Haverhill’s police chief has resigned following a police union vote of no confidence within the administration of the division after two tragedies.
Robert Pistone Jr. resigned, in accordance with the Haverhill native information outlet WHAV.
“I resigned, effective today. I believe it’s in the best interests of the city and the department going forward,” he advised WHAV on Thursday.
That very same day, media retailers together with the Herald reported that Pistone was on depart.
The information outlet reported that Haverhill Mayor Melinda Barrett, whose workplace didn’t reply to repeated Herald info requests on Thursday, will maintain Deputy Chief Stephen Doherty Jr. as head of the division till a substitute is discovered.
The resignation occurred after an anonymously penned letter accused him of mismanagement, particularly after the demise of 32-year-old Haverhill Police Officer Katelyn Tully on Sept. 26.
The Haverhill Police Patrolman’s Affiliation additionally on Thursday stated that it had issued a vote of no confidence within the police chief, citing “concerns regarding continued mismanagement, a persistent lack of transparency, and a failure to adequately support officers in the performance of their duties.”
The division has additionally been beneath fireplace for the July 11 demise of 43-year-old Francis Gigliotti following an encounter with Haverhill law enforcement officials. The seven law enforcement officials concerned have been positioned on administrative depart because the Haverhill Police Division and the Essex District Lawyer’s workplace examine the circumstances, the Herald reported.
