MA - Sandra Birchmore, Stoughton, 4 Feb 2021 *former police officer arrested*

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Wow! With that link up above it says only 30 law enforcement officers in Massachusetts have ever been decertified by the POST Commission, including Matthew and William Farwell.

Only 30? Isn't that 30 too many?? This is nuts...
Were William and Matthew fraternal twins?
 
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Why hasn't Morrissey pressed state charges?

 
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There's a good chance that the father of her unborn baby is another police officer, imo. I think they should find out who if possible.
 
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Why hasn't Morrissey pressed state charges?


I'd say because his own team called Sandra's death a suicide-- including the State's Medical Examiner. An investigation by the US Attorney's Office and analyses by other forensic experts, have challenged this initial finding.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has stated they will review their findings if new evidence emerges, but as of March 2025, the official cause of death on Birchmore's death certificate remains suicide.

 
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“We have questions,” Berry said. “Why didn’t Morrissey indict Matthew Farwell and why did it take the feds coming in? Why aren’t there any state charges?”
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“Matthew Farwell is a predatory animal, and he’s not the only one. There were two others, Robert Devine and William Farwell, that we know of who preyed on her,” Berry said.

“They’re walking the streets now with no charges. That’s not right,” Berry said. At one point during the protest, she spoke directly at the building and to Morrissey — at first, using a megaphone, then dropping it to the ground and screaming louder than the device was.

“You should resign at this moment,” Berry yelled.
 
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“We have questions,” Berry said. “Why didn’t Morrissey indict Matthew Farwell and why did it take the feds coming in? Why aren’t there any state charges?”
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“Matthew Farwell is a predatory animal, and he’s not the only one. There were two others, Robert Devine and William Farwell, that we know of who preyed on her,” Berry said.

“They’re walking the streets now with no charges. That’s not right,” Berry said. At one point during the protest, she spoke directly at the building and to Morrissey — at first, using a megaphone, then dropping it to the ground and screaming louder than the device was.


“You should resign at this moment,” Berry yelled.

Good on her -- she's right.

Meatball Morrissey has a certain ring to it...
 
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The DA knows for a fact, the protesters (and armchair detectives) are Not going away
 
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Attorney Shaun Martinez, who represents the commission, revealed during his opening statement that federal prosecutors allege Devine contacted Birchmore on Feb. 1, 2021, the day Farwell allegedly strangled her during an evening visit to her apartment.

No other details about the communication were included in the redacted recordings.
Attorney Robert Stowe, who represents Devine, said during the hearing that the case against his client is a “big lie.”

 
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“Mr. Devine has a pattern of untruthfulness, abuse of power, and unprofessional conduct during his time as an officer,” Martinez said. “And given the gravity of his misconduct, it’s likely that it would escalate.”



 
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Why hasn't Morrissey pressed state charges?

he is too busy STILL figuring out how to screw over karen read. he wont give her her items back, etc. word on the street is KR is getting ready to sue MM
 
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So sick. They all need to pay for what happened to SB. DA Morrissey is a joke he needs to be put in jail for all his bs. I can't believe he still has his job. I hope KR gets a lot of money from this state after all it has put her through.
 
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“Mr. Devine has a pattern of untruthfulness, abuse of power, and unprofessional conduct during his time as an officer,” Martinez said. “And given the gravity of his misconduct, it’s likely that it would escalate.”




Argh. Crazy-making. Devine had been abusing his power for years. A trail of disciplinary issues going back to (at least) 2015, but the SB connections are "the big lie," despite clear and overwhelming evidence.

What is he fighting for? Surely whatever was left of his career is over?

The Stoughton Police Department launched an internal investigation after her death and found in 2022 that both Farwells and Devine engaged in “inappropriate” relationships with Birchmore, according to McNamara.

The disciplinary hearings this past summer also delved into Devine’s history at the Stoughton Police Department, including a 60-day suspension and demotion from deputy chief to patrolman in 2015 after an internal investigation unrelated to Birchmore.

That earlier investigation sustained findings of conflict of interest, abuse of position and untruthfulness after Devine ordered a subordinate to use police resources to investigate a personal matter linked to an extramarital affair at the time, according to Martinez.
 

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