Officer Disciplinary Records
Law Enforcement Officer Disciplinary Records are current as of March 17, 2025.
The disciplinary records database is updated regularly. Officers who have resigned or retired in good standing are not included; data includes those who have resigned or retired to avoid discipline.
The reports contain law enforcement agency summaries of sustained allegations and discipline imposed on active police officers. In some instances, the discipline imposed is related to one or more allegations. The database also lists the officer’s name and law enforcement agency, and date and type of allegation. Certain CORI information has been redacted. The data does not reflect unfounded or non-sustained complaints.
Disciplinary records by officer last name (PDF) updated 3/17/25
Disciplinary records by agency (PDF) updated 3/17/25
Disciplinary records .csv file (updated 3/17/25)
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Summary of Reporting Requirements for Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs):
LEAs must report credible misconduct complaints or incidents to POST within two business days of receipt of complaint. Reports due to POST include any incident that result in discipline, an internal affairs investigation, or any allegations of prohibited conduct per MGL Chapter 6E:
- Bias
- Excessive Use of Force
- Serious Bodily Injury or Death (including all officer-involved shootings)
- Unprofessional Conduct (policy or procedure violations, conformance to laws, conduct unbecoming, untruthfulness, prohibited conduct, incompetence or unfitness for duty). Unprofessional conduct is the only category with an exception for minor matters as outlined below.
Minor matters do not need to be reported as long as the agency has implemented an informal resolution process (i.e., verbal counseling or letters of counsel), which documentation must be provided to POST upon request. Minor matters include discourtesy, basic work rule violations, tardiness, inattention to detail, equipment or grooming violations, and similar infractions.
The guidance on complaints and incident reporting further defines basic work rule violations to exclude (i) interactions with the public, (ii) the handling of finances and (iii) ethics violations. Therefore, any incident, misconduct or complaint that include any of the above (i, ii, or iii) must be reported to POST.

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+ | Costa | Jason | Somerville Police Department | August 23, 2018 |
PS2018-0068 Somerville Police Department Other Misconduct Unlawful entry, seizure, search, or stop
Improper Search 9998-0623
Retraining Sustained
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+ | Costa | Todd | Somerset Police Department | November 2, 1999 |
None Somerset Police Department Other Misconduct
9998-0494
Written Reprimand Sustained
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+ | Costa | Todd | Somerset Police Department | November 9, 2002 |
None Somerset Police Department Truthfulness or Professional Integrity
Failing to conduct himself as to set a good example 9998-0494
Sustained
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+ | Costa | Todd | Somerset Police Department | August 2, 2002 |
None Somerset Police Department Truthfulness or Professional Integrity Filing a false report or committing perjury
Making a false report 9998-0494
Sustained
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+ | Costa | Todd | Somerset Police Department | February 17, 2005 |
None Somerset Police Department Other Misconduct Other / conduct unbecoming
Chain of Command Violation 9998-0494
Written Warning or Letter of Counseling Sustained
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+ | Costa | Mario | Norwood Police Department | November 30, 2004 |
Norwood Police Department Other Misconduct Other / conduct unbecoming
9997-8972
Suspension: 6-29 days Sustained
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+ | Costa | Mario | Norwood Police Department | September 10, 2003 |
Norwood Police Department Other Misconduct Unlawful entry, seizure, search, or stop
9997-8972
Not Applicable Unfounded
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+ | Cote | Tyler | Fitchburg Police Department | August 23, 2021 |
2021-06 Fitchburg Police Department Other Misconduct Other / conduct unbecoming
Conduct unbecoming 7239-6736
Written Reprimand Sustained
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+ | Cote | Tyler | Fitchburg Police Department | December 26, 2022 |
2021-09 Fitchburg Police Department Other Misconduct Other / conduct unbecoming
Conduct unbecoming 7239-6736
Suspension: 1-5 days Sustained
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+ | Cote | Tyler | Fitchburg Police Department | June 14, 2022 |
2022-07 Fitchburg Police Department Other Misconduct Other / conduct unbecoming
Conduct unbecoming 7239-6736
Suspension: 1-5 days Sustained
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+ | Cotnoir | John | Dracut Police Department | September 27, 2008 |
08-18463 Dracut Police Department Other Misconduct Failure to respond to an incident according to established procedure
9994-8051
Suspension: 1-5 days Sustained
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+ | Cottens | Stephen | Newton Police Department | January 17, 2013 |
IAU13-665 Newton Police Department Other Misconduct Other / conduct unbecoming
Outside Division 9997-8506
Suspension: 1-5 days Sustained
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+ | Cottens | Stephen | Newton Police Department | December 7, 2013 |
IAU13-678 Newton Police Department Other Misconduct Other / conduct unbecoming
Comp Time related issue 9997-8506
Suspension: 1-5 days Sustained
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+ | Cottens | Stephen | Newton Police Department | August 10, 2014 |
IAU14-692 Newton Police Department Other Misconduct Other / conduct unbecoming
Failure to file report/Receiving Gift 9997-8506
Suspension: 30+ days Sustained
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+ | Cottens | Stephen | Newton Police Department | March 17, 2021 |
IAU21-759 Newton Police Department Other Misconduct Other / conduct unbecoming
Off Duty OUI 9997-8506
Suspension: 30+ days Sustained
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+ | Cottens | Stephen | Newton Police Department | September 22, 2015 |
IAU15-702 Newton Police Department Other Misconduct Other / conduct unbecoming
9997-8506
Suspension: 1-5 days, Suspension: 1-5 days Sustained
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+ | Cotter | Matthew | Sandwich Police Department | November 11, 2018 |
IA-2018-06 Sandwich Police Department Other Misconduct
Conduct unbecoming an officer 9999-9133
Retraining Sustained
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+ | Cotter | Christopher | New Bedford Police Department | March 21, 2020 |
20-2043 New Bedford Police Department Other Misconduct Other / conduct unbecoming
insubordination 9997-8424
Sustained
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+ | Cotter | Christopher | New Bedford Police Department | August 23, 2019 |
19-2009 New Bedford Police Department Other Misconduct Other / conduct unbecoming
insubordination 9997-8424
Sustained
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+ | Cotter | Christopher | New Bedford Police Department | July 1, 2018 |
18-1951 New Bedford Police Department Other Misconduct Other / conduct unbecoming
civility 9997-8424
Sustained
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