Methuen Police Department

Methuen Police Department
Methuen Police Department
Abbreviation	MPD
Agency overview
Annual budget	7.781 Million
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Massachusetts, USA
Legal jurisdiction	City of Methuen, Massachusetts
General nature	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Quinn Building, 90 Hampshire St, Methuen, Massachusetts
Police Officers	95
Civilians	16
Agency executive	Scott J. McNamara, Chief of Police;
Website
	City of Methuen Police Department

The Methuen Police Department (MPD) has the primary responsibility for law enforcement and investigation within the city of Methuen, Massachusetts.

Rank structure

Chief of Police
Deputy Chief - The rank of Deputy Chief was eliminated on March 1, 2008, with the retirement of Deputy Police Chief Joseph Alaimo.^[2]
Captains
Lieutenants
Sergeants
Patrolmen

Police Chiefs

Cyril Feugill about 1958?
Christopher H. Devine
Francis J Morse 1972 to 1985 Retired June 1985 Died: February 7, 1986
Donald DeSantis Appointed: July 1, 1985, retired: April 1, 1995^[3] Died: June 5, 2007^[4]
Bruce A. MacDougall (Methuen Police 1975 — 2002 (27 years)) Appointed Chief:1995 Retired:2002
Joseph E. Solomon Appointed:2002 Removed: May 7, 2008 Reinstated: Oct 1, 2010

Layoffs in 2019

On January 24, 2019, the department started laying off 50 officers (more than half, since there were 95 to begin with) because of a contract dispute. If the pay raises in question had gone into effect, Methuen would have overspent its budget, which is illegal in Massachusetts.^[1] This led to an investigation by the Inspector General of Massachusetts who concluded that approving the 2017 contract “likely violated state and municipal laws ... and failed to comply with their own municipal rules and breached their fiduciary duties to the residents of Methuen.”^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Kashinsky, Lisa (January 24, 2019). "Methuen begins layoffs of 50 police officers More than half department facing cuts in budget dispute". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
^ writer, Stephanie Chelf, staff (11 February 2008). "Methuen deputy police chief to retire March 1".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Soon, a farewell salute Methuen's police, fire chiefs head for retirement". pqasb.pqarchiver.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ "Retired Methuen police Chief DeSantis dies » EagleTribune.com, North …". 21 January 2013. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013.
^ "Methuen police contract considered illegal, should be voided, inspector general says". WCVB. February 1, 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.

External links

Methuen Public Corruption Allegations Archived 2018-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
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[Heraldlayoff-1] Kashinsky, Lisa (January 24, 2019). "Methuen begins layoffs of 50 police officers More than half department facing cuts in budget dispute". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2 February 2019.

[2] writer, Stephanie Chelf, staff (11 February 2008). "Methuen deputy police chief to retire March 1".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[3] "Soon, a farewell salute Methuen's police, fire chiefs head for retirement". pqasb.pqarchiver.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[4] "Retired Methuen police Chief DeSantis dies » EagleTribune.com, North …". 21 January 2013. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013.

[WCVB-5] "Methuen police contract considered illegal, should be voided, inspector general says". WCVB. February 1, 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.

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