Recovery Coaches Added to Worcester County Overdose Response Program
For Immediate Release Contact: Lindsay Corcoran 508-368-7252 or 774-670-8811 Recovery Coaches Added to Worcester County Overdose Response Program Second Year of Program Sees Continued Success WORCESTER – Implementing a $1.2 million federal grant, the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office has now assisted in adding recovery coaches to an ongoing overdose response program launched with the […]
DA Early Offers Funds to Support Safe End-of-Year School Events
For Immediate Release Contact: Lindsay Corcoran 508-368-7252 or 774-670-8811 WORCESTER – District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. is inviting local schools and parent groups to apply for mini grants to support post-prom and post-graduation events designed to keep students safe and prevent drunken driving crashes. “This time of year is supposed to be a celebration […]
DA Early Partners with IFB to Stop Insurance Fraud
For Immediate Release Contact: Lindsay Corcoran (508) 368-7252 WORCESTER – The Office of Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. continues their partnership with the Insurance Fraud Bureau to work to eliminate insurance fraud, an effort that helps reduce automobile insurance premiums for all drivers. Mr. Early’s office has prosecuted more than 100 such […]
DA’s Community Outreach Talks Reach Audience of 600,000
For Immediate Release Contact: Lindsay Corcoran 508-368-7252 or 774-670-8811 WORCESTER – Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr.’s office has officially reached more than 600,000 people with his crime prevention and community safety programming. “We are at schools, senior centers and community events across Worcester County nearly every day, presenting on topics such as […]
Worcester Police to Suspend Ticketing for Distracted Driving for 1 Month; Instead Will Re-Educate Drivers about Hands-Free Law
For Immediate Release Contact: Casey Shea 508-368-7229 WORCESTER — For the next month, the Worcester Police Department will be not be ticketing for distracted driving and instead offering reminders to drivers about the Hands-Free Law and the dangers of distracted driving. The City of Worcester, the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office, the Worcester Police Department, […]
Worcester County Overdose Response Program Sees Successes in First Year
For Immediate Release Contact: Lindsay Corcoran 508-368-7252 or 774-670-8811 WORCESTER – More than half of those offered services following an overdose accepted treatment as part of a program launched last year by District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. and all 60 police departments in Worcester County. Critical Incident Management System (CIMS) launched in March 2020 […]
DA Receives Grant for Juvenile Diversion Program
For Immediate Release Contact: Lindsay Corcoran (508) 368-7252 or (774) 670-8811 WORCESTER – The District Attorney’s Office and the City of Worcester have received a state grant totaling more than $36,000 to contract services with Youth Opportunities Unlimited, Inc. (YOU, Inc.) to continue the office’s Juvenile Diversion Program, Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, […]
District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. Announces #TheENDD Post-Prom, Post-Graduation Grants
#TheENDD Teens Helping to Educate about the Effects & Negligence of Drunk Driving Ending the school year safely! Worcester County high schools are invited to apply for mini-grants to support safe, organized after-prom or after-graduation activities for students. These events offer drug- and alcohol-free alternatives to high-risk activities. Grants will be given to schools to […]
DA’s Office Awarded $1.2M Grant to Support Overdose Response
For Immediate Release Contact: Lindsay Corcoran 508-368-7252 WORCESTER — The federal Department of Justice-Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office a $1.2 million grant to help facilitate outreach to those who’ve suffered an overdose, according to District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. Police in all 60 of Worcester County’s cities and […]
Overdose Tracking and Response Program Implemented in Worcester County
March 10, 2020 For Immediate Release Contact: Lindsay Corcoran 508-368-7252 or 774-670-8811 WORCESTER – Police departments in all 60 of Worcester County’s cities and towns will begin tracking overdoses in real-time today thanks to a new program implemented by a partnership between District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr., the Central Massachusetts Chiefs of Police, local […]