Holmes, a retired Boston Police deputy superintendent, has expertise in one of the investigation’s key questions: whether the State Police Academy’s military-style training is effective ...

O’Connor completed his training at the Boston Police Academy in January 2022, the department noted. O’Connor had been assigned to District A-7, where he served residents of East Boston.

Boston police said an Academy shuttle bus with 18 passengers on board lost control and veered into a utility pole just after 5:30 a.m. Monday. Five poles came tumbling down in a chain reaction.

I’VE HAD HIM SINCE SEPTEMBER. NOW. WE WENT THROUGH SCHOOL UP AT THE BOSTON POLICE CANINE ACADEMY. MACK IS THE NEWEST WORCESTER POLICE CANINE. HE’S THE SEVENTH DOG IN THE UNIT, BUT THE FIRST ...