During the second @beacon4blacklives (but largest...they had so much success with the first, they collaborated with other organizations to grow the movement) Beacon’s Mayor Lee Kyriacou tried to speak, and in doing so, alluded to his spearheading the Federal Investigation of the Beacon Police Department. During former Mayor Randy Casale’s podcast, this was mentioned also.

Prior to the Black Lives Movement, we actually forgot about this major detail that ended 10 years ago - the investigation, the ridding of a police chief feared by many, as well as his son, also an officer at the time. The investigation is why the department is accredited today - a rarity in these parts. As Beacon talks about police re-imagining, knowing this bit of history is key, as reference points to it are made often.