Massachusetts State Police officials shut down the on-site recruit training academy after two trainees in the 85th class reported they had tested positive for COVID-19. State Police had already accelerated the training academy by several weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic and moved the graduation, originally scheduled for June, to May 6, said David Procopio, state police spokesman. “Late last week the department decided that this current week, April 20-24, would be the last week for on-site training at the New Braintree facility and trainees would undergo one additional week of online learning and the graduate on May 6,” he said. After one male and one female trainee, who each had close acquaintances who been infected with COVID-19, told educators they too had tested positive, the director dismissed the remaining 239 class members on Tuesday, he said.

Four Australian police officers were killed in a multi-car crash on a Melbourne highway on Wednesday. Two officers had pulled over a speeding Porsche driver on the Eastern Freeway. They called for backup and two more officers arrived at the scene. A refrigeration truck then plowed into the police vehicles, killing the four officers. The driver of the sports car fled the scene on foot. Victoria police commissioner Graham Ashton provided an account of the events at a press conference, describing it as a "very tragic night." He said police are working to determine what caused the trailer truck to crash into the officers. The truck driver was taken to hospital for treatment. The police commissioner said he "strongly" recommends that the driver of the speeding Porsche proceed to the nearest police station. #RIP

A man is tested for coronavirus at a Los Angeles fire department testing station for the homeless on Skid Row, in Los Angeles, California. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

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Police chase for a drunk driver, Syzran city, Russia.