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7 sustained disciplinary complaints the Winthrop Police Department reported to the Massachusetts POST Commission. “Sustained” means the department's own internal affairs substantiated it; a complaint can carry several allegations, and a red box flags any POST decertification.

Giulio DelCarmen BonavitaCertified

2/11/2025 · IA 25WIN-2-IA

Sleeping on Duty

Other Misconduct · Non-Minor Policy Violation

Discipline: Suspension, 1-5 days (suspended 3 shifts / 30 hours without pay)

James Anthony FeeleyDecertified

10/25/2023 · IA 23WIN-6-IA

5 sustained allegations:

  • [REDACTED] (Criminal Conduct)
  • Violation of WPD R&R 1.2.2; Code of Ethics (Other Misconduct)
  • Violation of WPD R&R 1.3.0; Obedience (Other Misconduct)
  • Violation of WPD R&R 1.11.2; Personal Behavior (Other Misconduct)
  • Violation of WPD R&R 1.11.13; Conduct Unbecoming (Other Misconduct)

The officer, while off duty, violated department policy by incurring criminal charges.

Discipline: Resigned / retired in lieu of discipline

POST Decertified · 2/13/2025

Feeley agreed to be decertified based on a conviction for eight felony counts.

Now: Unassociated Officer

William Lawrence HagemeisterCertified

2/3/2022 · IA 22WIN-4-IA

Domestic with strangulation

Other Misconduct · Failure to respond to an incident according to established procedure

Discipline: Not applicable (officer retired or resigned to avoid discipline)

Alex CabassaCertified

1/28/2021 · IA 21WIN-1-IA

Violation of Sexual Harassment Policy

Other Misconduct · Conduct unbecoming

Discipline: Retraining

Now: Chelsea Police Department

Shawn Albert McCarthyCertified

3/17/2020 · IA 20WIN-1-IA

Embellishing

Truthfulness or Professional Integrity · Other form of untruthfulness

Discipline: Suspension, 1-5 days

James Andrew Freeman Sr.Certified

4/1/2015 · IA 15WIN-10-IA

Untruthful statements during internal affairs

Truthfulness or Professional Integrity · Other form of untruthfulness

Discipline: Last Chance Agreement

William Lawrence HagemeisterCertified

11/25/2014 · IA (reported 2/23/2017)

Violation of Sexual Harassment Policy

Other Misconduct · Conduct unbecoming

Discipline: Suspension, 1-5 days

The certified / decertifiedbadge is the officer's current POST certification, which is separate from the discipline shown. POST only revokes certification for a narrow set of serious causes, so an officer can have a sustained finding and still be certified. Status cross-checked against POST's officer certification roster.

Snapshot of the July 2, 2026 public release. Names and wording are as published by the state; some allegation details are redacted at the source. The database updates periodically and may add records, so check the live source for the latest.

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