State Police Col. Christopher Mason is retiring effective next Friday, creating a vacancy in the superintendent's job that Gov. Maura Healey will now be able to fill with someone from inside or outside the State Police ranks.
Col. Chris Mason, superintendent of the State Police, talks with Gov. Charlie Baker at a press conference in 2020.
Last week, the State Police announced that it earned full accreditation from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission. Mason's retirement announcement, which the governor made on a Friday afternoon while she is in Washington D.C. at meetings with other governors, said the Healey administration"will soon announce next steps in regard to leadership at the Massachusetts State Police."
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