HANSON — Before he resigned to avoid likely dismissal, Hanson’s police chief, Edward Savage, was being investigated on a raft of allegations — including charges that he tried to quash a high school bullying complaint and inflated the small town’s crime statistics for seven years to boost his image.
The investigation, details of which were released by town officials on Wednesday, also looked into accusations that Savage used his officers to do college coursework he needed to get additional pay from the town, and allowed a local mechanic to work at the police station on private cars, including one owned by the chief.
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Thanks to the Globe for publishing this outrageous story. One wonders how many other police, fire and other public agencies (who have virtually no independent oversight or accountibility) game their numbers to provide the appearence of demand for their services? The "best" trick of course being the "runs" that fire departments publish. Most "runs", of course, amount to multiple fire vehicles showing up at routine fender benders and like, benign, events. Without detail on what a "run" really consists of, there's no way to be able to determine if the resources are adequate or severly mismanaged. Unless the press does a little digging to keep these people honest there's absolutely no way of knowing how reliable are any data a public entity presents.
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