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HOLYOKE A consultant’s audit of police practices in the city has found that the department “represents a substantial risk to the city,” and suggests that “drastic steps” are needed to alleviate some of these risks.The 132-page report from Municipal. ....
Holyoke Police Department faces call for ‘independent assessment’ after corruption claim Updated Mar 15, 2021; HOLYOKE Mayoral candidate and City Councilor Rebecca Lisi filed an order calling for an “independent assessment” of the Police Department after Officer Rafael Roca alleged widespread corruption in a viral YouTube video. Lisi’s order, which drew the support of Ward 1 Councilor Gladys Lebron-Martinez, Ward 4 Councilor Libby Hernandez, and Ward 6 Councilor Juan Anderson-Burgos, will likely go to committee for review. The City Council is scheduled to meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. “In light of recent conflicting statements made by Officer Rafael Roca in a video posted to YouTube and Chief (Manuel) Febo’s media response, the order seeks to cut through the biased and impartial accounts of personal positions and takes a broader look at the overall management and practices of the Police Department,” according to a Lisi campaign statement. ....
March 9, 2021 HOLYOKE, Mass. (AP) A Massachusetts police officer who posted a video online alleging corruption within his department says he has been placed on paid administrative leave after refusing to take it down and will probably lose his job. Holyoke Officer Rafael Roca, a former Marine hired in 2016, said in the 43-minute video posted on YouTube that Chief Manny Febo is “corrupt” and plays favorites, and he argued that members of minority groups are passed over for plum assignments and that discipline is handed out selectively. He also called for the FBI or the state attorney general’s office to investigate the department. ....
Massachusetts officer alleges corruption within department Follow Us Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Tuesday, March 9, 2021 HOLYOKE, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts police officer who posted a video online alleging corruption within his department says he has been placed on paid administrative leave after refusing to take it down and will probably lose his job. Holyoke Officer Rafael Roca, a former Marine hired in 2016, said in the 43-minute video posted on YouTube that Chief Manny Febo is “corrupt” and plays favorites, and he argued that members of minority groups are passed over for plum assignments and that discipline is handed out selectively. ....