Emergency shelters across Massachusetts are undergoing surprise room inspections this week, a spokesman for the state confirmed. Gov. Maura Healey ordered the inspections after a man was arrested at a Revere shelter, where police found an AR-style rifle and a large stash of fentanyl.
“The shelter inspections are ongoing,” according to a statement from Kevin Connor, spokesman for the state’s Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities. “On-site shelter provider staff are conducting the inspections, consistent with applicable shelter rules.”
Staff will be looking for possible criminal activity, he said in the statement, including possession of firearms or drugs, “or anything that would raise significant health or safety concerns.”…