Two Fall River police officers who were present for the beating of a suspect at the city’s police station in 2020 will keep their jobs, after an investigation released this week found insufficient evidence to prove whether they filed false reports in violation of department policy. An earlier FBI investigation into the beating already led […]
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Ex-Fall River cop sentenced to prison for covering up police station beating
A former Fall River police officer received a nearly three-year prison sentence on Wednesday for filing false reports to cover up the beating of a suspect in custody in 2020. Nicholas M. Hoar was convicted in February of one count of deprivation of rights under color of law and two counts of false reports in […]
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Jury finds Fall River cop guilty of covering up police station beating
Nicholas M. Hoar will return to Boston’s federal court in April to be sentenced.
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Police witness testifies about alleged cover-up at Fall River police station
A booking officer testified on Tuesday that Fall River Police Officer Nicholas Hoar struck a suspect on the head with a baton and filed a false report to avoid punishment.
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Fall River cop heads to trial on charges of covering up excessive force
Nicholas Hoar, a fifth-generation Fall River policeman with a lengthy internal affairs file, is accused of injuring a man’s head with a baton in 2020 and filing a false report to cover up the incident.
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Arrest of Fall River cop raises questions about a fatal police shooting from his past
A family is calling for the re-investigation of a fatal police shooting after the officer involved was recently charged with filing false reports in another case.
