A Hingham police
officer has been placed on paid administrative leave after a domestic abuse
allegation reported in Hull. According to a press release from the Hingham
Police Department, Officer Justin Burns, 30, of Hull, is on paid leave pending
results of an internal investigation by Hingham police, which is separate from
a criminal investigation in Hull.
Burns has been an
officer in Hingham since 2008. The leave of absence took effect last Monday
after he was arrested that day in Hull. According to Hull police logs, a Hull
police sergeant was approached Monday by a woman at 2:54 p.m. at the
intersection of Atlantic and Nantasket avenues asking for help.
Officers were
dispatched to a residence shortly thereafter, where they arrested Burns and
brought him to the police station. He was charged with four counts of domestic assault
and battery, according to the records. Burns was arraigned in Hingham District
Court on Tuesday. He was released under personal recognizance and is due back
in court on June 25.