Sandra Birchmore's Deputy Chief Became a Lawyer and Sued to Get What Back

Robert Devine ran the youth police program Sandra Birchmore joined at 13, rose to deputy chief, retired during the internal investigation into his contact with her, and became a lawyer. In December 2025 the state's police standards board revoked his certification, finding a pattern of unprofessional conduct and that he was untruthful about his contact with her. Investigators say that contact included Facebook messages sent under a fake name. He disputes the findings, denies any encounter with her, and has sued to get his badge back. He has never been charged; neither has William Farwell, who gave up his certification in 2024. Matthew Farwell, charged federally with killing Sandra and her unborn son, went on trial in Boston on October 6, 2026, and has pleaded not guilty. Former FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer and Tony Brueski on the department that put three of its officers in a room with a teenager, the DA who never charged a soul, and what each of them owes when the verdict lands.

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