Baker Seeks To Toughen Penalties On People Who Assault Cops

BOSTON — Gov. Charlie Baker has filed legislation to toughen laws and increase potential penalties for people charged with assaulting a police officer, a month after an officer was slain by a man with history of scuffles with law enforcement.The Republican governor's legislation filed Thursday would upgrade the crime of causing serious bodily injury to an officer from a misdemeanor to a felony and boost the maximum prison time to 10 years.

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