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Letter To the Community From Waltham Police Chief

Waltham Police Chief Keith MacPherson said the department has training in place to ensure what happened in MN does not happen here.

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Waltham Police Chief Keith MacPherson said the department has training in place to ensure what happened in MN does not happen here.
Waltham Police Chief Keith MacPherson said the department has training in place to ensure what happened in MN does not happen here. (Patch Graphic)

WALTHAM— The following is a letter from the Waltham Police Department in response to a Patch request for information on police training in light of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis after an officer there knelt on his neck for nearly 9 minutes.

Waltham Police Chief Keith MacPherson has previously denounced the actions of the Minneapolis police officers involved:

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