For any police officer charged with a felony in Massachusetts, discipline from the state’s police oversight board is automatic — their certification to work in law enforcement is suspended.
But when officers are cleared of those criminal charges, either by acquittal or some other disposition, the Peace Officer Standards and Training, or POST, Commission doesn’t automatically reinstate them.
Suspension orders issued by POST remain in effect until a final decision by the commission, which could pursue its own discipline against an officer…