BOSTON (WHDH) – 7NEWS conducted an exclusive poll with the University of New Hampshire, and the results show trust for law enforcement is taking a beating in Massachusetts in the wake of the Karen Read murder case.
The Karen Read case shined a spotlight on disturbing behavior by police officers and state troopers involved in the investigation, most notably former Massachusetts State Police trooper Michael Proctor and former Canton Police Sergeant Sean Goode.
Karen Read, who was tried twice and acquitted for the murder of her ex-boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, also filed suit against the Massachusetts State Police and the Canton Police Department in June. According to Read’s attorneys, the 87-page complaint is about “…a culture of bias and corruption that they built, tolerated, and hid from the public for years” by both law enforcement agencies…