By Chris Rueli
SPRINGFIELD, MA (WSHM) -
The suspended Ludlow police
lieutenant who was indicted on drug charges denied them in Hampden Superior
Court during his arraignment Tuesday morning.
Lt. Thomas Foye, 49, was
arrested Aug. 18 at the Ludlow Police Department after an investigation was
carried out by state police assigned to the attorney general's office.
Foye was indicted March 6 on
charges of possession of cocaine, tampering with evidence and theft from the
evidence locker room in the police department.
The Board of Selectmen in
Ludlow unanimously voted on March 11 to suspend Foye without pay. He has
pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Authorities said they watched
Foye access the evidence room via a surveillance camera.
According to the attorney
general's office, Foye stole dozens of pieces of evidence including cocaine and
prescription pills. Authorities further alleged that in some cases, Foye
replaced the narcotics in the evidence bags with pills that did not match the
description on the corresponding state lab certifications.