The accusations of cheating by student officers that have cast shadows over two Massachusetts police academies led investigators to several recruits from Chicopee.
. According to the sources, some police recruits are accused of taking screenshots of test questions and sharing them with other recruits.
Four student officers have been dismissed from the academies so far, including three from the Chicopee Police Department.Get New England news, weather forecasts and entertainment stories to your inbox."We value honesty, accountability and truthfulness from our recruits and strive to provide the best trained officers to our community and actions like this will not be tolerated," Major said in a statement.
Sources tell the NBC10 Boston Investigators the investigation involves compromised tests and screen shots being taken of test questions Sources tell our team some academy graduates who are already working as police officers are also being eyed in the investigation, putting the state's POST Commission on alert and ready to take action if needed.
"The MPTC recently informed us several student officers at two of the academies compromised the integrity of the testing procedures and testing materials," POST Commission Executive Director Enrique Zuniga told members during a meeting Wednesday.
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