Body cameras and car trackers are coming to the State Police as part of sweeping reforms

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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, left, and Mass. State Police Col. Kerry Gilpin, right, face reporters during a news conference, Monday, April 2, 2018, at the Statehouse, in Boston. An internal audit in March revealed that nearly 30 current and former troopers may have been paid overtime for shifts never worked in 2016. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

BOSTON (AP) — Body cameras for state troopers and GPS vehicle locators in cruiser were among several policy changes ordered Monday for the Massachusetts state police after the agency was rocked by an overtime scandal and other recent disclosures.

The reforms announced by Republican Gov. Charlie Baker and Col. Kelly Gilpin, the commanding officer of the state police, also include disbanding Troop E, which patrols the…

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