Statement Condemning Parole Consideration for the Murderer of Trooper George L. Hanna
Jan 14, 2026
The New England Police Benevolent Association (NEPBA) strongly condemns the parole consideration of Jose Colon — the convicted murderer of Massachusetts State Police Trooper George L. Hanna, who was brutally killed in the line of duty.
This was not simply a “crime.” It was the execution of a public servant: a husband and father who wore the uniform with honor and who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect the people of the Commonwealth. Trooper Hanna never got another chance. His family never got another chance. There is no scenario in which the man responsible for this murder should ever be granted freedom.
No family should be required to relive the murder of their loved one every three years. No widow, no child, no grandchild should have to repeatedly prepare statements, sit through hearings, and reopen decades of trauma simply because the system continues to give a convicted cop-killer another “shot” at release. For decades, the system has required them to repeatedly reopen the deepest wound imaginable, not because justice demands it, but because procedure allows it. That is retraumatization disguised as due process.
NEPBA stands with the Hanna family and with every law enforcement family across New England who has endured unimaginable loss. A life taken in the line of duty is a sacred line, and when that line is crossed, accountability must be permanent.
Trooper Hanna’s legacy is service and sacrifice. Colon’s legacy is murder.
The parole board must deny parole clearly, forcefully, and without hesitation.
