Farwell, William (formerly of Stoughton PD)

Case No. 23-012-S Decertification Order (PDF) issued September 24, 2024

Voluntary Decertification Agreement (PDF) and Decertification Order (PDF) issued March 21, 2024. 

Summary: William Farwell entered into a Voluntary Decertification Agreement under which he agreed that the allegations made against him would support revoking his law enforcement officer certification. Those allegations included that, from a period of 2017 through 2021, Farwell conducted multiple unauthorized searches of the Massachusetts Criminal Justice Information System database, that he sent and received sexually explicit messages while on duty, and that he provided false information to Massachusetts State Police investigators.