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City councilors, advocates urge raising maximum age for Boston Police Academy applicants
Summary
City officials and a Worcester police recruiter told the Joint Committee on Public Service that raising the maximum age to enter the Boston Police Academy would expand recruitment opportunities for otherwise qualified Boston residents and diversify the force.
Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta read a letter to the Joint Committee on Public Service urging support for House Bill 4093, which would raise the maximum age for entry to the Boston Police Academy from 39 to 45. Coletta said the change would remove ‘‘a persistent barrier to expanding and diversifying the ranks of the Boston Police Department’’ and…
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