Haverhill Police Chief Robert Pistone has been placed on leave, according to multiple reports. The development is the latest in a string of incidents to roil the city’s police department in recent months.

Haverhill Police Chief Robert Pistone. – Haverhill Police Department

The news of Pistone being placed on leave was first reported Wednesday night by WHAV . Deputy Chief Stephen Doherty is currently in charge of the department, Mayor Melinda Barrett told the station. She did not give an explanation for why Pistone was placed on leave.

Barrett, Doherty, and other representatives from the mayor’s office and the HPD did not respond to requests for comment Thursday morning. Pistone could not be reached for comment.

Pistone was placed on leave just days after an anonymous letter purporte

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