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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