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Officer publicly alleges retaliation over police promotion; Select Board approves two promotions and updates general orders

Brookline Select Board · April 10, 2024
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Summary

A Brookline police officer alleged in public comment that a sergeant was bypassed for promotion in retaliation; the Select Board later approved two promotions to lieutenant and voted to update police general orders to accreditation standards.

During public comment at the April 9 Select Board meeting, Brookline police Officer Amy Hall alleged that Sergeant Megan Keveny was bypassed for promotion in a decision she characterized as retaliation tied to Hall’s association with Keveny. Hall told the board she believed Keveny’s test scores were higher than the promoted candidate’s and asked the board to review…

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