article describing how the Springfield PD has ignored misconduct among a
few on the force there. So much so that the DOJ will not investigate the
excessive use of force by the narcotics unit and the FBI will investigate
one officers serious misconduct. "What Springfield has demonstrated through
these patterns on violations is that the Police are not able to police
themselves" said Sophia Hall, a staff attorney at the Lawyers Committee for
Civil Rights and Economic Justice in Boston. I make reference to this Globe
piece about the Springfield PD in regards to the Mayor's decision to pick a
PR person (JFlagg) to evaluate our FPD. Her claim to fame, on her web site,
makes reference to her work in the Springfield PD. I have to presume she
was working there when some of this was happening.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/09/01/springfield-police-facing-civil-rights-probe/m7xG6NUxwFZ2o0gQwPqHVN/story.html