Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Waltham Police Chief Thomas LaCroix is facing serious charges for allegedly attacking his wife and her friend.
Mayor Jeannette McCarthy’s request for $10,000 for an internal investigation of Waltham Police Chief Thomas LaCroix will be reviewed during the Monday, March 4 Finance Committee meeting. LaCroix is facing serious charges for allegedly attacking his wife and her friend at his Maynard home in July 2012. LaCroix is currently under house arrest and is on paid administrative leave from the police department. The City Council has requested McCarthy and Personnel Director Kristin Murphy appear at the meeting, which will be held after the Committee of The Whole meeting at 8 p.m. at City Hall. The Finance Committee recently rejected a similar request for $20,000 saying such an expenditure was not necessary because LaCroix’s upcoming March 27 trial …
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Thursday, February 21, 2013
Waltham Police Chief Thomas LaCroix is facing serious charges for allegedly attacking his wife and her friend.
Mayor Jeannette McCarthy has again requested funding for an internal investigation of Waltham Police Chief Thomas LaCroix, who is accused of assaulting his wife and her friend. McCarthy, in a Feb. 20 letter to the City Council, requested $10,000 from the city’s personnel unemployment account that would be used to hire a retired state police officer to investigate whether LaCroix violated the police department’s internal rules. The investigation could lead to disciplinary action. The money request is on the agenda for the Monday, Feb. 25 City Council meeting during which it will likely be referred to a subcommittee for future discussion. LaCroix is facing serious assault charges for allegedly attacking his wife and her friend at their …
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Waltham City Councilors denied a funding request that would have paid for an internal affairs investigation of Waltham Police Chief Thomas LaCroix.
Jury selection for the trial of Waltham Police Chief Thomas LaCroix has been postponed until March 27, according to Acting Waltham Police Chief Keith MacPherson. MacPherson acknowledged the development during a Monday, Feb. 4 Waltham City Council Finance Committee meeting. LaCroix is facing serious assault charges for allegedly attacking his wife and her friend at their Maynard home in June of 2012. LaCroix is currently on paid leave from the Waltham Police Department. MacPherson said the trial was delayed because the prosecutor had a scheduling conflict. Also, the Waltham Police Department has halted its plans for an internal affairs investigation of LaCroix as a result of the Finance Committee denying a $20,000 request to fund it, …
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Monday, February 4, 2013
Waltham Police Chief Thomas LaCroix is facing criminal charges.
More details have emerged over how the internal affairs investigation of Waltham Police Chief Thomas LaCroix will be conducted. LaCroix remains under house arrest and on paid leave from the Police Department as his Feb. 13 trial date approaches. He is accused of assaulting his wife and her friend at his Maynard home in June 2012. An independent consultant will be hired to conduct an investigation of LaCroix’s actions and the results could lead to disciplinary actions, Acting Police Chief Keith MacPherson told Waltham Patch. Normally, MacPherson said, an Internal Affairs Unit Officer of a rank higher than the officer being investigated conducts the investigation. Currently, however, every IA officer is of a lower rank than the chief. The …
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Waltham Police Chief Thomas LaCroix is facing serious assault charges.
Waltham Mayor Jeanette McCarthy has officially requested $20,000 to hire an independent counsel to perform a Waltham Police Department internal affairs investigation of Police Chief Thomas LaCroix, according to the Boston Globe. LaCroix remains on paid leave as he faces serious charges for allegedly assaulting his wife and her friend last year. He is currently under house arrest as his Feb. 13 trial date approaches. McCarthy told the Globe the city needs to hire the independent counsel so it can avoid any conflicts of interest with the Waltham Police Department. The money would come out of the city’s free cash account, City Clerk Russ Malone told the Globe. The Waltham City Council, which would have to approve the request, has referred …
Monday, January 14, 2013
Waltham Police Chief Thomas LaCroix allegedly attacked his wife and her friend.
As he prepares for his upcoming trial, Waltham Police Chief Thomas LaCroix gained a little more freedom during his supervised release, according to the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office. LaCroix is facing serious charges for allegedly attacking his wife and her friend in June of 2012. Jury selection for his upcoming trial is set to start on Feb. 13, according to Middlesex County District Attorney Spokesman MaryBeth Long. During a Jan. 4, 2013 hearing at Concord District Court, a judge eased one condition of LaCroix’s supervised release – LaCroix’s curfew now begins at 11 p.m. instead of 10 p.m., Long told Waltham Patch. During a September hearing, a judge lifted his house arrest for 7 a.m. – 10 p.m. He is still under house …
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Waltham had its fair share of controversies this year. Check out our roundup of them!
Building Mistakes Made At Potential Five Guys/Chipotle/Panera Complex Waltham Sex Offender Causing a Stir in Waltham and Lexington Waltham Police Chief Thomas LaCroix was arrested for allegedly assaulting his wife and her friend. Boloco withdrew its plans for a burrito shop in Waltham. The Massachusetts Department of Secondary and Elementary Education issued a scathing report necessary improvements for the Waltham Public Schools.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
See what the top police stories of the year were.
Waltham had its fair share of wild and crazy police stories this year. Check out the roundup of them below! NOTE: The list was compiled based on pageviews and importance of the story.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Waltham Police Chief Thomas LaCroix allegedly attacked his wife and her friend.
Jury selection for the trial of Waltham Police Chief Thomas LaCroix is set to begin on Feb. 13, according to the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office. LaCroix is facing serious charges for allegedly attacking his wife and her friend. He remains free on bail, pending several conditions. The scheduling of jury selection does not necessairily mean a trial will be held. LaCroix could change his plea to guilty before any trial starts, as was the case with Shaquan Jacobs who killed a Waltham man, did. Full coverage of the case against Waltham Police Chief Thomas LaCroix.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Waltham Police Chief Thomas LaCroix is facing serious domestic violence charges.
Facing domestic violence charges, Waltham Police Chief Thomas LaCroix now has a little more freedom as he remains under house arrest. A Concord District Court judge has eased LaCroix's conditions of release. The judge lifted LaCroix's house arrest between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m., but he must continue to wear the GPS monitoring bracelet and not go near the victims' homes, according to Middlesex County District Attorney spokeswoman Stephanie Chelf Guyotte. LaCroix is required to stay under house arrest between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., according to Guyotte. The changes to LaCroix's release were made during a Sept. 25 hearing at the Concord Court. LaCroix is facing serious charges for allegedly beating his wife and her friend. He is currently on …
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Frosty the Snowman
12:56 am on Friday, March 1, 2013
@NotoTraffic you should contact the WPD, sounds like you are a witness to the crime. more ›