Crime & Safety
Winchester Police Investigating Actions of Four Officers
According to the Boston Herald, Winchester Police failed to break up a fight on the commuter rail on the night of Aug. 6.
The is currently conducting an internal investigation on four of its officers, according to the Boston Herald.
The article states that on the night of Aug. 6, the commuter rail pulled into Wedgemere Station. The conductors requested help from the Winchester Police Department to break up a fight on the train.
Four Winchester officers responded to the station, but according to the Herald, the officers failed to board the train to deal with the situation.
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“We’re troubled by the response of the Winchester Police Department to the Wedgemere Train Station on the night of August 6,” Winchester police Lt. Peter MacDonnell told Winchester Patch. “We’re particularly concerned that the officers apparently didn’t assist the conductors by boarding the train and addressing a disturbance on the train.”
According to MacDonnell, the four officers in question are still currently on duty pending the outcome of an investigation. MacDonnell said that the investigation should be completed by Aug. 22.
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