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Barnstable District Attorney Robert Galaboz Reports New Child-Protection, Anti-Trafficking and Anti-Fraud Initiatives; Seeks Local Support for Elder-fraud Grant
Summary
District Attorney Robert Galaboz told the Yarmouth Select Board on May 13 that his office has launched a Child Emergency Response Team, hosted a statewide human-trafficking conference, expanded a fentanyl enforcement policy tied to falling overdose numbers, and secured $1 million to expand a regional incident database; he asked the board to support a $580,000 elder-fraud staffing request.
District Attorney Robert Galaboz briefed the Yarmouth Select Board on May 13 about several public-safety initiatives and asked the board to support a request for state funding to expand investigations into elder fraud.
Galaboz said his office launched a Child Emergency Response Team (CERT) six to seven weeks earlier to speed services and investigations for child victims; the unit has trained more than 60 people at two sessions and has handled five child victims so far. "We're feeling encouraged with the responses that we've had so far," Galaboz said.
He reviewed his office's human-trafficking work, noting a state grant for training that led to a two-day statewide…
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