A six month investigation into the East Falmouth Police Academy, Cape Cod’s newest police academy, uncovered a culture of hazing and humiliation in violation of state guidelines, and recommends top leaders be fired, according to a new report released by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security Municipal Police Training Committee.

There has been a heightened awareness about police training and academy safety in Massachusetts following the death of Massachusetts State Police recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia at the State Police Academy in New Braintree in September 2024.

Local police departments subsequently raised concerns about injuries their recruits suffered at the East Falmouth Academy, causing investigators to quickly step in.

The East Falmouth Academy came unde

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