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· Braintree, MA · Charged, not convicted

Retired Braintree, Massachusetts detective pleads not guilty after records show 1,049 Flock searches of an ex-partner's plate

A retired Braintree Police detective pleaded not guilty on Oct. 16, 2026 to a criminal harassment charge and was released on his own recognizance, Boston 25 News reported. Records obtained by 25 Investigates show he used the Braintree Police Department's Flock camera system to search a license plate associated with his ex-girlfriend 1,049 times; a department audit showed the searches began Aug. 20, 2024, around the time the couple broke up, and continued into 2025. Court records allege the harassment took place in January and February 2025, and also accuse him of placing a GPS device on the woman's car and tracking it with a department-issued phone, according to Boston 25 News and WCVB. He was placed on leave after the woman reported the conduct and retired on April 2, 2025 while the town investigated; the town previously said a third-party investigation found he misused police resources, including license plate searches, for a personal matter unrelated to any police investigation. He was ordered to have no contact with the woman and is due back in court next month. WHDH noted officers in New Bedford, Stow and Lynn were also accused of misusing Flock cameras earlier this year. He has been charged, not convicted.

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