Mass law enforcement misconduct news, June 15-21

Environmental Police officer charged with sexually assaulting child, three former cops decertified, and more

Mass law enforcement misconduct news, June 8-14

“Wandering cops” are leaving police jobs to avoid discipline and getting news ones, and more

How A High-Stakes Showdown Ended In A Rare Governor’s Council ‘No’ Vote

Following the Memorial Drive shooting, the nomination tested a new council’s ability to bring more checks and balances to the Massachusetts Parole Board

The House’s anti-transparency bill

Lawmakers’ effort to undermine the voter-approved audit of the Legislature only strengthens the case for the independent scrutiny it would bring

Mass law enforcement misconduct news, June 1-7

Karen Read reveals two officers’ sickening racist text messages, Hanover cop indicted for fatal crash, and more

Judge Weighs Whether to Release Man Whose Three-Decade-Old Murder Conviction Was Overturned

After Brian Peixoto’s 1997 murder conviction was thrown out, a judge is considering whether to grant him bail while prosecutors appeal the ruling

Judge Overturns Conviction of Man Accused of Murdering Three-Year-Old in 1996

A jury convicted Brian Peixoto of killing his girlfriend’s son—but three decades later, a judge ruled that new scientific evidence calls the verdict into doubt

Mass law enforcement misconduct news, May 25-31

Attleboro detective charged with shooting hole in boat, state trooper named in wrongful-death lawsuit, and more

Surviving war only to be killed at home by a cop

This country’s obsession with using police as the solution to every social problem is deadly

Mass law enforcement misconduct news, May 18-24

Boston cop’s lies exposed by body cam, domestic violence by Mass cops is poorly tracked, and more

Mass law enforcement misconduct news, May 11-17

Man sues state alleging wrongful conviction, Milford reaches tentative multimillion-dollar settlement with police sergeant who alleges gender discrimination, and more

Mass law enforcement misconduct news, May 3-10

State trooper arraigned on manslaughter charges, prosecutors fail to disclose lab misconduct database, and more