The Methuen Police Department (MPD) has the primary responsibility for law enforcement and investigation within the city of Methuen, Massachusetts.

On January 24, 2019, the department started laying off 50 officers (more than half, since there were 95 to begin with) because of a contract dispute.

If the pay raises in question had gone into effect, Methuen would have overspent its budget, which is illegal in Massachusetts.

[1] This led to an investigation by the Inspector General of Massachusetts who concluded that approving the 2017 contract “likely violated state and municipal laws ... and failed to comply with their own municipal rules and breached their fiduciary duties to the residents of Methuen.”[5]

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