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Video: Police Decertification Town Hall 3/28
11 Apr 2016

Video: Police Decertification Town Hall 3/28

by reformnow | posted in: Police Decertification in MA, State | 0

Monday 3/28 Town Hall Forum at RCC Media Arts Bldg (6 – 8:30 pm) Keynote presenter: Prof. Goldman Moderated by: Rahsaan Hall (Dir. Racial Justice Program ACLU of MA) Panelists: Rep. David Vieira (R-East Falmouth), Brigitt Keller (Ex. Dir. NPAP) … Continued

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Boston police commissioner wants law to push back on camera-toting cop watchers
10 Aug 2015

Boston police commissioner wants law to push back on camera-toting cop watchers

by reformnow | posted in: City, Why We Need Reform | 0

Boston police commissioner wants law to push back on camera-toting cop watchers Officials say filming can cause risks to both officers and community when there is a tense crime scene involved Aug 10, 2015 By Matt Stout | Boston Herald BOSTON … Continued

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Walsh, Evans: Police body cameras not the solution
5 Aug 2015

Walsh, Evans: Police body cameras not the solution

by reformnow | posted in: City, Why We Need Reform | 0

Walsh, Evans: Police body cameras not the solution Wednesday, August 5, 2015 By: Chris Villani Boston police Commissioner William Evans and Mayor Martin J. Walsh said they are open to a pilot program to put body cameras on police officers but … Continued

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Boston City Council to consider body cameras for police
4 Aug 2015

Boston City Council to consider body cameras for police

by reformnow | posted in: City, Why We Need Reform | 0

Boston City Council to consider body cameras for police By Jan Ransom GLOBE STAFF AUGUST 04, 2015 A proposal to equip Boston police with body cameras — a measure being tried in several major cities in the aftermath of police-involved … Continued

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Court orders Boston police to reinstate fired officer
22 Jul 2015

Court orders Boston police to reinstate fired officer

by reformnow | posted in: City, Why We Need Reform | 0

Court orders Boston police to reinstate fired officer   By Edward Mason and Tom Mashberg GLOBE CORRESPONDENTS JULY 22, 2015 A Suffolk Superior Court judge has upheld a decision by an arbitrator who ruled that the Boston Police Department must … Continued

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Feds: Terror suspect planned to kill college students, mimic Boston Marathon attack
14 Jul 2015

Feds: Terror suspect planned to kill college students, mimic Boston Marathon attack

by reformnow | posted in: City, Federal, Why We Need Reform | 0

Feds: Terror suspect planned to kill college students, mimic Boston Marathon attack Tuesday, July 14, 2015 By: Joe Dwinell, O’Ryan Johnson The 23-year-old son of a Boston police captain said he wanted to execute “sinful” college students in a massacre similar … Continued

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Son of Boston police captain charged in pro-ISIS plot
13 Jul 2015

Son of Boston police captain charged in pro-ISIS plot

by reformnow | posted in: City, Federal, Why We Need Reform | 0

Son of Boston police captain charged in pro-ISIS plot Monday, July 13, 2015 By: Joe Dwinell The family of an Adams man accused today of plotting to bomb a university on behalf of ISIS to kill “sinful” college kids said they … Continued

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Cops need to justify ‘stop & frisk’ stops after report finds racial bias
4 Jul 2015

Cops need to justify ‘stop & frisk’ stops after report finds racial bias

by reformnow | posted in: City, Why We Need Reform | 0

Cops need to justify ‘stop & frisk’ stops after report finds racial bias Report finds racial disparity Photo by: Arthur Pollock Speaking here is BPD commissioner William Evans. Saturday, July 4, 2015 By: Matt Stout Boston police say they are reworking … Continued

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Boston cop pleads to lying to feds, will resign
25 Jun 2015

Boston cop pleads to lying to feds, will resign

by reformnow | posted in: City, Why We Need Reform | 0

Boston cop pleads to lying to feds, will resign Thursday, June 25, 2015 By: Antonio Planas A veteran Boston police officer has agreed to resign as part of a plea deal with federal prosecutors that will keep him out of jail … Continued

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Boston cop on leave amid fed investigation
31 May 2015

Boston cop on leave amid fed investigation

by reformnow | posted in: Why We Need Reform | 0

Boston cop on leave amid fed investigation Saturday, May 23, 2015 By: Antonio Planas, O’Ryan Johnson A veteran officer has been put on paid administrative leave amid a federal criminal investigation, Boston police said. David “Duke” Fitzgerald — the brother of police … Continued

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Recent News & Updates

  • INTERNAL AFFAIRS OVERSIGHT PANEL PUBLIC MEETING JAN. 19 January 10, 2023
  • POST Commission Public Meeting January 12, 2023 January 10, 2023
  • 19 Massachusetts police officers off the job as result of the new law enforcement certification December 29, 2022
  • Mass. POST Commission Police Officer Database Unveiled December 13, 2022

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News

  • INTERNAL AFFAIRS OVERSIGHT PANEL PUBLIC MEETING JAN. 19 January 10, 2023
  • POST Commission Public Meeting January 12, 2023 January 10, 2023
  • 19 Massachusetts police officers off the job as result of the new law enforcement certification December 29, 2022
  • Mass. POST Commission Police Officer Database Unveiled December 13, 2022

Research

  • Can a cop be in two places at once? September 30, 2020
  • Demonstrators Demand Reopening Of Police Shooting Cases In Boston Rally September 9, 2020
  • ‘Defund The Police’: Activists In Boston’s Black Neighborhoods Don’t All Agree September 9, 2020
  • Calls For Boston Police Reform Evoke Almost 30 Years Of Tension September 3, 2020
  • Mass Police Reform Timeline August 3, 2020

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