Editor’s note: In June 2023, independent journalist Andrew Quemere sued the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office over its refusal to release records of officers credibly accused of misconduct or crimes. In December, nearly four years after Quemere first requested those records, a judge ordered District Attorney David Sullivan — the top law enforcement official in Hampshire and Franklin counties — to release its “Brady” disclosures, as they’re known.
This article is the second in an ongoing series investigating those records and the misconduct allegations they reveal. The series is being co-published by The Shoestring and The Mass Dump, Quemere’s website.
“Somebody crashed into the bridge,” a 911 caller said. “There’s fluid leaking out. There’s a headlight in the middle of the road. … There’s an airbag deployed.”…