Wellesley chief has his say on police details

Wellesley Police Department Chief Terrence Cunningham sticks up for using police officers rather than flaggers via this Myths/Facts letter. Wellesley police offers do details on their off-time and get $36 an hour, whereas civilian flaggers get $34.85, Cunningham states.

Of course Gov. Deval Patrick and others see things a bit differently than Cunningham and many police personnel, as evidenced by new rules put into place to replace off-duty cops with civilian flaggers at traffic/construction sites.