Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council
The Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council sometimes called "MetroLEC," is a private corporation formed by 45 police agencies in the area near Boston, Massachusetts. It pools resources to provide SWAT, canine, hostage negotiation, computer crimes, motorcycle and other units throughout the area.[1]
Agencies that belong to MetroLEC include:[2]
MetroLEC is a private organization. It does not have a web site. The group was established sometime before 2004.[3] Richard Stillman, the Walpole chief of police served as the group's president for ten years.[4]
Its fleet includes at least one armored car and a mobile command post.[5]
Misconduct
In 2009 MetroLEC paid $200,000 to settle allegations it made false statements to gain a grant from the US Justice Department.[6]
References
- ^ Massachusetts SWAT teams claim they're private corporations, immune from open records laws, by Radley Balko, 26 June 2014 Washington Post
- ^ http://www.massmostwanted.org/index.cfm?ac=MetroLEC, accessed 27 June 2014
- ^ Waldpole Police official web site, Programs & Initiatives page, accessed 27 June 2014
- ^ Waldpole Police official web site, Programs & Initiatives page, accessed 27 June 2014
- ^ Massachusetts SWAT teams claim they're private corporations, immune from open records laws, by Radley Balko, 26 June 2014 Washington Post
- ^ Massachusetts SWAT teams claim they're private corporations, immune from open records laws, by Radley Balko, 26 June 2014 Washington Post