npd: Two Top Police Officers Leave Newton Police Dept.
- 06/14/13 03:36 AM
According to Deirdre Fernandes, writer for the Globe, the top two lieutenants in the Newton Police Department unexpectedly left their offices this week. On Wednesday morning, Newton Police Chief Howard Mintz found two letters on his desk from Edward Aucoin, head of the department’s internal affairs office, and Hugh Downing, chief executive officer. The letters claimed the officers will be using their accrued time off. Mintz, who recently became chief, has been implementing a 40-day review of the department and making suggestions for changes. Among those changes, Aucoin and Downing are to move out of their current department and into the (0 comments)