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Westborough Police Chief Placed On Administrative Leave Amid Investigation
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
3
First seen
Oct 24, 10:23 PM EDT
updated Oct 27, 2:31 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WFXT (Boston 25 News FOX), WBTS-CD and The Boston Globe, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
The Westborough police chief was placed on leave after Shrewsbury police found him sleeping in an unmarked cruiser in a liquor store parking lot with alcohol bottles, including a bottle of vodka in his hand. The incident was reported by WFXT, The Boston Globe, and WBTS-CD.
Written by our system from the sources below (3), version 6, Oct 27, 4:13 PM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Westborough chief found sleeping in unmarked cruiser with bottles of alcohol, report says · WFXT (Boston 25 News FOX)
- Westborough police chief had bottle of vodka in his hand when police found him in parking lot of Shrewsbury liquor store · The Boston Globe
- Westborough police chief placed on leave after a Shrewsbury police encounter · WBTS-CD
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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