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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 impact that another long, drawn-out fight would have on the city, the department, and on my family is s...

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 council "likely violated state laws" and did not comply with Methuen's rules when Solomon's contract wa...

Updated on December 23, 2020 at 11:50 pm NBC Universal, Inc. Methuen's 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 "likely violated state laws" and did not comply with Methuen's rules when Solomon's contract was nego...

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, then-Mayor Stephen Zanni, the City Council, Solomon and Gallant all "failed the people of Methuen."...

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 placed on paid administrative leave by Mayor Neil Perry. Executive Capt. Kristopher McCarthy was named ac...