Boston Police Officer Accused Of Intimidating Detective

BOSTON — A Boston police officer was arrested Sunday for trying to intimidate a detective after an internal investigation by the Boston Police Bureau of Professional Standards, Boston police confirmed Monday.

Officer Matthew Morrissey, 39, of the Boston Police Department, who was previously placed on administrative leave, was arraigned Monday in Dorchester District Court on intimidation and harassment charges.

Morrissey pleaded not guilty and was released with certain conditions following his arraignment.

Since last October, an unnamed sergeant detective started an internal investigation on Morrissey over a residency issue. The report also claimed Morrissey looked up 55 vehicle registrations "inappropriately" to investigate a case that may have involved members of his family.

On Saturday, Morrissey was placed on administrative leave amid the allegations against him, and a police report claims that early Sunday morning, Morrissey drove to the sergeant detective's home, parked his pickup truck merely 10 feet from his front door and stared at the detective through a glass door for over a minute. Officers say the detective even recorded a video of the incident.

The police report says Morrissey's supposed actions at the detective's home were "retaliatory and directly related to being placed on administrative leave approximately 15 hours earlier."

According to the Boston Globe, this was the third instance Morrissey had allegedly attempted to confront and intimidate the detective regarding the case against him.

Patch reached out to Morrissey's lawyer, Kenneth Anderson for comment but did not immediately hear back.

"Conduct such as this will not be accepted or ignored by the Boston Police Department. Our Officers take an oath to uphold the law and will be held accountable to that very oath," Superintendent-in-Chief Gregory Long said in a statement. "This arrest serves as a clear reminder that the Boston Police Department holds its Officers to the highest standards."

Morrissey is due back in court on April 21.