO  MOURN THE LOSS OF TROOPER  DELGADO GARCIA AND EXTEND OUR  DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO HIS LOVED  ONES.  WE REMAIN DEDICATED TO ENSURING  OUR ACADEMY'S PROGRAMS AND  TRAINING PRACTICES UPHOLD THE  HIGHEST STANDARDS OF SAFETY.  THIS IS A PILOT PROGRAM FOR NOW.  MSP SAYING THE OUTCOME WILL  DETERMINE IF THIS MODEL WILL BE  IMPLEMENTED FOR FUTURE CLASSES  OF TRAINEES REPORTING OUTSIDE OF  STATE"}]