for several hours while crews worked to clear the scene. Well,
another round of testimony ahead
today in the trial of Karen Read
and right now, the defense is
beginning to make some
connections between the parties
involved and the Canton Police
Department. NBC 10 s Lauren
Melendez is here with that
Lauren. Hey guys. Good morning.
So we know Read is accused of
backing into her boyfriend,
police officer John O’Keefe, and her SUV with her SUV rather
leaving him to die. But now, as
you said, her defense is poking
holes in the credibility of this
investigating officer from
Canton PD. We did not want to go
on any investigative interviews
because one of our best
investigators name is Kevin
Albert. He’s the property owner’s brother and we didn’t
think it would be appropriate,
if we were on those interviews
questioning his family members.
So O’Keefe’s body was found on
retired Boston officer Brian
Albert’s lawn in Canton. Hours
after a party O’Keefe was
invited to. And you just heard a
Canton police officer testifying
they didn’t go inside the house
recusing themselves, citing
family ties and no probable
cause. Despite finding O’Keefe
dead in the snow with trauma.
Now, we also learned Canton PD
used red solo cups, even a stop
and shop bag from an off duty
officer to collect and store
evidence. This was all because
they did not have the right
supplies. Well, Lauren, those
are not typical investigative tools which the defense pointed
out. So I imagine Reed’s lawyer
sees this as a small win. I
mean, absolutely, he even
pointed out Canton PD’s evidence
could have been
cross-contaminated and was
really disturbed by the
connections again between Canton
officers and the Albert family
extremely, extremely concerned.
Yeah, that’s been the heartbeat
of this case from the very
beginning. So after jury
dismissal, we heard testimony from a sergeant who did go
inside the Albert home. The
defense also says, however, they
believe he is tied to that
family. So still more
contamination here between the
parties we are waiting to see
later if that comes into play
during the second week of
testimony here, reporting in the
newsroom for you, I’m Lauren
Melendez. It’s a very
interesting case, Lauren. And if
you want to watch everything
that’s happening in court, head
to NBC 10 Boston .com. We will
carry all of today’s testimony