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Former Methuen police chief pleads guilty to 17 charges related to civil service law violations, perjury

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A former Methuen police chief pleaded guilty Friday to 17 charges for repeatedly misusing his position of authority to undermine the law for his own...

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NBC Boston
High-paid former chief of Methuen Police Department pleads guilty to 17 charges (opens NBC Boston)
Published Sep 18, 2026
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The former police chief in Methuen, Massachusetts, was taken into custody Friday after pleading guilty to 17 criminal charges, bringing a yearslong case involving allegations of fraud, forgery and perjury within the city’s police department closer to an end.
WHDH Boston
Former Methuen police chief pleads guilty to 17 charges related to civil service law violations, perjury (opens WHDH Boston)
Published Sep 18, 2026
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A former Methuen police chief pleaded guilty Friday to 17 charges for repeatedly misusing his position of authority to undermine the law for his own...
Union Leader
Ex-Methuen, Mass., police chief pleads guilty to misusing his office (opens Union Leader)
Published Sep 20, 2026
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Former Methuen (Mass.) Police Chief Joseph Solomon, who a city-ordered report said ran his department like “a ‘Don’ of an organized crime family,” has pleaded guilty to 17 state charges related to the misuse of his position of authority.