New Hampshire begins making secret police list public

New Hampshire began making public Wednesday its long-secret list of police officers with possible credibility issues.

The “Laurie list” tracks officers whose credibility may be called into question during a trial because of something in their personnel records.

Prosecutors are required to turn the information over to defendants before trial, but public access has been limited to heavily redacted versions of the list. But under a new state law, the Department of Justice is required to gradually release the list after a period during which officers can contest their placement on it.

The first batch of 90 names was made public Wednesday, along with brief descriptions of the officers’ alleged wrongdoing. Truthfulness was listed for 60 of the officers. Twelve were cited for criminal conduct, with smaller numbers cited for excessive force, falsification of records or dereliction of duty.

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