NOTE: This project was never finished. Some entries are missing and other might be out of date.
Below are all known alleged and confirmed acts of misconduct by Massachusetts police officers that have been reported by the news media in 2022. If I missed an incident or made a mistake, please contact me about it. For an explanation of the criteria for which stories are included, see here.
| Department | Officer(s) | Action | Outcome | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acton | Michael Eracleo, Tyler Russell | Investigation | Two Acton police officers placed on leave after former high school student claims the pair had engaged in inappropriate behavior while employed as school-resource officers. | MassLive | |
| Acton | Michael Eracleo, Tyler Russell | Investigation | Resignation (2) | Two Acton police officers resign after being accused of inappropriate conduct by former high school student. The officers were disciplined for misconduct unrelated to the student's allegations. | Boston.com |
| Amherst | Tyler Martins | Investigation | Amherst police officer who was caught on video telling teens they "don't have rights" was wrong but did not abuse authority, according to report by director of Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. | Daily Hampshire Gazette | |
| Arlington | Unknown (3) | Lawsuit | Three Arlington police officers face lawsuit from Black man who alleges he was held at gunpoint, handcuffed, searched, and arrested by the officers in 2021. The officers had been chasing a white suspect. An internal investigation found that the officers violated several policies. | Associated Press | |
| Barnstable | Brian Jenkins | Lawsuit | Settlement | Barnstable agrees to pay $32,000 to settle lawsuit by woman who was injured after former police officer who allegedly wasn't using siren or emergency lights rear-ended her vehicle in 2017. | Cape Cod Times |
| Barnstable | David Heise | Lawsuit | Settlement | Barnstable agrees to pay $35,000 to settle lawsuit by estate of pedestrian who died from his injuries after being struck by police officer who was allegedly driving 88 MPH in a 40 MPH zone in 2017. | Cape Cod Times |
| Barnstable | John Murphy | Investigation | Barnstable police lieutenant on paid leave due to pending internal affairs investigation for unspecified reasons. | Cape Cod Times | |
| Barnstable | Mark Cabral | Investigation | Barnstable deputy police chief on paid leave due to pending investigation. The department closed one allegation of divulging confidential information as not sustained. A second investigation for unspecified reasons remains open. | Cape Cod Times | |
| Barnstable | Mark Cabral, Matthew Sonnabend, John Murphy | Lawsuit | Settlement | Barnstable agrees to pay $400,000 to settle lawsuit by police officer who alleged he was demoted from detective due age discrimination and retaliation for reporting on-the-job-drinking by lieutenant. | Cape Cod Times |
| Barnstable | Unknown | Lawsuit | Settlement | Barnstable agrees to pay $100,000 to settle lawsuit by man who was injured in 2017 motor vehicle accident involving police officer. | Cape Cod Times |
| Belchertown | Michael J. Beaupre | Criminal Charges | Belchertown police lieutenant charged after allegedly secretly recording conversations and nude images of seven women in his home. The lieutenant has been on paid leave during the investigation. | Daily Hampshire Gazette | |
| Boston | Andrew Blake | Criminal Charges | Boston police officer arrested after allegedly assaulting family member. | Boston.com | |
| Boston | Andrew Creed | Allegation | Filmmaker says he, his wife, and crew are being harassed and investigated under false pretenses by a Boston police detective and the FBI. | DigBoston | |
| Boston | Andrew Johnson | Criminal Charges | Boston police detective who in 2020 was arrested on drug charges in NH was accused of assaulting two women and attempting to rape one of them, according to affidavit. | Boston Globe | |
| Boston | Christopher Curtis | Criminal Charges | Guilty Plea | Boston police officer sentenced to one year of probation and must pay restitution to victim after in 2019 mailing fraudulent traffic citation and threatening letter after road-rage incident. | MassLive |
| Boston | Dana Lamb | Criminal Charges | Guilty Plea | Boston police officer, already facing charges for pointing gun at family members, gets reduced sentence of six months probation after pleading guilty to federal charge for selling $10,000 scratch ticket for cash to avoid taxes. | Universal Hub |
| Boston | Dana Lamb | Criminal Charges | Boston police officer, already on leave due to pending internal affairs investigation, arrested on assault charge after allegedly pointing gun at two adult sons during dispute about TV volume. | Boston Globe | |
| Boston | Dante Williams | Lawsuit | Boston police detective sued by man who alleges the detective conspired with prosecutors to bring false witness-intimidation charges for heckling the distrist attorney at a 2021 press conference. A judge dismissed the charges, saying the man's words were proected by the First Amendment. | MassLive | |
| Boston | Haseeb Hosein | Administrative Hearing | Boston police captain accused of eight policy violations for modifying police cruiser and his handling of a warrant sweep and investigation of racist remark cleared of all but two violations by hearing officer, who said the accusations appear "to have been orchestrated" and that "a review is warranted.". | CommonWealth | |
| Boston | Ismael Almeida, Paul Michael Bertocchi, Catia Freire | Lawsuit | Boston police officers sued by family of Shayne Stilphen, who died of drug overdose in holding cell in 2019 after officers did not render aid until an hour after he stopped moving. | WCVB | |
| Boston | Joe Abasciano | Investigation | Boston police officer, already under investigation for alleged involvement in January 6 Capitol Riot, might be violating city residency requirement after moving to New Hampshire. | MassLive | |
| Boston | Joe Martinez | Criminal Charges | Boston police officer arrested on child-pornography charges. | MassLive | |
| Boston | John Brazil | Investigation | Suffolk County District Attorney's Office opens investigation of retired Boston police detective who allegedly gave false testimony in two murder trials for which convictions were later overturned. | Boston Globe | |
| Boston | Matthew Morrissey | Criminal Charges | Boston police officer charged with trying to intimidate detective who was investigating his compliance with the city's residency requirement. | Universal Hub | |
| Boston | Michael C. Harrington, Kenneth Fong, Ryan Daniel O'Leary, James Walsh, John Danilecki | Lawsuit | Boston police officers sued by antifascist demonstrator who alleges officers attacked him at a 2019 white-supremacist march. | Universal Hub | |
| Boston | Patrick M. Rose Sr. | Criminal Charges | Guilty Plea | Retired Boston police officer and union leader pleads guilty to the rape and sexual abuse of six children, sentenced to 10 to 13 years in prison and 10 years of probation. | NBC10 Boston |
| Boston | Paul Russell | Former Boston police officer alleges at hearing before Division of Administrative Law Appeals that department fired her in retaliation for complaining about captain, who she says assaulted her in 2012. | Boston Globe | ||
| Boston | Shana Cottone | Investigation | Boston police sergeant who heads anti-vaccine group put on leave amid internal affairs investigation. | Boston Globe | |
| Boston | Shana Cottone | Boston police sergeant who heads anti-vaccine group violates city vaccine mandate by refusing to show proof of vaccination at two pizzerias and allegedly steals bottle of water from one. | Boston Globe | ||
| Boston | Unknown | Investigation | Since forming in 2021, Boston Office of Police Accountability and Transparency has received 15 complaints of officer misconduct, five of which have made it through intake process. | Boston Globe | |
| Boston | Unknown (20) | Lawsuit | Twenty Boston SWAT officers sued after holding elderly woman at gunpoint for more than an hour while looking for 19-year-old man who lived at a different address in 2019. | Universal Hub | |
| Boston | Walter Suprey | Criminal Charges | Boston police sergeant arrested after allegedly assaulting fiancée at her home in Danvers. | Salem News | |
| Boston | Judicial Ruling | Boston Police Department's inclusion of Salvadoran asylum seeker in gang database was not based on credible information of gang membership, according to federal appeals court ruling. | Associated Press | ||
| Boxborough | Warren Ryder | Investigation | Boxborough police chief put on paid leave amid FBI investigation. | CommonWealth | |
| Brockton | Emanuel Gomes | Investigation | Retired Brockton police chief faces negligent driving charge after veering off ramp, leading to three-vehicle crash that injured a woman in 2021. The charge was sought by a private citizen with no connection to the crash; State Police found that the chief was responsible but did not conduct field sobriety test or issue a citation. | NBC10 Boston | |
| Brookline | Ashley Gonzalez | Investigation | Brookline police chief put on paid leave while a private firm hired by the town investigates allegations that he violated the town's policy against discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation. | MassLive | |
| Cambridge | Michael Daniliuk | Criminal Charges | Cambridge police officer charged with OUI after driving into three motorcyclists stopped at red light, injuring two. | Universal Hub | |
| Danvers | Stephen Baldassare | Investigation | Reassignment | Danvers police sergeant who coached high school hockey team failed to supervise players, allowing them to conduct racist and homophobic hazing rituals, according to Attorney General's Office. The sergeant has been reassigned and will no longer oversee school-resource officer program. | WCVB |
| Fall River | Andrew Crook | Criminal Charges | Fall River police lieutenant arrested three times in six weeks, twice for alleged domestic violence toward the same family member and once for alleged OUI. | Herald News | |
| Fall River | Bryan Custadio | Criminal Charges | Fall River police officer, already facing domestic violence charges from 2021, is again charged with domestic violence. | Herald News | |
| Fall River | Joshua Carreiro, Jonathan Ferreira, Shane Galus | Lawsuit | Settlement | Fall River agrees to pay $315,000 to settle lawsuit by mother of Scott Macomber, who died in 2016 after being tased multiple times by police officers. City denies wrongdoing. | Herald News |
| Fall River | Michael Pessoa | Criminal Charges | Termination | Fall River police officer who in 2019 was charged with multiple assaults and falsifying police reports is fired. | WPRI |
| Fall River | Thomas Roberts | Termination | Fall River police officer fired for filing a false police report in 2019 to protect another officer accused of brutality. | MassLive | |
| Fall River | Investigation | Fall River Police Department and district attorney's office investigating after department's 2019 and 2020 undercover drug-buy logbooks go missing, affecting an unknown number of criminal cases. | WPRI | ||
| Gardner | Judicial Ruling | Evidence Suppressed | Supreme Judicial Court throws out evidence after Gardner police officer obtains warrant to have man's blood tested without consent in OUI investigation. | Universal Hub | |
| Greenfield | Robert Haigh Jr. | Investigation | Greenfield police chief reinstated after private firm hired by city finds there is no evidence he violated policy during conversation in court parking lot or lied under oath during racial discrimination lawsuit. | MassLive | |
| Greenfield | Robert Haigh Jr. | Lawsuit | Jury Verdict | Jury awards $92,930 in lost back wages and $350,000 for emotional distress to Black former Greenfield police officer after finding police chief denied promotion because of officer's race. | WWLP |
| Greenfield | Todd M. Dodge | Investigation | Greenfield police lieutenant placed on paid leave and required to stay at home during work hours while city investigates alleged untruthful statements he made while testifying on behalf of Black officer who successfully sued city for racial discrimination. Lawyer for lieutenant calls move retaliation. | Recorder | |
| Greenfield | Investigation | Greenfield mayor announces independent audit of police department after jury finds it racially discriminated against Black officer. | Recorder | ||
| Haverhill | Carlos Arriaga | Criminal Charges | Haverhill police officer arrested on OUI charges after crash and put on leave from department. | MassLive | |
| Hopkinton | John Porter | Investigation | Hopkinton deputy police chief put on administrative leave while under investigation for unspecified reasons. | MassLive | |
| Leyden | Dan Galvis | Investigation | Northwestern District Attorney’s Office refuses to confirm or deny whether it has opened investigation after residents accuse former Leyden police chief who resigned after sending racist emails of stealing and selling town equipment obtained through military-equipment transfer program. | Recorder | |
| Lowell | Unknown | Prosecutors drop charges against man Lowell police officer arrested for cocaine trafficking, saying that the officer violated the man's Fourth Amendment rights. The officer pulled the man over for not having his headlights activated even though it was still light out. | Lowell Sun | ||
| Lynn | Unknown (8) | Resignations (5), Termination (1), Suspensions (2) | Five Lynn police officers resign, one is fired, and two are suspended after investigation uncovers racist text messages and evidence of drug use. | Boston Globe | |
| Mansfield | Ron Sellon | Investigation | Mansfield police chief engaged in threatening and abusive behavior toward subordinates, damaged town property, and is not fit to serve, according to investigators hired by town. He remains on paid leave as town decides what to do. | NBC10 Boston | |
| Marblehead | Christopher Gallo | Investigation | Marblehead police officer placed on leave after anonymous person complains to Inspector General's Office that officer was skipping work and provides photos showing officer's cruiser parked in private driveway while he was on duty. | Daily Item | |
| MBTA Transit Police | Dorston Bartlett | Criminal Charges | Guilty Plea | Retired MBTA Transit police officer who beat homeless man then arrested him on fabricated assault charge in 2019 sentenced to two years probation after pleading guilty to assault and battery. | Universal Hub |
| MBTA Transit Police | Jacob Green, Kevin Davis | Investigation | Grand jury will investigate after off-duty MBTA Transit police officer pulled gun on motorist then conspired with on-duty MBTA officer to cover it up. | Boston.com | |
| MBTA Transit Police | Jason Morris, Kenneth Berg | Criminal Charges (2) | Probation (2) | Two former Transit Police lieutenants placed on pretrial probation after agreeing to repay thousands of dollars stolen through overtime fraud. | Universal Hub |
| MBTA Transit Police | Nicholas Morrissey | Criminal Charges | Guilty Plea | MBTA police officer's civil rights and assault and battery charges continued without a finding after guilty plea. The officer dragged homeless man off bus, kneeled on his back, and pushed his face into pavement, then lied to cover up assault in 2020. | Universal Hub |
| Medfield | Unknown | Investigation | Two Medfield police officers placed on leave after investigator hired by town finds officers working overnight regularly slept for up to five hours out of their eight-hour shifts. An unspecified number of other police personnel resigned after investigation began. | Boston.com | |
| Medford | Unknown | Investigation | Civil rights group files formal complaint on behalf of two Black college students who say they were pulled over, handcuffed, held at gunpoint, and illegally searched by Medford police officers. | Boston Globe | |
| Methuen | Gregory Gallant | Investigation | Termination | Methuen police captain and former union head fired after investigation finds he lied to cover up former police chief's role in drafting fraudulent contract that inflated police pay and made chief one of the highest paid in the country. | Boston Globe |
| Needham | David Forte | Criminal Charges | Needham police officer facing federal securities-fraud charges after allegedly receiving kickbacks from friends for insider information. | MassLive | |
| New Bedford | Jesse Branagan, Algimantas Harrell, Abraham Nazario | Arbitration | Two New Bedford police officers (Baragan and Nazario) have suspensions reduced and one has suspension downgraded to warning (Harrell) after arbitrator found they failed to properly investigate crash involving city councilor but did not give preferential treatment. The councilor was charged with OUI as the result of a separate State Police investigation. | New Bedford Light | |
| New Bedford | Joshua Fernandes | Criminal Charges | Guilty Plea | Former New Bedford police sergeant and union treasurer sentenced to three months in prison, six months of home confinement, and nearly $48,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to federal charges for misusing union funds for personal expenses like concert tickets, a trip to Florida, and his family's phone bills. | Public's Radio |
| Northampton | Alan Borowski | Video proves that Northampton police officers, including a lieutenant, lied in police reports and falsely arrested two bystanders who witnessed a violent arrest. The Northwestern District Attorney's Office refuses to drop the fabricated charges. | Shoestring | ||
| Pembroke | James Burns | Investigation | No Charges | Pembroke police detective who had been drinking and crashed into elderly couple's vehicle in 2021, putting both in the hospital with serious injuries, will not face criminal charges after show-cause hearing before clerk magistrate. | NBC10 Boston |
| Plymouth | Christopher Bulger, Paul Keenan | Lawsuit | Lawsuit by family of man killed in assault after 2019 concert names police officer and police chief as defendants and alleges the officer working a detail that evening left early and that officers intimidated witnesses due to assailant's family ties to police department. | Patriot-Ledger | |
| Revere | David Callahan | Investigation | Revere agrees to pay legal fees, insurance copays for therapy, and reinstates sick days for officer who accused police chief of harassment and bullying, including calling the officer a "rapist" in front of other officers. | WBUR | |
| Revere | David Callahan | Investigation | Revere police chief admits to sending inappropriate, sexually explicit image to an employee in 2017, while he was a lieutenant. He was not disciplined. | WBUR | |
| Revere | Marc Birritteri | Lawsuit | Settlement | Revere agrees to pay $36,000 to settle lawsuit by woman who alleged that a police officer wrongfully arrested her and illegally searched her car. | WBUR |
| Revere | Rick Griffin | Investigation | Termination | Revere police officer fired for being untruthful during internal affairs investigation. The officer filed a pending lawsuit to challenge his firing. | WBUR |
| Revere | Youness Elalam | Investigation | Termination | Revere police officer fired for having sex with custodian at police station. The officer reached a tentative agreement to get his job back. | WBUR |
| Rutland | Jason D. Briddon | Criminal Charges | Former Rutland police officer again faces rape charges after his conviction for an alleged 2007 rape was vacated due to an error by his lawyer. | Telegram & Gazette | |
| Salem | Iancy Gonzalez | Criminal Charges | Salem police officer charged with cashing more than $10,000 worth of fraudulent money orders at local bank. | Salem News | |
| Somerville | Michael McGrath | Criminal Charges | Probation | Former Somerville police officer sentenced to one year of probation after admitting to pepper spraying handcuffed man who was not resisting and posed no threat. | Boston.com |
| Somerville | Unknown | Investigation | Somerville Police Department investigating after police officer unintentionally shoots self with holstered gun. | NBC10 Boston | |
| Somerville | Unknown | Investigation | Somerville Police Department investigating after police officer uses force on high school student. | Boston.com | |
| Southborogh | Kenneth Paulhus | Investigation | Retirement | Southborough police chief reaches agreement with town and retires after investigation into allegations of unspecified misconduct. | MySouthborough.com |
| Springfield | Colin Cochrane, Ruben Borrero, Jefferson Petrie, and Thomas Sheehan | Lawsuit | Settlement | Springfield settles for $320,000 with man who tried to make complaint about parking ticket at police station and was assaulted by officer (Petrie) and arrested on false charges in 2017. The officer previously admitted to assault. | MassLive |
| Springfield | Daniel Billingsley, Anthony Cicero, Christian Cicero, Jameson Williams | Criminal Charges | Guilty (2), Acquittal (2) | Two Springfield police officers (Daniel Billingsley, Christian Cicero) given suspended sentences after being found guilty of assault and battery for beating a group of Black men outside a bar while off duty in 2015. Two other officers (Anthony Cicero, Jameson Williams) were acquitted. | MassLive |
| Springfield | Gregg Bigda | Lawsuit | Settlement | Springfield settles for $295,000 with second teen who was threatened with violence and false charges by detective during 2016 interrogation. | MassLive |
| Springfield | John Barbieri, Matthew Reif, Herminio Rivas Jr | Lawsuit | Settlement | Springfield agrees to pay $345,000 to settle lawsuit by Jonathan Ramos, who alleged that a police officer fractured his skull with a metal baton and pepper sprayed him in an unprovoked attack then denied him medical attention. | MassLive |
| Springfield | John R. Barbieri, Gregg Bigda, Luke Cournoyer, Rupert Daniel | Lawsuit | Settlement | Springfield settles for $262,500 with teen who was threatened with violence and false charges by detective during 2016 interrogation. | MassLive |
| Springfield | Jose Diaz | Criminal Charges | Acquittal | Springfield police officer acquitted of assault charges related to 2015 fight between group of officers and Black men. | WWLP |
| Springfield | Lawsuit | Settlement | Springfield pays $350,000 to settle lawsuit by former narcotics detective who alleged he was "bluffed" into resigning over incident that later led to federal charges against another detective. | MassLive | |
| Springfield | Investigation | Consent Decree | Springfield Police Department agrees to terms of consent decree with Department of Justice after federal investigation found officers engaged in pattern of excessive force. The agreement requires department to adopt new policies that will be overseen by an independent monitor. | WWLP | |
| State Police | Andrew DaSilva, Jason Trout | Judicial Ruling | Evidence Suppressed | State troopers unlawfully stopped driver, leading state Appeals Court to suppress evidence in OUI case. | Universal Hub |
| State Police | Daren DeJong | Criminal Charges | Guilty Plea | Retired state trooper sentenced to two years probation including six months home confinement, more than $14,000 in restitution, and $5,500 in fines after pleading guilty to embezzlement for role in sprawling overtime-fraud scandal. | Associated Press |
| State Police | Devon Surian | Lawsuit | Two LGBT-rights protesters file free-speech lawsuit against state trooper who issued $200 citations for using bullhorn on public property in 2021. | MassLive | |
| State Police | Kevin Keith | Investigation | No Charges | State trooper who crashed into home will not face criminal charges after show-cause hearing before clerk magistrate. At the time of the crash, the trooper was driving a vehicle that was missing a wheel due to him crashing into a guardrail minutes earlier. | Boston 25 News |
| State Police | Kristopher Carr | Criminal Charges | Former state trooper indicted on OUI homicide and negligent driving charges over 2021 crash that killed motorcyclist Christopher Zike. | MassLive | |
| State Police | Robert Parr, Michael Travers, Thiago Miranda | Judge declines to suppress evidence but criticizes state troopers for using poorly translated consent form when obtaining DNA sample from Spanish-speaking murder suspect. | MassLive | ||
| State Police | Susan Anderson, Richard D. McKeon Jr. | Ethics Hearing | Former State Police colonel (McKeon) and major (Anderson) face Ethics Commission hearing after allegedly ordering state trooper to change arrest report about judge's daughter in 2017. | MassLive | |
| State Police | Todd Girouard | Criminal Charges | Off-duty state trooper arrested on OUI charges by West Brookfield police. The trooper's driver's license was suspended after he declined a breath test. | Telegram & Gazette | |
| State Police | Unknown (12) | Investigation | Termination (12) | One State Police sergeant and 11 troopers fired after refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19. | MassLive |
| State Police | Unknown (7) | Investigation | Superior Court judge temporarily blocks State Police from firing seven troopers who refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19. | Universal Hub | |
| State Police | Lawsuit | Five members of the State Police sue the department alleging it discriminates against employees who take parental leave. | WCVB | ||
| State Police | Lawsuit | State Police Department sued for allegedly ignoring public records requests by lawyer representing victims of camera hidden in women's locker room. | MassLive | ||
| State Police | State Police reach agreement with Department of Justice, resolving allegations that State Police failed to comply with communications obligations for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. | DOJ Press Release | |||
| State Police | Lawsuit | State Police sued by state trooper who alleges the department refused to pay his lost wages for his suspension over assault charges from which he was acquitted in 2021. | Universal Hub | ||
| State Police | Report | State troopers may have inflated hours in hundreds of details, getting overpaid as much as $150,000, according to report by the state inspector general's office. | Boston Globe | ||
| Stoneham | Joseph Ponzo | Criminal Charges | Stoneham police officer and brother arrested on federal fraud charges for allegedly defrauding a state energy-efficiency program through a bribery and kickback scheme. | Universal Hub | |
| Stoughton | Matthew G. Farwell | Investigation | Resignation | Stoughton police officer resigns amid investigation of his relationship with woman who died by suicide. Friends said the woman was pregnant with the officer's child and that their sexual relationship started when she was a minor. | Boston.com |
| Stoughton | Robert Devine, William Farwell | Investigation | Two Stoughton police officers put on paid leave for unspecified reasons; one (Farewell) is twin brother of former Stoughton officer who resigned amid investigation of his relationship to a pregnant woman who died by suicide. | Boston Globe | |
| Stoughton | Lawsuit | Former Stoughton police officer who was fired over social media post sues department for wrongful termination. | Scope Boston | ||
| Townsend | Thaddeus Rochette | Investigation | After former Townsend police officer is arrested, town reveals that 2013 internal investigation found he was banned from a local Dunkin' for harassing young women who worked there. | Lowell Sun | |
| Unknown | Unknown (7) | Seven police officers with last names starting with the letters A through H will not be certified to work in law enforcement by the Peace Officer Standards and Tranining Commission. The officers will have the opportunity to appeal. | State House News Service | ||
| Wayland | Sean Gibbons | Investigation | Wayland police chief placed on leave for unspecified reasons. | MetroWest Daily News | |
| Woburn | Tomas Morales | Criminal Charges | Woburn police officer facing criminal charges after allegedly strangling and threatening to kill estranged wife. | WCVB | |
| Worcester | Colby Turner | Criminal Charges | Worcester police officer faces larceny charges after allegedly submitting paperwork for 150 details he did not work, with pay totaling nearly $45,000. | MassLive | |
| Worcester | John Doherty, Kerry F. Hazelhurst | Lawsuit | Jury Verdict | Federal jury awards $8 million in compensatory damages and $30,000 in punitive damages to Natale Cosenza after finding that detectives conspired to suppress or fabricate evidence, which led to Cosenza being convicted of a home invasion and spending 16 years in prison. | Telegram & Gazette |
| Worcester | Joseph A. Albano, Elisa Baez, Tim Foley, Dan Heavey, Sean Lovely | Lawsuit | Man sues five Worcester police officers who arrested him for stabbing he did not commit, alleges officers fabricated evidence and coerced witnesses to implicate him. | MassLive | |
| Worcester | Joseph Mitchell | Lawsuit | Settlement | Worcester reaches $20,000 settlement with Liberian immigrant who in 2019 was falsely arrested by off-duty police officer working a detail at Walmart. | Telegram & Gazette |
| Worcester | Michael Cappabianca Jr, Diony Nunez | Lawsuit | Court released body camera video of Worcester police officers arresting a pastor, his son, and his pregnant daughter-in-law in 2019. After the pastor called an officer a "tyrant," the officer chased the man into his church and tased him. The department cleared the officer of wrongdoing in 2020. The pastor and his son were both acquitted of all charges and are suing the department. Charges against the daughter-in-law were dropped. | Telegram & Gazette | |
| Worcester | Richard Cipro | Investigation | Worcester police sergeant faces ethics complaint after flyer lists him as host of fundraiser for Republican candidate for US House of Representatives. State law bars public employees from raising money for political campaigns. | Patch | |
| Worcester | Rodrigo Oliveira, Santo Dell'Aquila | Investigation | Termination, Suspension | One Worcester police officer fired, another suspended and given last-chance agreement after both overdosed on cocaine while partying in 2021. The fired officer was already on last-chance agreement. | NBC10 Boston |
| Worcester | Shawn Tivnan | Lawsuit | Settlement | Worcester pays $275,000 to settle lawsuit by man who was attacked by a police officer and police dog outside the Beer Garden in 2019 after the man asked if he could get into his home while officers investigated a fight. Officers arrested the victim on false charges, which were not dismissed until he located a video of the incident. The police chief concluded that the officer lied in his report, but the officer has not been disciplined yet. | Telegram & Gazette |
| Worcester | Investigation | US Department of Justice announces that it's investigating the Worcester Police Department for engaging in a pattern or practice of excessive force and racially discriminatory and gender-biased policing. | Patch |