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Banner: Few police abuse cases find way to civilian review

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|Date: February 27, 2014
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Banner: Few police abuse cases find way to civilian review

Seven years after the city established a civilian board to review allegations of police abuse, the board ...

Seven years after the city established a civilian board to review allegations of police abuse, the board remains largely powerless, ineffective and little-known ...

February 27, 2014
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Woman Claims She Was Stalked, Propositioned By Boston Police Officer

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|Date: February 27, 2014
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Woman Claims She Was Stalked, Propositioned By Boston Police Officer

A BPD officer is under investigation because a woman claims he propositioned her for sex and then followe ...

A BPD officer is under investigation because a woman claims he propositioned her for sex and then followed her home after a traffic stop. ...

February 27, 2014
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Police Lights: Crime Deterrent or Neighborhood Irritant?

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|Date: February 26, 2014
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Police Lights: Crime Deterrent or Neighborhood Irritant?

For the past several weeks BPD cruisers have been posted in various "hot spots" throughout the communitie ...

For the past several weeks BPD cruisers have been posted in various "hot spots" throughout the communities of Boston. ...

February 26, 2014
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4,300 City Employees In The $100,000 & Up Club

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|Date: February 21, 2014
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4,300 City Employees In The $100,000 & Up Club

Out of roughly 19,650 City of Boston employees, 4,300 are making $100,000 or more. ...

Out of roughly 19,650 City of Boston employees, 4,300 are making $100,000 or more. ...

February 21, 2014
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BPD Gun Grab Not Consistent With “Street War” Image

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|Date: February 19, 2014
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BPD Gun Grab Not Consistent With “Street War” Image

Based on my experience we are not seeing a great amount of high-powered weapons used in "street crimes" o ...

Based on my experience we are not seeing a great amount of high-powered weapons used in "street crimes" or recovered in drug busts or random stops. ...

February 19, 2014
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Does Law Enforcement Have A License To Kill?

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|Date: February 17, 2014
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Does Law Enforcement Have A License To Kill?

There is a double standard in our society that somehow only focuses on violence committed by citizens ont ...

There is a double standard in our society that somehow only focuses on violence committed by citizens onto citizens and ignores or excuses violence committed by government/state/local officials on cit ...

February 17, 2014
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Willie Gross sworn in as 1st Black BPD Superintendent-In-Chief

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|Date: February 11, 2014
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Willie Gross sworn in as 1st Black BPD Superintendent-In-Chief

Swearing in of BPD Superintendent-In-Chief Willie Gross Feb. 11 2014 @JFK Library ...

Swearing in of BPD Superintendent-In-Chief Willie Gross Feb. 11 2014 @JFK Library ...

February 11, 2014
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Clearing the cops: Do district attorneys rubber-stamp police use of deadly force?

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|Date: January 31, 2014
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Clearing the cops: Do district attorneys rubber-stamp police use of deadly force?

State and local police have shot and killed 73 people across Massachusetts over the last 12 years. The de ...

State and local police have shot and killed 73 people across Massachusetts over the last 12 years. The deadliest year was 2013, when 12 people were killed. Every completed killing investigation found ...

January 31, 2014
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Boston Police: We Need More Firepower For War

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|Date: December 30, 2013
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Boston Police: We Need More Firepower For War

I was contacted by a journalist a few weeks ago asking me my thoughts on the Boston Police Department's q ...

I was contacted by a journalist a few weeks ago asking me my thoughts on the Boston Police Department's quest to obtain AR-15 assault rifles for the department. ...

December 30, 2013
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Seeking Justice & Truth For Darryl Dookhran

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|Date: December 28, 2013
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Seeking Justice & Truth For Darryl Dookhran

The Family of Darryl Dookhran appreciates all the support that family, friends and community have offered ...

The Family of Darryl Dookhran appreciates all the support that family, friends and community have offered. Right now our family is reaching out to you for assistance in receiving Justice for Darryl. ...

December 28, 2013
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