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Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Officers Cleared In Shooting Outside Brigham and Women’s Hospital In 2020: DA
A week after the third anniversary of the police killing of Juston Root, the Suffolk District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, Feb. 13, that he would not seek charges against the officers who first shot the 41-year-old. District Attorney Kevin Hayden said in a statement that a special assistant district attorney had completed his investigation into the Feb. 7, 2020, shooting outside of Brigham and Women's Hospital and found that no charges are warranted against the two Boston police officers who responded. “These cases are always difficult and always tragic, both for the families o…
Paterson, NJ
News
Update
: Paterson Officer Charged By State Authorities For Shooting Fleeing Man In Back
"Drop the gun!" a Paterson police officer shouted several times as he chased a fleeing man down a city street before dawn this past June. Suddenly, two shots rang out and unarmed 28-year-old Khalif Cooper fell face down in the street. Officer Jerry Moravek, who fired the shots, handcuffed Cooper, who is heard on police bodycam video telling him, "I don't got no gun." He didn't have one, said New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin in announcing on Monday, Feb. 6 that his office had charged Moravek with aggravated assault and official misconduct. Moravek, 40, violated the state's …
Towson, MD
News
Baltimore Officer Facebook Lives Himself Not Working While Collecting Over $200K In Overtime
A Baltimore City Schools police officer and prominent football coach is reportedly under investigation by the FBI after collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars in overtime while he was not working, reports Fox 45. Project Baltimore, an investigative reporting initiative, discovered through social media posts that Lawrence Smith reported several instances of overtime while posting on social media that he was not working. The initiative was able to gather information on the specific times that Smith had reportedly clocked overtime, and scanned his social media where they found Facebook L…
Paterson, NJ
News
Disgraced Ex-Paterson Officer Charged With Assault Of Second Defenseless Suspect
A former Paterson police officer already awaiting trial for beating one suspect over the head with a flashlight has been charged with doing it to another. Spencer Finch, 46, of Mahwah, broke a victim’s nose, knocked out two of his teeth and chipped another outside a Quick’s Food Store on Dec. 22, 2018, an indictment returned by a grand jury in Paterson alleges. In a subsequent use-of-force report, Finch said he was arresting the robbery suspect when he “became belligerent with police and shouted profanities,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said in announcing the indictment on W…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
News
Controversial Lower Merion Traffic Stop Captured In Viral Video
The Lower Merion Police Department is investigating after a video emerged showing officers using a TASER weapon on a woman and pulling her from her car during a traffic stop. The clip, apparently filmed from a bystander's cell phone and then widely circulated on social media, depicts a traffic stop in a Wawa parking lot on Conshohocken State and Rockhill roads on Sunday, Jan. 8. @lowermerionpol1 tase and pull guns on an unarmed Black, Norristown woman. Witnesses state the woman was pulled over for “tailgating.” The woman screams that it is Officer Murphy of the Lower Merion Police w…
New Haven, CT
News
Waterbury Police Officer Fired For 'Unacceptable' Conduct
A Connecticut police officer was fired for "unacceptable" conduct during a traffic stop while he was directing traffic. The incident took place in New Haven County in Waterbury on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at the intersection of Thomaston Avenue and Homer Street. During the stop, Officer James Hinkle was directing traffic due to a mechanical failure of the traffic lights at the intersection, said Lt. Ryan Bessette of the Waterbury Police. While directing traffic, a vehicle proceeded through the intersection. Hinkle provided commands to the vehicle to stop and struck the driver's side of the vehicle…
Worcester, MA
Police & Fire
Worcester, Springfield, Holyoke Officers Among 15 Suspended By State Commission
A Worcester officer accused of taking money for overtime he didn't work and a Springfield cop charged with using his stun gun on a pregnant woman were among 15 law enforcement officials suspended by the state's Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) commission. The commission announced the suspensions on Tuesday, Jan 3, as it reviews the backgrounds and training of the state's law enforcement officers. This is a first for the state as the POST Commission was founded following the killing of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, according to NBC Boston.&nb…
Lynn, MA
Police & Fire
Everett Police Detective Suspended For Drunkenly Slamming Car Into Parked SUV
An Everett police officer was arrested for operating under the influence, according to arrest logs. Off-duty Everett police detective Sarah Nawoichik rammed an unmarked police cruiser into a parked SUV after 11:00 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 19, according to CBS Boston. Nawoichik, 37, crashed into the SUV hard enough to push it into another car, that subsequently jumped a curb. All three cars were damaged in the incident, but no one was injured. While at the scene, Nawoichik told officers she was on her way back from dinner in Revere in the take-home cruiser, CBS reports. Despite admit…
Middletown, NJ
News
Former Jersey Shore Officer Sentenced For Attempted Sexual Assault Of Unconscious Woman
A former Keansburg police officer was sentenced to four years in New Jersey State Prison for the attempted sexual assault of an unconscious woman, authorities said. Nicholas R. Thompson, 26, also must register as a sex offender under Megan's Law and be under parole supervision for life, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office. And he's banned from holding a public job. Thompson was an off-duty Class II special officer when he tried to assault the woman at a private home in January 2021, authorities said. Thompson’s plea agreement was reached in May, after consultat…
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Police Sergeant Stole $75K From Jersey Shore PBA: Prosecutor
A Wall Township Police Department sergeant has been charged with stealing more than $75,000 from his local Police Benevolent Association, authorities said, James R. Cadigan, 40, was charged with theft by unlawful taking, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. An investigation into this matter was initiated by the MCPO Professional Responsibility and Bias Crime Bureau, upon receipt of a referral by the Wall Township PBA Local No. 234, which had discovered that a significant amount of cash proceeds was missing following an annual fundr…
Cambridge, MA
News
Natick Police Sgt Accused Of Inappropriately Touching Female Dispatcher Resigns
A Natick Police Sergeant has resigned after pleading guilty to three counts of indecent assault and battery in connection with inappropriately touching a 28-year-old female dispatcher this week. Natick accepted the resignation of Sgt. James Quilty on Thursday, Dec. 15, the town said in statement with links to supporting documents detailing an investigation into Quilty's behavior. Quilty was previously placed on paid administrative leave on July 7, 2020 and eventually suspended without pay on January 5, 2022, Natick's statement said. Quilt was faci…
Lynn, MA
Police & Fire
Former Peabody Police Sergeant Found Guilty Of Violating Restraining Order
A former Sergeant with the Peabody Police Department was found guilty of violating his restraining order, among other charges, by a Salem District Court jury this week. Brendan O'Brien was found guilty of domestic assault and battery, strangulation and violation of a restraining order on Monday, Dec. 12, according to Peabody Police on Facebook. O'Brien was placed on administrative leave following several allegations from a female victim in August 2019, police said. Shortly after he was charged with several crimes and had the restraining order placed against him. O'Brien resigned from …
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