Dozens Of Instructors At Massachusetts Police Academies Have Serious Complaints Against Them

By Louisa Moller, CBS Boston

August 2, 2024

BOSTON - A monthslong WBZ-TV investigation found dozens of the instructors teaching police recruits in Massachusetts have checkered histories, including serious sustained complaints and criminal behavior.

WBZ-TV obtained the full list of 2,492 police officers who are certified instructors for the various police academies run by the Municipal Police Training Committee or MPTC. Of those, 46 have been disciplined at their various local police departments for serious sustained complaints against them that violate the MPTC's code of conduct. Three had their MPTC instructor certifications suspended since the investigation began. One had their instructor certification reinstated after an appeal.

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