LYNN, Mass. (AP) - Several police officers in Lynn have been placed on administrative leave as authorities investigate allegations of possible drug use and inappropriate language in a private text conversation between two officers.
The investigation was confirmed in a statement released Thursday night by the police department.
“The Lynn Police Department recently received information from another law enforcement agency regarding allegations of inappropriate conduct by several officers,” the statement said. “These officers were placed on administrative leave and an investigation was immediately opened.”
None of the officers have been identified.
The statement said that the Lynn Police Department Professional Standards Division is conducting the investigation, “which includes the use of inappropriate language used by two officers in a private text conversation.”
Lieutenant Michael Kmiec, a department spokesman, told The Boston Globe in a separate e-mail that seven officers have been placed on leave, and that the probe was launched after one officer was arrested in a domestic violence case out of Salem.
The Lynn Police Department said they are in contact with the Essex County District Attorney’s Office and have committed to conducting “a transparent investigation into the conduct.”
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