STOW, Mass. — A Stow police officer is facing possible disciplinary action after the department found he repeatedly used police databases to obtain information about a woman he previously dated. The woman, who asked to remain anonymous, sa ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1720#8019)
Stow police officer accused of misusing Flock system to track former partner
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