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After suspension for late-night crash that injured family, Brockton police officer promoted
An Internal Affairs probe reviewed the circumstances of a crash involving an off-duty Brockton police officer after he left a bar at closing time. Even though the police chief imposed a three-day unpaid suspension for the incident that injured a family, Stanley David received a promotion to lieutenant.
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Disgraced Stoneham cop will keep taxpayer-funded pension
The Stoneham Retirement Board voted to allow a former police detective convicted of a federal crime to keep his pension. At stake was Robert Kennedy’s taxpayer-funded benefit of roughly $5,000 per month. The key question: Was his wire fraud conviction directly related to his duties as a public servant? In January, Kennedy—whose career of more than 20 years with the…
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Brockton police sergeant suspended without pay for crash that injured family
The Brockton police chief suspended a sergeant without pay for three days because of his role in a late-night crash after leaving a nearby bar at closing time. That’s according to an internal affairs investigation, which revealed Sgt. Stanley David was drinking on the night in May 2023 when he collided with a family’s vehicle as they sat at...
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Professional Tenants: Couple scams landlords, living rent-free in Mass. for decades
We all know how hard it can be to find an affordable place to live in Massachusetts. But what if someone just decides not to pay rent? Once the landlord pursues an eviction, the tenants delay the legal process as long as possible with last-second motions and other tactics. When they finally get kicked out, the cycle simply repeats for…