POST says Fall River police Facebook probe is ‘closed’; no action

May 12, 2026, 4:04 a.m. ET The state POST Commission has closed its review of an investigation conducted by the city of Fall River. The investigation found that FRPD acted within the law when officers obtained a search warrant that unmasked an alleged leaker on Facebook. The City Council had been unsatisfied with the status of the investigation. POST apparently closed the investigation with no action taken. FALL RIVER — The state commission overseeing police standards has finished its review of an investigation into the Fall River Police Department’s use of a search warrant to unmask an anonymous Facebook poster, and apparently found no evidence of wrongdoing. According to documents received by The Herald News as part of a public records request, the state Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission received a complaint about the issue and the city’s investigation in late March. POST reviewed all evidence and “closed this matter” as of April 30. POST apparently took no further action. After an online opinion article in March accused FRPD of “weaponizing” a search warrant to identify an anonymous Facebook user, the city’s Human Resources Department investigated the issue. The city found that FRPD officers did nothing illegal and that
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