In 2016, the Lowell Police Department opened an internal investigation into officer David Pender, after he was accused of using "unnecessary force" against a 16-year-old boy.
The department found him guilty and put him on a six-month unpaid suspension, ordered him to complete anger management training, give up his position as a school resource officer, and serve a two-year probation. Pender was sued earlier this year by another man alleging he punched him during a traffic stop.
Records requests sent by WBUR to all 11 district attorney offices in Massachusetts reveal a patchwork of Brady policies. The Middlesex DA’s list appeared to be the longest and most up-to-date. Five DA offices said they do not keep any such officer list at all.
The two Brady lists WBUR obtained from the Norfolk and Middlesex district attorneys’ offices reveal officers were named for a variety of reasons. According to a WBUR data analysis, 51 officers on the DAs' Brady lists were flagged for overtime or detail abuses. Sixty-three others were named because of internal affairs investigations into issues that include lying, larceny, excessive force, sexual harassment and assault. Thirty-eight made the list because of criminal charges, like assault, rape, larceny, operating under the influence and embezzlement. https://www.wbur.org/news/2020/08/18/police-brady-lists-middlesex-district-attorney
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