Opening statements in trial of suspect in officers\’ shooting. “This is a case about a handgun,” prosecutor David Meier told jurors yesterday, opening day of accused would-be cop-killer Jermaine Berry’s trial. “It’s a case about what one man did with a .357 revolver loaded with hollow-point bullets.” Neighbors grateful for Dorchester drug bust. Neighbors who […]
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Opening statements in trial of suspect in officers\’ shooting. “This is a case about a handgun,” prosecutor David Meier told jurors yesterday, opening day of accused would-be cop-killer Jermaine Berry’s trial. “It’s a case about what one man did with a .357 revolver loaded with hollow-point bullets.” Neighbors grateful for Dorchester drug bust. Neighbors who
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UPDATE 3/30/06: Andrea Magaw was located in Revere following a tip to MA State Police Hotline. Ms. Magaw has been missing from Somerville since August 18th. She may be in the Boston, Cambridge or Somerville areas. She is 16 years old, described as 6’0 190 lbs, brown hair and brown eyes. (More info here. Poster
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If your business or organization uses metal detectors for screening visitors, please be aware of the following:In critical areas where metal detectors are used to screen visitors for weapons, it is not uncommon for repeat visitors to receive lessened scrutiny, or to be allowed to bypass the detector altogether. Recent intelligence indicates that this vulnerability,
Shortly before 5pm on the afternoon of September 22, 2005 officers responded to 1475 Dorchester Avenue, the Fields Corner MBTA station, to investigate a body on the tracks. On arrival officers observed the victim, 23-year-old Theodore D. Faulk, Jr. of Dorchester lying on the tracks being treated by Boston EMS.
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Armed with information from another police source, members of the Boston Police Drug Control Unit were in the area 68 Moseley Street, Dorchester monitoring a motor vehicle. The officers had information that Wilfredo Rivera, 30, of Dorchester, was selling cocaine and marijuana from 68 Moseley St and using this motor vehicle to deliver the drugs.
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Coincides with the release of a new comprehensive, all-hazards emergency evacuation plan, designed to incorporate lessons learned from the Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita evacuations.More information: City of Boston Web site. http://www.cityofboston.gov/emergency/
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The Boston Police Department recently submitted a proposal to the US Department of Labor to fund the Boston Reentry Initiative. This proposal was ultimately not approved for funding. This rejection was the focus of an item in the 12/06/05 Boston Globe.Until we receive official clarification from the DOJ, it is impossible to know for sure
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As the result of a permitted march, traffic disruptions and street closings should be expected in the Downtown and Downtown Crossing area tomorrow, Thursday December 8th.Streets affected include Tremont between West Street and Winter, Winter Street then Summer Street to Arch Street, Arch Street to Franklin, Franklin Street to Washington, Washington Street to School to
This morning at about 1:18 am, officers on patrol in the Park Plaza/ Bay Village area, observed a motor vehicle pull out from the curb at 150 Boylston Street failing to use its headlights as required by law. While the officers were attempting to stop the vehicle, they observed several movements made by the operator
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