Editing Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts (section)

==Controversies==
The Manchester-by-the-Sea Police Department have been subject to controversy, including sexual harassment by sworn officers, with allegations "that officials had permitted a sexually hostile environment, and that Christopher Locke, an officer in the police department, made a secret recording of [a young woman], violating the state's wiretap law."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.salemnews.com/news/local_news/town-admits-liability-for-officers-harassment/article_d2f2dc41-6fb7-5967-9119-5a3b103b268c.html|title = Town admits liability for officer's harassment| date=May 18, 2018 }}</ref>

Howard Lewis, who had been appointed as a reserve officer in 2008 and a full-time officer in 2010, had been assigned to the 12 to 8 a.m. shift and served as the department's primary firearms instructor, when he was placed on administrative leave amid an internal affairs investigation on December 15, according to Manchester-by-the-Sea Police Chief Edward Conley. An internal affairs investigation determined he stole a firearm from the police station and sold it to a pawn shop for $650.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.masslive.com/news/2019/01/manchester-by-the-sea-cop-resigns-after-investigation-found-he-stole-and-sold-civilians-gun.html|title = Manchester-by-the-Sea cop resigns after investigation found he stole and sold civilian's gun| date=January 12, 2019 }}</ref>

Manchester-by-the-Sea Police Department Sergeant John "Jay" Swallow was convicted of multiple crimes, including assaulting his wife and weapons charges. He engaged in a physical altercation while pointing a handgun at both his wife and the family dog.[https://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/10/27/manchester-by-the-sea-police-officer-arrested-for-domestic-assault/]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://patch.com/massachusetts/beverly/manchester-by-the-sea-sergeant-pleads-guilty-to-assaucfcbfa63dc|title=Manchester-by-the-Sea Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Assault, Gun Charges |date=January 28, 2013 }}</ref>