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100 Years Ago—March 9, 1923

After a nearly two-year investigation, the Attorney General’s Office has decided not to charge former Salem police chief Paul Donovan in connection with numerous allegations contained in a 2018 audit of the department. For the first time, the nature of the allegations against Donovan was made public, but specific details remain sealed for now. Senior Assistant Attorney General Geoffrey W.R. Ward said in a letter on Wednesday that the office investigated whether Donovan committed the crimes of official oppression and unsworn falsification. “After a review of evidence gathered during ...