Williamstown eyes probe of police department after chief's resignation, end of lawsuit

By Larry Parnass, The Berkshire Eagle
“That certainly opens the door to the independent investigation being able to move forward,” said Jane Patton, the board’s chairwoman.
Patton said she and other board members were surprised to learn that Sgt. Scott McGowan has withdrawn the federal lawsuit he filed in August against the chief and Town Manager Jason Hoch.
As a result, they haven’t had the time to discuss the topic and consider the nature of such an investigation, which residents of the town repeatedly had requested in the weeks after the lawsuit was filed.
McGowan claimed that he was retaliated against for decrying racial and sexual harassment in the Police Department by the police chief and that McGowan was denied a promotion to lieutenant as a result.

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