Police Officer at Boston Police
Kirk D. Merricks is an active Officer in the Boston Police Department. They live in the Boston neighborhood of Dorchester. Officer Kirk D. Merricks has been a Boston Police officer for 25 years. They were paid a total of $153,378.59 in 2020. They were the 1217th highest earner in 2020 among Boston Police Department employees.
Officer Kirk D. Merricks has an IA Score of 5 Most Concerning. Our database shows 8 Internal Affairs cases containing at least one sustained allegation against this officer, and 22 cases total, regardless of finding.
The Internal Affairs Division has found Officer Kirk D. Merricks in violation of policies including Untruthfulness, Conformance to Laws, Conduct Unbecoming, Dir./Orders, Violation of Criminal Law, Criminal Complaints, Sick Leave, Warning Shots and Signals, Other Violations, and Neg.Duty/Unreasonable Judge.
| Allegations Against this Officer Sustained by the Internal Affairs Division (2000 - 2020) ? | ||||
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| IA # | Received | Allegation | Finding | Action Taken |
| IAD2014-0611 | Dec 30, 2014 | Untruthfulness | Sustained | N/A |
| IAD2014-0611 | Dec 30, 2014 | Conformance to Laws (5 counts) | Sustained | N/A |
| IAD2014-0611 | Dec 30, 2014 | Conduct Unbecoming | Sustained | Termination |
| IAD2013-0224 | Jun 4, 2013 | Conduct Unbecoming | Sustained | Termination |
| E2010-004 | Jan 12, 2010 | Conformance to Laws | Sustained | Oral Reprimand |
| 9406 | Apr 21, 2006 | Dir./Orders | Sustained | N/A |
| 16105 | Aug 23, 2005 | Violation of Criminal Law | Sustained | N/A |
| 16105 | Aug 23, 2005 | Criminal Complaints | Sustained | N/A |
| 7105 | May 2, 2005 | Sick Leave | Sustained | N/A |
| 7105 | May 2, 2005 | Dir./Orders | Sustained | N/A |
| 6304 | Apr 14, 2004 | Warning Shots and Signals | Sustained | N/A |
| 6304 | Apr 14, 2004 | Other Violations | Sustained | N/A |
| 12202 | Jul 29, 2002 | Neg.Duty/Unreasonable Judge | Sustained | N/A |
| 12202 | Jul 29, 2002 | Other Violations | Sustained | N/A |
Officer Kirk D. Merricks has been named in news articles, court records, and/or other documents that contain concerning allegations.
| Date | Source | Article |
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| May 10, 2018 | mass.gov | (617) 727-2293 KIRK MERRICKS, Appellant v. |
| Feb 15, 2017 | Other | tive to a Complaint (lAD Case No.: 2014-0611) charging P.O. Kirk Merricks ID # 012045, assigned to BAT/ Administrative Leave Section, |
| Jul 13, 2013 | Boston Herald | red by his estranged wife, who alerted authorities. Officer Kirk Merricks was arrested last night and charged with 11 counts of posse |
| Jul 12, 2013 | patriotledger.com | n Way residence. Plymouth Police Chief Michael Botieri said Kirk Merricks was charged with 11 counts of possession of explosives, fou |
| Jul 12, 2013 | Boston Globe | PLYMOUTH — Boston police Officer Kirk D. Merricks is facing charges of illegal possession of explosives, incl |
Details regarding this employee's compensation come from earnings reports published by the City of Boston. Learn more
This employee was the 1217th highest earner in 2020.
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Incident reports filed by this officer. This information comes from the public journal reports published by the BPD. This data is incomplete; officers respond to many incidents that do not then appear in the journal. Learn more
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Paid details worked by this officer in 2019. Learn more
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Traffic citations issued by this officer in 2011 - 2020. Learn more
| # | Date | Officer | Agency | Location | Amount | Type | Source | Violator | CDL | Class | Posted | Violation | Posted | Radar | Clocked | Race | Sex | Make | Year | Color | 16+ | Haz Mat | Paid | Hear Req | Court | Age | Searched | Offenses |
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Field Interrogation and Observation (FIO) reports filed by this officer. Learn more
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| FC # | Date | Contact Officer | Supervisor | Street | City | State | Zip | Frisk? | Veh. Srch? | Duration | Circumstance | Basis | Year | State | Make | Model | Color | Style | Type | Key Situations | Weather | # Indv. | Narrative |
SWAT operations in which this officer participated. Reports currently cover 2010-2014. Due to transcription errors, this list may be incomplete. Learn more
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Complaints filed against this officer either by citizens or as a result of internal investigations. This data reflects the years 2001-2020, but may be incomplete. Learn more
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Articles referencing this officer. Populated by an automated process, which may not be 100% accurate. Learn more
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This page contains data ingested from the following sources:
| Data Source | Filename |
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| Employee Earnings Report | 2011_2020_bpd_earnings_with_ids.csv |
| BPD CY2015 Annual Earnings File | CY2015_Annual_Earnings_BPD.csv |
| BPD Alpha Listing with Badges | ALPHa_LISTING_BPD_with_badges_1.csv |
| 2020 Alpha Listing | alpha_listing_20200715.csv |
| Roster 2020-09-04 | roster_20200904.csv |
For the incident journal, paid details, traffic citations, field contacts, and complaints listed above, the source materials for each record are listed on the page for that record. Click through each record to see from where it was sourced.