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Laurie List’s Legacy: They are called Exculpatory Evidence Schedules now, but InDepthNH.org continues its investigative reporting on the secret list that contains the names of law enforcement officers in New Hampshire who have a history of dishonesty, excessive force or mental instability. Catch up on our reporting here.
CONCORD – As required by a new law, Attorney General John Formella on Wednesday released the names of 90 current or former law enforcement officers with credibility issues from the secret Laurie List with more expected to be revealed in three months.
An ex-Nashua police officer who retired 18 years ago wants to know how he suddenly landed on the secret Laurie List of untruthful law enforcement officers four years ago but wasn’t told until recently.
Samuel Provenza, the former Canaan Police Officer accused of assaulting a woman during a traffic stop, had computer access beyond his rank to the department’s video system, and the ability to delete dashboard camera videos, according to a Grafton County Sheriff’s investigation.
More than a year after a legal response to a right-to-know request was blocked by former Claremont Police Officer Jon Stone, the records detailing the reasons for his termination from the department are a step closer to being disclosed.
Attorney General John Formella wants the lawsuit seeking the unredacted 280 names on the Laurie List of dishonest law enforcement officers dismissed, arguing the matter is no longer in dispute because a new law will make the list public anyway.
The attorney general has removed 28 confidential names from the Laurie list of 281 dishonest law enforcement officers before the process in the new law requiring a judge to make that decision has had time to be fully implemented.
Joseph Lascaze of the American Civil Liberties Union-NH registered his dissatisfaction with the fact that the recommendation does not conform to the original charge of establishing an independent entity, but he joined the rest of the commission in a unanimous endorsement of the final report.
The Portsmouth Police Commission on Oct. 26 will be voting on a package of reforms to address the concerns that arose following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020.
The lawyer for State Trooper Samuel Provenza asked the New Hampshire Supreme Court on Wednesday to keep hidden from the public an investigation into his alleged misconduct while he was working as a Canaan police officer.