Read was acquitted of killing her police officer boyfriend last year. ByNadine El-Bawab and Matt Foster Karen Read watches jurors enter the courtroom to resume deliberations during her trial at Norfolk Superior Court, on June 18, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledge, Pool via AP, FILE Karen Read has filed a lawsuit against Massachusetts State Police and the Canton Police Department nearly a year after she was acquitted of killing her police officer boyfriend.