DORCHESTER — Hundreds turned out as a new granite memorial to honor the lives of two Dorchester police officers was dedicated on Sunday, May 6, 2018 at Pope John Paul II Park in Neponset. The memorial to the late Trooper Mark S. Charbonnier and Suffolk County Deputy Sheriff Sgt. Richard “Ricky” Dever sits near the drawbridge not far from Granite Avenue. The ceremony marked the end of three years of work to raise the money…

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SOUTH WEYMOUTH — Hundreds of uniformed State Police Troopers and police officers from other departments turned out for the funeral Mass that was said at Sacred Heart Church on Tuesday for Massachusetts State Police Trooper Patrick E. Ahl, who died last week after suffering a medical emergency. Trooper Ahl, a U.S. Army veteran who served in Afghanistan, had been recognized in 2010 by then Governor Patrick with the Medal of Valor award for rescuing a…

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WEYMOUTH — I wanted to add my condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Massachusetts State Police Trooper Patrick Ahl, who died recently. Assigned to the Norwell barracks, Ahl was awarded the departmental Medal of Valor for saving a woman whose car had hydroplaned off the road. The Boston Globe has a full death notice here. Arrangements for Trooper Ahl are being handled by the McDonald Funeral Home in South Weymouth, with visiting hours…

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