BCCJ

12/08/2023

This about the Harden case. Release the tapes now!

The Supreme Judicial Court is wading into a drawn-out public records fight stemming from the Bristol County District Attorney’s refusal to release documents, recorded interviews, and the names of officers involved in the 2021 fatal shooting of 30-year-old Anthony Harden.

10/06/2023

Michael Pessoa remained a police officer for nearly two decades despite receiving frequent complaints of physical and verbal abuse, exposing the limits of the Fall River Police Department’s attempts to police itself.

09/07/2023

Justice James Budreau ordered $1,000 in punitive damages against the Bristol County District Attorney’s office — the lowest amount allowed under the law — for shielding the names of police officers involved in the death of Anthony Harden and the subsequent investigation.

09/06/2023

Judge orders DA Quinn to pay legal fees to Harden’s family for withholding information.