Police commissioners hear residents at annual meeting
Springfield's Board of Police Commissioners fielded resident complaints at its annual meeting. The five-member board met at the Ray Jordan Senior Center and told residents its role is police discipline, not running the department.
Other Committee · Meeting of March 18, 2026
Springfield's Board of Police Commissioners fielded resident complaints at its annual meeting. The five-member board met at the Ray Jordan Senior Center and told residents its role is police discipline, not running the department. Chair Albert Trangisi and fellow commissioners promised to pass complaints about unregistered cars, noise and trash enforcement to Superintendent Larry Akers.
Tracy Carpenter of the Mass Senior Action Council said "a paper trail is everything" and asked where the department's body camera policy could be found. A board member said a stress program called Struggle Well started with 19 officers. The board offered to visit neighborhood councils.
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Source: the Other Committee meeting of March 18, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.
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