Originally published by WBUR on October 30, 2018.
The incoming head of an organization representing police officers across Massachusetts has been placed on paid administrative leave in Arlington after he called for officers to meet “violence with violence” and forget about restraint in a series of columns that targeted elected leaders, criminal justice reform and former NFL player Colin Kaepernick. Read More
Originally published by WBUR on October 31, 2018.
An Arlington police lieutenant has been suspended from the police lobbying group he was set to lead next year after calling for officers to meet “violence with violence” in the group’s newsletter. The Arlington Police Department had, hours earlier, placed the officer on paid leave over his writings, which he now claims were “satire.” Read More
Originally published by WBUR on April 9, 2019.
An Arlington police lieutenant who was placed on paid administrative leave last year for calling for officers to “meet violence with violence” will return to work on April 15 after he participated in a so-called restorative justice program. Read More
Originally Published by WBUR on May 3, 2019.
An Arlington police lieutenant says he’s sorry for inflammatory comments he made in a police newsletter.
Lt. Rick Pedrini has been the talk of the town since October, when he penned several controversial columns calling for officers to “meet violence with violence” and describing criminals as “maggots.” Read More
