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Man shot dead in Theater District

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Man shot dead in Theater District By Marie Szaniszlo  |   Wednesday, March 2, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Local Coverage At least one person is expected to be arraigned in Boston Municipal Court today after one man was fatally shot and another was injured early this morning in the Theater District, authorities said. The shootings occurred shortly after 2 a.m. outside the Millennium Day Care Center at 285 Tremont St. and a parking garage at 274 Tremont St., across the street from the Caprice Restaurant and Lounge, authorities said. Both victims were rushed to the hospital, where one was pronounced dead, police said. The other has non-life-threatening injuries. At least one person was arrested in connection with the shootings, authorities said. Article URL: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1320480

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“THE ATTACK ON BLACK LEADERSHIP” Forum Sun. March 6th Hibernian Hall 5-8pm

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COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS JOIN FOR ROXBURY FORUM “THE ATTACK ON BLACK LEADERSHIP” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 1, 2011 CONTACT: Jamarhl Crawfordblackstonian@verizon.net   617-297-7721 -Boston, MA- Local activists have joined in order to conduct a community forum which will be an examination into what is widely perceived as a deliberate “Attack on Black Leadership”.  The forum will be held Sunday, March 6th from 5pm – 8pm @Hibernian Hall 184 Dudley St. Roxbury.  Speakers will consist of Prof. Charles Ogletree (who serves as Sen. Dianne Wilkerson’s Attorney), King Downing (formerly of the ACLU, currently Ex. Dir. Human Rights Racial Justice Center), Prof. Robert Johnson (UMass Boston Africana Studies Dept., Author of “Race, Law & Public Policy”) and a presentation on surveillance in Boston by Kade Crockford (ACLU of MA, Privacy Rights Coordinator). Organizer Jamarhl Crawford said “This forum will seek to answer the very basic question ‘Is there an ongoing effort by the US Government to destabilize the Black Community by targeting its leadership?’ While this question may sound like conspiracy theory to some, we have to examine the fact that the United States government has used its resources *to monitor, frame and in many cases assassinate Black leaders. Now that we have the information on programs like CoIntelPro and **Operation Fruehmenschen which were standard practice in the not so distant past, we must ask and answer this question to determine if the very same thing is happening in our present.” The forum will discuss historical practices of the government’s targeting of Black leadership and organizations, modern day surveillance and information gathering tactics as well as an open discussion of the recent local federal cases against Chuck Turner and Dianne Wilkerson. EVENT Sponsors:  New Democracy Coalition, Center for Church & Prisons, Union of Minority Neighborhoods, Human Rights Racial Justice Center, Blackstonian.com, 10,000 Strong Boston, Voices of Liberation, Pastor Bruce Wall, Bishop Filipe Teixeira, ACLU of Massachusetts, National Action Network-Boston *Individuals & Organizations Targeted by the Government: Adam Clayton Powell, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, W.E.B. DuBois, Elijah Muhammad, Louis Farrakhan, Stokely Carmichael, Fred Hampton, Marcus Garvey, Paul Robeson, NAACP, SNCC, Black Panther Party, Nation of Islam, New Black Panther Party **Operation Fruehmenschen (launched by no later than 1977) was the FBI’s own designation for the Justice Department/FBI campaign to frame-up, jail, & drive from office, hundreds of African-American elected officials, because, in the words of one FBI agent, high ranking officials at the Bureau believed that “black officials were intellectually and socially incapable of governing major governmental organizations and situations.” ###

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Former ‘top cop’ guilty of fraud Detective admits to disability scam

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Former ‘top cop’ guilty of fraudDetective admits to disability scam By David AbelGlobe Staff / March 1, 2011 A Boston detective who was once named a “top cop’’ for good police work acknowledged in federal court yesterday that he faked injuries and defrauded the city and a private insurer in a disability scam, prosecutors said. Eliezer Gonzalez, 49, a divorced father of two and a former Marine who lives in East Boston, acknowledged committing 34 counts of mail fraud, a crime for which he faces up to 20 years in prison and millions of dollars in fines. FULL ARTICLE HERE:http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/03/01/former_top_cop_guilty_of_fraud/?p1=News_links

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Galpal charged in fatal stab claims self-defense

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Galpal charged in fatal stab claims self-defenseBy Natalie Sherman  |   Tuesday, March 1, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Local Coverage Photo by Donald Rockhead A 23-year-old man was stabbed to death by accident when he ran into a knife his girlfriend had grabbed in self-defense, she is contending. Police found Lancelot Reid stabbed to death shortly after 10 a.m. Friday, after rushing to an apartment in the Franklin Field Housing Development after a 911 call. Girlfriend Cherry Clinton, 29, allegedly admitted to the stabbing at the scene, but said she grabbed the knife in self-defense because Reid had assaulted her earlier in the day, according to the Suffolk District Attorney’s Office. But prosecutors said there’s little chance the blade plunged accidentally into Reid’s chest. A knife could not make it through several layers of clothing and into a heart without force being used, Assistant District Attorney Ian Polumbaum said at Clinton’s arraignment yesterday — her 29th birthday — in Dorchester District Court. A not guilty plea to the murder charge was entered on Clinton’s behalf. Neighbors told the Herald last week that they regularly heard the couple fighting. At least five people have died from domestic violence so far this year, Toni Troop, a spokeswoman for the victim’s advocacy program Jane Doe Inc., told the Herald last week. Of those, two of the alleged perpetrators are women who said they were acting in self-defense, Troop said. Clinton’s lawyer, John Cunha, did not respond to requests for comment yesterday. Judge Kenneth Desmond ordered Clinton held without bail. She is due back in court March 31. Article URL: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1320125

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Boston police officer accused of domestic violence getting treatment, lawyer says

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Boston police officer accused of domestic violence getting treatment, lawyer says Posted by John Ellement February 22, 2011 03:02 PMBy Maria Cramer, Globe Staff A Boston police officer who was arrested on domestic violence charges this weekend did not show up in Dorchester Municipal Court today because he has entered a treatment center, according to prosecutors and court records. Patrol Officer Dennis Morson surrendered to Boston police early Saturday morning shortly after his wife reported that she had been physically assaulted by her husband inside their Intervale Street home, according to a Boston police report filed in court. According to a Boston police report, Morson’s wife told police her husband kicked down doors in their apartment, seized her cellphone so she could not call for help, beat her and placed his hands around her throat. FULL STORY HERE:http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2011/02/boston_police_o_14.html

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Boston officer is arrested on assault charges Police called to wife’s apartment

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Boston officer is arrested on assault chargesPolice called to wife’s apartment By Travis AndersenGlobe Staff / February 20, 2011 A Boston police officer was arrested early yesterday on charges of assaulting his wife at her apartment in Roxbury, the department said. Boston police said in a statement that officers responded to the Intervale Street apartment just after 3:10 a.m., where the wife of Patrol Officer Dennis Morson, 36, said he had assaulted her and damaged property. Police saw that the woman had been injured and damage was done to two doors in the apartment, authorities said. She declined medical treatment, according to the statement. FULL STORY HERE:http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/02/20/boston_officer_is_arrested_on_assault_charges/?p1=Local_Links

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BPD eyeing possible ‘misconduct’ of 4 officers

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BPD eyeing possible ‘misconduct’ of 4 officers By O’Ryan Johnson  |   Friday, February 18, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Local Coverage A Boston police detective sergeant is on paid leave and three other officers were placed on administrative duty while internal affairs officers and prosecutors investigate allegations of possible “misconduct” related to court appearances, a police statement said. Officers make overtime pay for court appearances that fall on their days off or at times that are not part of their regular shift, police said. “At this point we’re trying to determine the facts and circumstances relative to this investigation,” said Boston police spokeswoman Elaine Driscoll. “We need to figure this out because we’re concerned that four officers went to court that weren’t supposed to go.” She said the situation has led the department to audit the system it uses to manage police officers’ court appearances. In a message from Boston police Commissioner Edward Davis to the entire department, Davis said the investigation involves “several” officers from Area E-5 Hyde Park/West Roxbury. Suffolk District Attorney Daniel Conley’s office is cooperating with the department and monitoring its investigation, a spokeswoman for the DA confirmed. “The commissioner has called for an audit of the court reporting system,” she said. “At this point, it’s a citywide audit. It’s just good management, being extraordinarily thorough.” Gerry Sanfilippo, president of the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society, said the union remains firmly behind its members as the investigation moves forward. When called late last night, he declined to comment on the investigation. “We always support our members to the fullest,” Sanfilippo said. Article URL: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1317663

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Cops arrest Shawn Drumgold on drug charges

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Blackstonian Editor’s Note: Shawn Drumgold is a friend of the Blackstonian. He and His Family remain in our prayers and we wish Shawn the best after suffering a life altering tragedy of his wrongful imprisonment. Cops arrest Shawn Drumgold on drug charges By Laurel J. Sweet  |   Friday, January 28, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Local Coverage A man awarded — but not yet paid — $14 million by a jury for the 14 years he languished in prison after a wrongful murder conviction was busted by Boston cops Wednesday for allegedly peddling heroin and crack cocaine. Shawn Drumgold, 45, of Fall River was rounded up from an apartment on Cardington Street in Roxbury with more than a half-dozen other individuals and what police executing a search warrant reported was seven bags of heroin and 12 bags of crack cocaine on the kitchen floor, five bags of crack inside a pill bottle and an open bag of crack with a straw sticking out on a bedroom table. Police said they found cut-off baggies on Drumgold. “I can’t imagine he was intending to distribute anything. It certainly seems he’s made some poor choices. I talked to him at Christmas and he was doing great,” said Drumgold’s longtime defender, attorney Rosemary Scapicchio. Drumgold, who is married and a father, pleaded not guilty yesterday in Roxbury District Court to possession with intent to distribute heroin and crack and two counts of violating the state’s drug laws. Judge David Weingarten released Drumgold on $500 cash bail. In 1989, Drumgold was convicted of the notorious 1988 murder of 12-year-old Darlene Tiffany Moore. In a crime that shocked the city, Moore — who was perched on a mailbox — was gunned down on a summer night by two masked individuals who fired into a crowd. The case remains unsolved. Drumgold’s conviction was overturned in 2003, and a U.S. District Court jury awarded him $14 million in October 2009 for the freedom he lost while behind bars. That money has not yet been paid. “The city is awaiting the (federal) court’s entry of a final judgment on the verdict,” said Bill Sinnott, the city’s corporation counsel. “It will then consider its options for the filing of post-trial motions.” Drumgold “walks the streets, and people think he’s a rich man. He doesn’t have $2 in his wallet,” Scapicchio said. “He wants to go to school. He’s struggling to get a job. I feel bad for him.” Meanwhile, Moore’s “case remains open,” said Jake Wark, spokesman for the Suffolk District Attorney’s Office. He declined to comment on Drumgold’s arrest. Article URL: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1312509

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Police give lessons in how they use force Criticism of arrest on video prompts demonstration

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Police give lessons in how they use forceCriticism of arrest on video prompts demonstration Leroy Streat (left) and Jose Alfonso, patrol tactics instructors, took down defensive tactics instructor Michael Aziz during a demonstration at the Boston Police Academy on Thursday. (Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff)By Maria CramerGlobe Staff / January 23, 2011 Boston police, reeling from a YouTube video last fall that showed several officers forcefully subduing a 16-year-old boy, are reaching out to community leaders, elected officials, and the news media in an effort to persuade the public that officers have received careful training and are taught strict guidelines on when to use force. “I think it’s time we remove the mystery around police use of force,’’ Commissioner Edward F. Davis said Thursday night at the Boston Police Academy in Hyde Park, where officials invited several reporters, religious figures, and leaders of the Boston branch of the NAACP to meet with police instructors. FULL STORY HEREhttp://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/01/23/reeling_from_video_boston_police_offer_insight_on_use_of_force/?p1=Local_Links

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3rd suspect in Mattapan slays pleads not guilty

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3rd suspect in Mattapan slays pleads not guilty SEEKING JUSTICE: Family and friends of the victims of the Mattapan massacre wait for proceedings to begin in the arraignment of Edward Washington, who pleaded not guilty yesterday.By Marie Szaniszlo  |   Thursday, January 20, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Local CoveragePhoto by Ted Fitzgerald The last of three suspects to be indicted in connection with the Mattapan executions of four people, including a mother and her toddler, was ordered held without bail yesterday. His voice barely audible, Edward Washington, 31, of Dorchester pleaded not guilty to each of four counts of murder in the Sept. 28 shooting deaths of Eyanna Flonory, 21, of Dorchester; her 2-year-old son, Amanihotep Smith; Simba Martin, 21, of Dorchester; and LeVaughn Washum-Garrison, 22, of Roslindale. Washington also pleaded not guilty to armed assault with intent to murder and aggravated assault and battery with a dangerous weapon for the shooting of a fifth victim — 32-year-old Marcus Hurd, who was paralyzed from the shoulders down — as well as to armed home invasion, armed robbery and unlawful possession of a firearm as a Level III career criminal. Defendant Kimani Washington and the alleged triggerman, Dwayne Moore, were each armed when Edward Washington drove them to Martin’s Sutton Street apartment to steal cash and drugs, said Assistant District Attorney Edmond Zabin. When Hurd unexpectedly arrived, Kimani Washington ordered him and Martin to strip, Zabin said. The three defendants stole a safe, some cocaine and a large-screen television from the apartment, he said, and Kimani Washington left with the safe in Hurd’s car. Edward Washington and Moore then marched all five victims up to Woolson Street, where Moore allegedly shot them, Zabin said. Moore was ordered held without bail last week. Kimani Washington was held on $500,000 bail Tuesday. Article URL: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1310735

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