Geoffrey Noble, formerly the second in command of the New Jersey State Police, takes over the reins of an agency that’s undermined itself for years through a range of scandals, from overtime theft to fraud involving commercial drivers licenses.

Geoffrey Noble, the new head of the Massachusetts State Police, said he will "aggressively address" challenges in the troubled agency.

Maura Healey will swear in the new colonel of the Massachusetts State Police on Friday morning. Geoffrey Noble will be sworn in at 10:15 a.m. at the State House, the governor's office said. Noble has spent 30 years in law enforcement,