Police Officer Rogers Decides to Retire; Still Facing Drunken Driving Charge

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A Haverhill police officer, charged last week with drunken driving for a second time, is retiring.

Francis Carl Rogers, 60, of Bradford, submitted retirement forms this week to City Hall, confirmed Mayor James J. Fiorentini late Friday afternoon. Applications are filed with Haverhill Retirement Board and retirements generally take effect immediately if the individual is qualified.

“He was a very good police officer for the city of Haverhill and we’re sorry to see the career of someone who served the city well end in this fashion,” the mayor told WHAV. “We wish him well,” he added.

Rogers was arrested Feb. 16, just after 8 p.m., and charged with drunken driving after allegedly colliding with two parked cars at 125 South Main St. The charge of driving while under the influence of alcohol was his second offense.

The veteran police officer was released on bail after his arraignment in Haverhill District Court.

Fiorentini also thanked the Haverhill Police Department for handling information about Rogers’ arrest with “professionalism and dignity.”

6 thoughts on “Police Officer Rogers Decides to Retire; Still Facing Drunken Driving Charge

  1. No sympathy for this man from this corner! If one cannot accept the consequences of an action and if one can’t cope with an embarrassing situation, DON’T DO IT — DON’T DRIVE DRUNK! Nice work if you can get it…. drive drunk, then retire. No wonder our taxes are out of sight and increasing every year!

    If this was an ORDINARY citizen, his name would be in the police reports, listing his drunk driving arrest. Why shouldn’t we know he was arrested for this offense. He could have killed someone.

  2. Fiorentini also thanked the Haverhill Police Department for handling information about Rogers’ arrest with “professionalism and dignity.”

    In the world of Jimmy Taxman this means there was a LOT of information which was withheld and not made public because it would have made the HPD look bad, and then reflect directly on him.

  3. Just because he is a former officer doesn’t make him above the law. Don’t drive drunk if you don’t want your name or address in the paper. He lost his right. He’s lucky he was an officer after the first DUI.

  4. Publishing the address of a police officer should is wrong, and WHAV should be ashamed to have done so. I expect this kind of thing from the Tribune, and now I’ll expect it of you.