Millis Cop Arrested in Medway Has Next Pretrial in December

Millis police officer Craig Thompson was placed on paid administrative leave by his department after being taken into custody on Sept. 30 by Medway Police in what published reports indicated was an incident of domestic violence.

In response, the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission issued a suspense on Oct.2, reproduced below:

SUSPENSION
OF CRAIG PAUL THOMPSON (MPTC ID: 9997-7843) Case No. 2025-055
SUSPENSION ORDER The Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission
("Commission") hereby suspends the law enforcement
certification of the Respondent, Craig Paul Thompson, pursuant to
M.G.L. c. and The Commission has received sufficient evidence that
the Respondent has been thus requiring the immediate suspension of
the Respondent's certification The Respondent's suspension is
effective immediately upon receipt of this Order by either the
Respondent or the head of the Respondent's law enforcement agency,
whichever is earlier. See M.G.L. c. 6E, § 10(e). The Respondent is
hereby directed to surrender, and the Respondent's agency is directed
to collect, without delay, any agency-issued credentials and
equipment that promote and support the performance of functions
associated with service as a law enforcement officer, including but
not limited to, any uniform, badge, firearm, assigned cruiser, and
use-offorce instruments, such as tasers.1 Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 6E, §
9(a)(5), "[a] suspension order of the [C]ommission issued
pursuant to [Section 9(a)] shall continue in effect until issuance of
the final decision of the [C]ommission or until revoked by the
[C]ommission." See also 555 CMR 1.08(4). ON BEHALF OF THE
COMMISSION: /s/Enrique A. Zunigа Enrique A. Zuniga Executive
Director Dated: October 2,

Thompson
appeared in Wrentham District Court on Tuesday, Oct. 14, for a
pretrial hearing.

A
further pretrial hearing has been scheduled for Dec. 4.