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A 2020 report from Massachusetts' Office of the Inspector General found former Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon was being paid more than leaders of police...

Methuen Police Chief Joseph E. Solomon. (Courtesy photograph.) Methuen Police Chief Joseph E. Solomon, who has announced plans to retire as Methuen’s police chief, called accusations made against him by the state’s inspector general as “blatantly false.” Solomon, in a letter dated last Friday to Methuen Mayor Neil Perry said Inspector General Glenn A. Cunha’s office “never interviewed” him or gave the chief the “most basic common courtesy to respond to accusations.” “The imp...

Embattled Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon to Retire Young-Jin Kim and Mike Pescaro © Provided by NBC Boston Embattled Methuen, Massachusetts Police Chief Joseph Solomon has submitted retirement papers following a scathing report from Massachusetts officials investigating his salary and those of other high-ranking officers. The report from Inspector General Glenn Cunha, "Leadership Failures in Methuen Police Contracts," found that former Mayor Stephen Zanni and the city cou...

Updated on December 23, 2020 at 11:50 pm NBC Universal, Inc. Methuens police chief is on leave after a scathing report from Massachusetts officials investigating his salary and those of other high-ranking officers. Mayor Neil Perry said Friday that Chief Joseph Solomon and Capt. Greg Gallant have been placed on paid administrative leave. The report from Inspector General Glenn Cunha, "Leadership Failures in Methuen Police Contracts," found that former Mayor Stephen Zanni and the city council "l...

Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon placed on leave after state inspector general report says he aided in inflating police salaries Updated Dec 24, 2020; Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon was placed on administrative leave Wednesday after a state inspector general report said he looked the other way when unapproved language was inserted into contracts making him one of the highest paid chiefs in the country. According to the report, Solomon’s salary was higher than police commissioners in ...

By Bill Kirk bkirk@eagletribune.com Dec 24, 2020 Dec 24, 2020 METHUEN — Police Chief Joseph Solomon and superior officers union President Capt. Greg Gallant have been placed on paid administrative leave following the release Wednesday of the final report by the state inspector general that found irregularities with a union contract which led to exorbitant salaries for superior officers and the chief. The report, made public about 3 p.m., found that in 2017, th...

Updated. The Massachusetts Inspector General concluded Wednesday there was a “failure of leadership at all levels” in Methuen when a police contract was approved that allowed substantial raises. The Massachusetts Inspector General concluded Wednesday there was a “failure of leadership at all levels” in Methuen when a police contract was approved that allowed substantial raises. Fallout from the report came quickly with Police Chief Joseph E. Solomon and Capt. Gregory Gallant being place...