Gloucester police Lieutenant Jerris Cook accused Chief John Beaudette of bumping him with his stomach during an exchange last month. The incident renews focus on turmoil in the ranks.
(LISA POOLE FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE)
Police tensions get ugly in belly bumping
Latest run-in for Gloucester officers
Gloucester police Lieutenant Jerris Cook accused Chief John Beaudette of bumping him with his stomach during an exchange last month. The incident renews focus on turmoil in the ranks.
(LISA POOLE FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE)
First there was grumbling about shift assignments, then official grievances, followed by a lawsuit. Now the tensions at the Gloucester Police Department have descended to a new level of ugliness: allegations of belly-bumping. (Full article: 718 words)
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