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Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council

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The Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council sometimes called "MetroLEC," is a regional mutual aid facilitator formed by 45 police agencies in the area near Boston, Massachusetts. It pools resources to provide SWAT, canine, hostage negotiation, computer crimes, motorcycle and other units throughout the area.

Agencies that belong to MetroLEC include:

MetroLEC is a private organization. It does not have a web site. The group was established sometime before 2004. Richard Stillman, the Walpole chief of police served as the group's president for ten years.

Its fleet includes at least one armored car and a mobile command post.

Misconduct

In 2009 MetroLEC paid $200,000 to settle allegations it made false statements to gain a grant from the US Justice Department.

References

Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council Wikipedia