Greenfield Police Department cruiser (Liesel Nygard)
Editor’s note: The Republican and New England Public Media collaborated on a monthslong investigation into the practice of civil asset forfeiture in Western Massachusetts. This story is one part of that series.
GREENFIELD — In the summer of 2022, the Greenfield Police Department received a windfall. But unlike its usual funding from the city, the $141,192 deposit arrived into a bank account the department can use for just about any purpose.
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