Mass. State Police announce changes to training program after trooper's death
NBC10 Boston
[{'start': '0.000', 'end': '6.640', 'text': 'His death is impacting the very next'}, {'start': '3.760', 'end': '8.320', 'text': 'class after his Well, tonight changes'}, {'start': '6.640', 'end': '11.040', 'text': 'are now in place for incoming'}, {'start': '8.320', 'end': '13.040', 'text': 'Massachusetts state police recruits. The'}, {'start': '11.040', 'end': '14.799', 'text': 'training program has been revamped'}, {'start': '13.040', 'end': '17.840', 'text': 'coming months after the death of'}, {'start': '14.799', 'end': '19.760', 'text': '25-year-old Enrique Delgado Garcia. He'}, {'start': '17.840', 'end': '21.920', 'text': 'was the state police recruit who'}, {'start': '19.760', 'end': '24.560', 'text': 'collapsed during a training exercise and'}, {'start': '21.920', 'end': '26.560', 'text': "later died. Our NBC 10's Aaron Logan"}, {'start': '24.560', 'end': '29.279', 'text': 'joining us live outside state police'}, {'start': '26.560', 'end': '31.920', 'text': 'headquarters in Framingham. And Erin,'}, {'start': '29.279', 'end': '34.880', 'text': 'this has been in the works for a while.'}, {'start': '31.920', 'end': '36.719', 'text': 'Correct,'}, {'start': '34.880', 'end': '39.680', 'text': "Priscilla? That's right. Last September,"}, {'start': '36.719', 'end': '42.000', 'text': 'Delgado Garcia collapsed during a boxing'}, {'start': '39.680', 'end': '43.920', 'text': "exercise and he died a day later. That's"}, {'start': '42.000', 'end': '46.320', 'text': 'when Governor Mora Healey called on the'}, {'start': '43.920', 'end': '51.079', 'text': 'department to make changes. Changes that'}, {'start': '46.320', 'end': '51.079', 'text': 'those close to the case are applauding.'}, {'start': '51.200', 'end': '56.399', 'text': 'Nearly eight months after losing their'}, {'start': '53.520', 'end': '59.879', 'text': 'son, finally a sign of hope.'}, {'start': '56.399', 'end': '62.559', 'text': 'Massachusetts needed change and we'}, {'start': '59.879', 'end': '64.640', 'text': 'happy. Thank you very much. A thank you'}, {'start': '62.559', 'end': '67.200', 'text': 'from the stepfather of 25-year-old'}, {'start': '64.640', 'end': '69.119', 'text': 'Enrique Delgado Garcia after learning'}, {'start': '67.200', 'end': '71.439', 'text': 'the incoming class of recruits at the'}, {'start': '69.119', 'end': '73.760', 'text': 'Massachusetts State Police Academy will'}, {'start': '71.439', 'end': '76.799', 'text': 'see changes starting with smaller'}, {'start': '73.760', 'end': '78.880', 'text': 'groups. This particular new format of'}, {'start': '76.799', 'end': '81.520', 'text': 'training is a significant change than'}, {'start': '78.880', 'end': '83.439', 'text': "what we've seen over the years."}, {'start': '81.520', 'end': '85.360', 'text': 'Former Massachusetts state trooper Todd'}, {'start': '83.439', 'end': '88.159', 'text': "McGee says it wasn't out of the norm to"}, {'start': '85.360', 'end': '90.320', 'text': 'have groups of up to 200 recruits.'}, {'start': '88.159', 'end': '92.960', 'text': 'Thursday, MSP announced there will now'}, {'start': '90.320', 'end': '95.119', 'text': 'be two cohorts, one starting this month'}, {'start': '92.960', 'end': '96.799', 'text': 'and the other later this summer. That'}, {'start': '95.119', 'end': '99.119', 'text': 'allows better oversight over the'}, {'start': '96.799', 'end': '102.159', 'text': 'recruits. It allows uh more direct'}, {'start': '99.119', 'end': '104.240', 'text': 'oversight from uh the the academy staff'}, {'start': '102.159', 'end': '106.079', 'text': 'over the recruit class. The new class'}, {'start': '104.240', 'end': '108.479', 'text': 'will serve as a pilot program to'}, {'start': '106.079', 'end': '110.560', 'text': 'evaluate its impacts on recruits.'}, {'start': '108.479', 'end': '112.640', 'text': "There's also a new leader. State Police"}, {'start': '110.560', 'end': '115.119', 'text': 'Colonel Jeffrey Noble has appointed and'}, {'start': '112.640', 'end': '117.759', 'text': 'promoted now Captain David Pinkham,'}, {'start': '115.119', 'end': '119.759', 'text': '20-year veteran, to take charge. Staff'}, {'start': '117.759', 'end': '122.000', 'text': 'will also complete an hourby- hour'}, {'start': '119.759', 'end': '124.320', 'text': 'review of recruits experience and'}, {'start': '122.000', 'end': '127.119', 'text': 'provide a quote appropriate balance of'}, {'start': '124.320', 'end': '129.840', 'text': 'highintensity activities with periods of'}, {'start': '127.119', 'end': '131.920', 'text': "rest and recovery. We're hoping for some"}, {'start': '129.840', 'end': '134.160', 'text': 'great results to come out of this. McGee'}, {'start': '131.920', 'end': '136.160', 'text': 'is not surprised the boxing program is'}, {'start': '134.160', 'end': '138.800', 'text': "still suspended. It's in that setting"}, {'start': '136.160', 'end': '141.360', 'text': 'where Delgado Garcia was somehow hurt'}, {'start': '138.800', 'end': '143.280', 'text': 'and ended up dying a day later. I also'}, {'start': '141.360', 'end': '145.200', 'text': 'would think that all physical skills'}, {'start': '143.280', 'end': '147.120', 'text': 'will be under assessment to make sure'}, {'start': '145.200', 'end': '149.360', 'text': 'that those are in alignment with safe'}, {'start': '147.120', 'end': '154.239', 'text': "practices as well. You're not going to"}, {'start': '149.360', 'end': '156.080', 'text': "see the same format as Enrique's class."}, {'start': '154.239', 'end': '157.920', 'text': 'Colonel Noble says the department is'}, {'start': '156.080', 'end': '159.519', 'text': 'dedicated to upholding the highest'}, {'start': '157.920', 'end': '161.519', 'text': 'standards of safety during these'}, {'start': '159.519', 'end': '163.440', 'text': 'training exercises. He says the'}, {'start': '161.519', 'end': '166.160', 'text': 'department is also cooperating with an'}, {'start': '163.440', 'end': '169.120', 'text': 'independent investigation into Delgado'}, {'start': '166.160', 'end': '169.120', 'text': "Garcia's death."}]