Rick Stewart
December 21, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Each of them was frustrated they didn’t get a chance to tell their sides of the story. But when they read the 283-page report on the investigation into complaints made against them, former Quincy Police Department Chief Rob Copley, current Chief Adam Yates and Barry Cheyne, chairman of the Board of Fire and…
Read Full Article December 21, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A 283-page report on the investigation into complaints made against former Quincy Police Department Chief Rob Copley, current Chief Adam Yates and the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners concludes no wrongdoing was discovered. The report, dated Dec. 15 and compiled by Rick Stewart of the Stewart Law Firm in Springfield, was released…
Read Full Article December 12, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Votes on a report and a resolution that have attracted great interest during recent meetings of the Quincy City Council both were tabled for a second time Monday night. A report from Springfield attorney Rick Stewart about an internal complaint filed during the hiring process for the chief of the Quincy Police Department…
Read Full Article November 21, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Arguably the most important news from Monday night’s Quincy City Council meeting happened in executive session. When the public will learn that news is yet to be determined. Aldermen got their first look at a report prepared by Rick Stewart with Stewart Law Firm PC from Springfield. A complaint was received by a whistleblower…
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