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Mass. governor directs state police to crack down on illegal car meetups after ambulance blocked
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The governor (name not specified) on Thursday said she has directed Colonel Noble of the Massachusetts State Police to deploy state resources to help local police identify, apprehend and hold people who organize illegal car meetups and street drag racing accountable.
The governor (name not specified) on Thursday said she has directed Colonel Noble of the Massachusetts State Police to deploy state resources to help local police identify, apprehend and hold people who organize illegal car meetups and street drag racing accountable.
"Do not engage in that behavior," the governor said, adding that "anyone who engages in that conduct will be found and will be held accountable to the furthest extent of the law." She said the state will use fusion-center monitoring and other tools to track online coordination of meetups and instructed residents who see online posts about gatherings to "see something, say something, report it to local police, call 911."
The governor cited incidents over the weekend in Fall River,…
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