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Woodstock police officer charged with domestic assault
QUECHEE, Vt. —A Woodstock police officer has been charged with domestic assault, state police said.
Vermont State Police arrested Mark McComas, 45, a former employee of the Hartford Police Department on Tuesday.
McComas is currently a Police Officer for the Woodstock Police Department.
Police say McComas assaulted someone at a Quechee home twice in February.
McComas was lodged at the Southern State Correctional Facility.
Bail was set at bail set at $2500.
Vermont State Police is handling the investigation.
McComas was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday afternoon.



Lawrence cop suspended after domestic battery arrest
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LAWRENCE – A Lawrence, Kansas, police officer is suspended after being arrested on charges related to domestic violence.
The police department says the woman, while in a relationship with patrol officer, reported that he battered and threatened her last month.
The officer was arrested on suspicion of aggravated battery, criminal threat, aggravated assault, domestic battery and kidnapping.
He’s is a three-year veteran of Lawrence’s police force.
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His first court appearance is Wednesday, and the investigation is continuing. He is being held in the Douglas County Jail without bond.