Karen Brown

Journalist

Testimony Raises Questions About Drinking at Police Headquarters in Springfield

Investigative story, New England Public Radio,
November 6, 2019

The Springfield, Massachusetts, police department has gone through some high-profile scandals in the last few years. But while investigators have focused on police misconduct on the job, one claim has not made the same headlines.

A document released earlier this year suggests a culture of drinking alcohol at the city’s police headquarters.

The allegations stem from a 2016 pizza run by a Springfield narcotics officer that went terribly wrong.

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