Accusations of cheating at two state-run police academies are being investigated.
The accusations of cheating by student officers that have cast shadows over two Massachusetts police academies led investigators to several recruits from Chicopee.
Law enforcement sources told the NBC10 Boston Investigators last month that investigations were focusing on the academies in Holyoke and Boylston, both run by the Massachusetts Municipal Police Training Committee. According to the sources, some police recruits are accused of taking screenshots of test questions and sharing them with other recruits.
WATCH ANYTIME FOR FREE
 |
Stream NBC10 Boston news for free, 24/7, wherever you are. |
Four student officers have been dismissed from the academies so far, including three from the Chicopee Police Department.
Chicopee Police Chief Patrick Major tells us he's deeply concerned about the incident.
Get updates on what's happening in Boston to your inbox. Sign up for our News Headlines newsletter.
"We value honesty, accountability and truthfulness from our recruits and strive to provide the best trained officers to our community and actions like this will not be tolerated," Major said in a statement.
Sources tell our team some academy graduates who are already working as police officers are also being eyed in the investigation, putting the state's POST Commission on alert and ready to take action if needed.
"The MPTC recently informed us several student officers at two of the academies compromised the integrity of the testing procedures and testing materials," POST Commission Executive Director Enrique Zuniga told members during a meeting Wednesday.
