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Former Methuen Police Chief, Officer Fountain indicted by statewide grand jury

[caption id="attachment_16204" align="aligncenter" width="187"] Joseph Solomon[/caption] [caption id="attachment_16205" align="aligncenter" width="186"] Sean Fountain[/caption] By Jill Harmacinski (jharmacinski@eagletribune.com) Sep 28, 2023 BOSTON - After years of allegations and investigations, former Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon and former Methuen Police Officer Sean Fountain were indicted by a statewide grand jury Thursday. The...

By Larry Smith

Ex-Methuen Police Chief, Detective Charged With Corruption, More: State Attorney

Story by Josh Lanier • 10 h The former Methuen police chief and one of the department's ex-detectives have been indicted on a litany of charges, including public corruption and fraud, state officials announced Thursday evening, Sept. 28. Ex-Police Chief Joseph Solomon was charged after a monthslong...

By Larry Smith

Solomon, Fountain released without bail after arraignments

By Jill Harmacinski (jharmacinski@eagletribune.com) Nov 10, 2023 [caption id="attachment_16132" align="alignnone" width="387"] Joseph Solomon booking photo from Nov. 3 Massachusetts State Police[/caption] SALEM, Mass.- Retired Methuen police Chief Joseph Solomon and former police officer Sean Fountain walked out of court as free men after their arraignments on perjury,...

By Larry Smith

Former Methuen police chief, ex-officer both plead not guilty at arraignment in corruption case

By Nick Stoico Globe Correspondent, Updated November 10, 2023, 11:57 p.m. [caption id="attachment_16130" align="alignnone" width="1280"] Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon in 2020. METHEUN POLICE DEPARTMENT[/caption] Former Methuen police chief Joseph Solomon and a former city councilor that he hired as a police officer both pleaded not guilty...

By Larry Smith

How’s Indictment, Ex-Methuen Police “Don” Joe Solomon?

By Howie Carr Last updated Oct 1, 2023 [caption id="attachment_16128" align="alignnone" width="499"] An indictment is always a disappointment, so why is this man smiling?[/caption] But what does ex-Methuen police chief Joseph Solomon care? His motto is, if you're indicted, you're invited. How did he run the Methuen PD, you...

By Larry Smith

New report finds former Methuen police chief should face criminal charges in a ‘textbook case of public corruption’

Former city councilor who was close ally of ex-chief Joseph Solomon charged with felonies By Andrea Estes Globe Staff, Updated April 6, 2023, 2:48 p.m. [caption id="attachment_16126" align="alignnone" width="1280"] Former Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon. METHEUN POLICE DEPARTMENT[/caption] Joseph Solomon ran the Methuen Police Department like the "don...

By Larry Smith

Report: Former Methuen police chief ran office like a mafia ‘Don’

[caption id="attachment_16122" align="alignnone" width="499"] (Herald file photo) Then-Methuen Police Chief Joe Solomon is seen at the Methuen Police Station on March 12, 2019. (Angela Rawlings/Boston Herald)[/caption] By FLINT MCCOLGAN I flint.mccolgan@bostonherald.com PUBLISHED: April 6, 2023 at 7:27 p.m. I UPDATED: April 6, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. A new...

By Larry Smith

Former Methuen Police ChiefJoseph Solomon indicted

Story by WBZ-News Staff• 15h METHUEN - Former Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon and former Methuen Detective Sean Fountain were indicted on multiple charges on Thursday. According to Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker, Solomon and Fountain face multiple charges related to fraud and corruption. Officials allege...

By Larry Smith

Joseph Solomon, Sean Fountain, ex-Methuen police chief and officer, indicted, AG says

Published: Sep. 28, 2023, 5:52 p.m. By Ryan Mancini I RMancini@masslive.com A former chief of police and former officer of the Methuen Police Department were indicted by a statewide grand jury on Thursday on several charges, including violations of civil service law, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell's...

By Larry Smith

Former Methuen police chief, detective indicted on fraud charges

A 2020 report from Massachusetts' Office of the Inspector General found former Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon was being paid more than leaders of police departments in Los Angeles, New York, Boston and Chicago By Mike Pescaro and Diane Cho• Published September 28, 2023 • Updated...

By Larry Smith