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Worcester Police Officer Allegedly Finagled Pay For Unassigned Off-Duty Work Worcester Police Officer Allegedly Finagled Pay For Unassigned Off-Duty Work
Worcester Police Officer Allegedly Finagled Pay For Unassigned Off-Duty Work A Worcester police officer was arrested for supposedly collecting almost $45,000 for off-duty assignments that he did not work, authorities and MassLive report.  Colby Turner, who was apparently requesting and receiving reimbursement for the assignments, was arrested on Monday, Aug. 1, police said on Facebook. "At this time, we believe this is an isolated incident," Worcester police said. "We will review our policies and procedures related to off-duty assignments, and will be conducting an internal and external audit of the system."  Turner, who has been with WPD for about five y…

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by David Cifarelli
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'Death Pool' On First Homicide of 2021 Gets Hartford Cop Suspended, Demoted 'Death Pool' On First Homicide of 2021 Gets Hartford Cop Suspended, Demoted
'Death Pool' On First Homicide of 2021 Gets Hartford Cop Suspended, Demoted A police officer who suggested the creation of a “dead pool” for officers to bet on where the first homicide of 2021 would take place has been demoted and suspended without pay. A broader investigation is ongoing, police said, and more officers are facing repercussions. News broke of the death pool over the weekend of Nov. 30. Amid an investigation Chief of the Hartford Police Jason Thody announced the punishment about a week later. Thody said that Det. Jeffrey Placzek has been demoted and suspended without pay for 120 days. “It is critical that every member of the Hartford Police Depa…

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by Kristin Palpini