Mass. Civil Service Commission launches probe of hiring and promotions in the Methuen Police Department
The state Civil Service Commission has launched an investigation into hiring and promotions at the Methuen Police Department under its embattled chief, Joseph Solomon, one of the highest paid law enforcement officials in the country.

In a terse, but sharply worded letter, Civil Service Commission chairman Christopher Bowman ordered Solomon and Mayor Neil Perry to “identify, locate and preserve” a decade’s worth of records related to the selection of candidates for appointment and promotions.

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