Lowell Police Superintendent recommends ‘historic’ discipline after investigation faults officers for woman’s death

Lowell Police Superintendent William Taylor plans to discipline the officers involved in the “inexcusable” death of 31-year-old Alyssa Brame.

View the news report by wcvb.com.

Click here to read an article about this investigation in the Boston Globe.

Our firm believes that disciplining these officers is the first step. Next, the department needs to supervise its police officers to make sure the policies are followed. The department must also defend their disciplinary decisions on appeal. Too often police departments announce discipline, but the discipline is later reversed on appeal.