US EditionMass. police lieutenant indicted on tampering, intimidation of witness charges
- Francis Goode Jr., a Chelmsford Police lieutenant, has been indicted for tampering with records and intimidating a witness, according to the Middlesex County District Attorney's office.
- Goode is accused of instructing a police officer not to arrest Michael Caprigno, who was under suspicion for operating under the influence.
- Michael Caprigno, a Suffolk County jail officer sergeant, was also indicted for operating under the influence and violating public employee conduct standards.
- Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan stated that law enforcement individuals must be held accountable, emphasizing the contradiction of the offenses to police officers' oaths.
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Former Griggs County sheriff pleads guilty in tampering case
COOPERSTOWN, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – The former sheriff of Griggs County, who was charged with tampering with public records has changed his plea to guilty. Michael Beaver entered an Alford Plea, meaning he agrees the state has enough evidence to convict him if the case went to trial. During a county commission meeting last May, Beaver admitted to altering a copy of an email to hide how much help he asked for from the Highway Patrol during a fundrais…
Chelmsford police lieutenant covered up sheriff’s office employee’s OUI, DA says
A Chelmsford police lieutenant was indicted Tuesday after prosecutors say he instructed a subordinate officer not to charge a man accused of driving under the influence because he worked in law enforcement. Francis Goode Jr., 54, is charged with tampering with a record for use in an official proceeding, intimidation of a witness and violating the standards of conduct as a public employee, Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan said.
Chelmsford PD lieutenant indicted, accused of ordering arrested drunk driver released - Boston News, Weather, Sports
A Chelmsford police lieutenant was indicted by a grand jury, accused of tampering with police reports and intimidating a witness. The Middlesex DA’s office said the lieutenant ordered an officer to let a man go who was arrested for driving under the influence. That man, arrested last March, told police he was employed by the Suffolk County Sherriff’s office. He was let go with only a marked lanes citation. Chelmsford police said the lieutenant h…
Mass. police lieutenant indicted on tampering, intimidation of witness charges
A Chelmsford, Massachusetts police lieutenant was indicted by a grand jury on tampering and intimidation of a witness charges Tuesday, the Middlesex County district attorney's office announced.
Chelmsford police officer allegedly tampered police reports, intimidated a witness
CHELMSFORD — A local police lieutenant is accused of tampering police reports over the arrest of a Suffolk County Sheriff Department employee. Francis Goode Jr., 54, a Chelmsford Police lieutenant, has been indicted by a Middlesex County grand jury related to the arrest of Michael Caprigno, a jail officer sergeant in Suffolk County. Goode allegedly altered dispatch records and instructed an officer to not charge Caprigno for operating under the …
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