The latest P.O.S.T (Peace Officer Standards and Training) Commission report

The updated P.O.S.T Commission (Peace Officer Standards and Training) report for the period ending January 31, 2023 was made public this week. The report details sustained allegations and disciplinary actions taken by the commission. Unfortunately, FPD has 30 officers on the list. All but one are certified. Which is more than the 24 officers who appeared on the last commission report of late last year. Last year according to the report, one officer who was decertified for the three sustained complaints and was suspended for 30 days or more 5 times from 2005 to 2009. All the violations are for conduct unbecoming, policy violation and rule violation.

In the current POST Commission report that same officer is now Not Certified and on leave. I wonder why that officer with so many sustained complaints were still on the force back in 2009 or even 2024.

A total of 11 officers had suspensions for conduct unbecoming and 24 had received written warnings.

https://www.mass.gov/info-details/officer-disciplinary-records-database

Go to Disciplinary records by law enforcement agency. Pages 229 - 236