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SALEM, Mass.— Then a Methuen police officer, Sean Fountain went to Lawrence District Court on June 4, 2019 seeking three search warrants.

SALEM, Mass.— Then a Methuen police officer, Sean Fountain went to Lawrence District Court on June 4, 2019 seeking three search warrants.

METHUEN — A police sergeant in neighboring Lawrence, Mike Simard said he initially ran for Methuen City Council hoping to improve accountability and trust in the city’s police department.

Methuen Mayor Neil Perry called the new probe “an extremely important matter that we have been working on for over a year to bring to light.”

The report found that Joseph Solomon relied on "humiliation, fear, intimidation and retaliation" in his drive to boost his salary, becoming one of the highest paid law enforcement officials in the United States.

The owner of a home in Savoy where state police broke up a large-scale illicit marijuana grow in 2020 appears ready to do more than throw in the towel. The

Abhijit “Beej” Das is charged with Federal Election Campaign Act violations and making false statements. Das ran in the 2018 Democratic primary for Massachusetts 3rd Congressional District won by Rep. Lori Trahan, coming in seventh place with 1,492 votes. Authorities say Das solicited money from friends and close associates and developed a scheme to circumvent campaign contribution limits by disguising the funds as personal loans. He also used at least $267,000 from his campaign accou...