Former Stoughton police officer William Farwell decertified for misconduct related to Sandra Birchmore's homicide case.

William Farwell, a former Stoughton police officer, has been decertified by the Massachusetts Police Officer Standards and Training Commission due to misconduct related to Sandra Birchmore, who was found dead in 2021. Initially ruled a suicide, her death was later deemed a homicide, with her brother-in-law, Matthew Farwell, indicted for the crime. William Farwell is accused of inappropriate communications with Birchmore and misusing police databases.