The town of Stoughton has a new acting police chief, town officials told Boston 25 News on Wednesday.
Deputy Police Chief James O’Connor will head the department as acting police chief in lieu of Police Chief Donna M. McNamara, Town Manager Thomas Calter said.
The town would not comment on why Chief McNamara has stepped down from her duties or how long O’Connor would be in charge of the department, only telling Boston 25 “as a matter of well-established practice, the Town and its officials do not publicly discuss or disclose information in connection with personnel matters to preserve all parties’ privacy interests and due process rights.”
Chief McNamara and her department have become embroiled in controversy after former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell was accused of killing a pregnant woman and staging her death as a suicide.
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