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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.

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DepartmentOfficer(s)ActionOutcomeDescriptionSource
ActonMichael Eracleo, Tyler RussellInvestigationTwo 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
ActonMichael Eracleo, Tyler RussellInvestigationResignation (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
AmherstTyler MartinsInvestigationAmherst 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
ArlingtonUnknown (3)LawsuitThree 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
BarnstableBrian JenkinsLawsuitSettlementBarnstable 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
BarnstableDavid HeiseLawsuitSettlementBarnstable 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
BarnstableJohn MurphyInvestigationBarnstable police lieutenant on paid leave due to pending internal affairs investigation for unspecified reasons.Cape Cod Times
BarnstableMark CabralInvestigationBarnstable 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
BarnstableMark Cabral, Matthew Sonnabend, John MurphyLawsuitSettlementBarnstable 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
BarnstableUnknownLawsuitSettlementBarnstable agrees to pay $100,000 to settle lawsuit by man who was injured in 2017 motor vehicle accident involving police officer.Cape Cod Times
BelchertownMichael J. BeaupreCriminal ChargesBelchertown 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
BostonAndrew BlakeCriminal ChargesBoston police officer arrested after allegedly assaulting family member.Boston.com
BostonAndrew CreedAllegationFilmmaker says he, his wife, and crew are being harassed and investigated under false pretenses by a Boston police detective and the FBI.DigBoston
BostonAndrew JohnsonCriminal ChargesBoston 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
BostonChristopher CurtisCriminal ChargesGuilty PleaBoston 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
BostonDana LambCriminal ChargesGuilty PleaBoston 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
BostonDana LambCriminal ChargesBoston 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
BostonDante WilliamsLawsuitBoston 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
BostonHaseeb HoseinAdministrative HearingBoston 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
BostonIsmael Almeida, Paul Michael Bertocchi, Catia FreireLawsuitBoston 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
BostonJoe AbascianoInvestigationBoston 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
BostonJoe MartinezCriminal ChargesBoston police officer arrested on child-pornography charges.MassLive
BostonJohn BrazilInvestigationSuffolk 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
BostonMatthew MorrisseyCriminal ChargesBoston police officer charged with trying to intimidate detective who was investigating his compliance with the city’s residency requirement.Universal Hub
BostonMichael C. Harrington, Kenneth Fong, Ryan Daniel O’Leary, James Walsh, John DanileckiLawsuitBoston police officers sued by antifascist demonstrator who alleges officers attacked him at a 2019 white-supremacist march.Universal Hub
BostonPatrick M. Rose Sr.Criminal ChargesGuilty PleaRetired 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
BostonPaul RussellFormer 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
BostonShana CottoneInvestigationBoston police sergeant who heads anti-vaccine group put on leave amid internal affairs investigation.Boston Globe
BostonShana CottoneBoston 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
BostonUnknownInvestigationSince 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
BostonUnknown (20)LawsuitTwenty 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
BostonWalter SupreyCriminal ChargesBoston police sergeant arrested after allegedly assaulting fiancée at her home in Danvers.Salem News
BostonJudicial RulingBoston 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
BoxboroughWarren RyderInvestigationBoxborough police chief put on paid leave amid FBI investigation.CommonWealth
BrocktonEmanuel GomesInvestigationRetired 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
BrooklineAshley GonzalezInvestigationBrookline 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
CambridgeMichael DaniliukCriminal ChargesCambridge police officer charged with OUI after driving into three motorcyclists stopped at red light, injuring two.Universal Hub
DanversStephen BaldassareInvestigationReassignmentDanvers 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 RiverAndrew CrookCriminal ChargesFall 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 RiverBryan CustadioCriminal ChargesFall River police officer, already facing domestic violence charges from 2021, is again charged with domestic violence.Herald News
Fall RiverJoshua Carreiro, Jonathan Ferreira, Shane GalusLawsuitSettlementFall 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 RiverMichael PessoaCriminal ChargesTerminationFall River police officer who in 2019 was charged with multiple assaults and falsifying police reports is fired.WPRI
Fall RiverThomas RobertsTerminationFall River police officer fired for filing a false police report in 2019 to protect another officer accused of brutality.MassLive
Fall RiverInvestigationFall 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
GardnerJudicial RulingEvidence SuppressedSupreme Judicial Court throws out evidence after Gardner police officer obtains warrant to have man’s blood tested without consent in OUI investigation.Universal Hub
GreenfieldRobert Haigh Jr.InvestigationGreenfield 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
GreenfieldRobert Haigh Jr.LawsuitJury VerdictJury 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
GreenfieldTodd M. DodgeInvestigationGreenfield 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
GreenfieldInvestigationGreenfield mayor announces independent audit of police department after jury finds it racially discriminated against Black officer.Recorder
HaverhillCarlos ArriagaCriminal ChargesHaverhill police officer arrested on OUI charges after crash and put on leave from department.MassLive