MILFORD The town is paying a private detective to investigate Police Chief Michael Pighetti.
Pighetti has been on paid leave since February, when officials launched an investigation into a complaint that the chief had used “unauthorized and unnecessary police powers.”
Pighetti, through his lawyer, has claimed the investigation has to do with a traffic stop around that time, but Milford officials have not detailed the complaint.
In response to a Daily News request, Town Administrator Richard Villani said the town is using consultant investigator Thomas Greene and consultant attorney John M. Collins for the investigation.
Greene, whose website for his Blackstone-based private detective agency, Greene Shield Protection, says he has 28 years of law enforcement experience with the Massachusetts State Police, declined to comment when reached on Friday.
In response to a Daily News request, Town Administrator Richard Villani said the town is using consultant investigator Thomas Greene and consultant attorney John M. Collins for the investigation.
Greene, whose website for his Blackstone-based private detective agency, Greene Shield Protection, says he has 28 years of law enforcement experience with the Massachusetts State Police, declined to comment when reached on Friday.
Greene charges $130 per hour and Collins charges $275 per hour, Villani said, but the town has not yet received invoices.
Pighetti continues to be paid his salary of $197,098 plus benefits.
The investigation is now bleeding into the town’s budget season, and acting Police Chief James Falvey is handling the Police Department’s finances.
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