A state trooper placed on probation earlier this year following charges of shoplifting golf balls from Target is no longer certified to be a police officer in Massachusetts.
The state certification for Zachariah Kent, who police alleged stole more than $1,000 in merchandise, is considered expired, a spokesperson for the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission confirmed Dec. 1.
The spokesperson said the commission, which certifies and decertifies officers’ licenses, has not received a submission for certification renewal for Kent, whose license expired in October.
His certification “is now categorized as expired barring any further correspondence from him or the Massachusetts State Police regarding [its] status,” spokesperson Beth Wolfsen wrote in an email…