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OPAT Coffee Hours, The Mud House – 01/09/2025
6 Jan 2026

OPAT Coffee Hours, The Mud House – 01/09/2025

by Jacob Liedolf | posted in: City | 0

Happy New Year!!! Join us for our monthly Coffee Hour on  January 9, 2026 at The Mud House. Connect with the OPAT team and learn more about how we serve the community. Here’s what you can expect: This is a … Continued

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POST Commission declines probe into BPD commissioner despite Read lawyer’s request
20 Nov 2025

POST Commission declines probe into BPD commissioner despite Read lawyer’s request

by Jacob Liedolf | posted in: City | 0

[Source via WCVB 5] BOSTON — The Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission has responded to Attorney Alan Jackson’s letter demanding an investigation into Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox over alleged credibility issues related to the Karen Read case. … Continued

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Police oversight board tells commissioner to stop ignoring its discipline recommendations
10 Oct 2025

Police oversight board tells commissioner to stop ignoring its discipline recommendations

by Jacob Liedolf | posted in: City | 0

[Source via WBUR] The Boston Police Department’s civilian watchdog board is calling out the police commissioner for consistently ignoring officer discipline recommendations, while also requesting he mandate officers take part in misconduct investigations. The city’s Civilian Review Board for the … Continued

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Boston police chief routinely rejects disciplinary recommendations by oversight board
28 Aug 2025

Boston police chief routinely rejects disciplinary recommendations by oversight board

by Jacob Liedolf | posted in: City | 0

[Source via WBUR] The sun had already set as three teenage boys wrapped up a basketball game at the Harbor Point apartments, a housing complex that juts out into Dorchester Bay. As they walked home on that cold night in … Continued

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25 Investigates: Boston’s police transparency unit is opaque
17 Oct 2024

25 Investigates: Boston’s police transparency unit is opaque

by Jacob Liedolf | posted in: City | 0

[Source via Boston25News] BOSTON — The city of Boston’s website that promises data on police complaints, arrests, interactions with youth and use of force is page full of broken links, making information inaccessible to the public, 25 Investigates finds. We … Continued

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Boston police agree to eliminate public records backlog within 6 months, settling lawsuit
24 Aug 2023

Boston police agree to eliminate public records backlog within 6 months, settling lawsuit

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

Boston Police HeadquartersCRAIG F. WALKER/GLOBE STAFF In a settlement with Lawyers for Civil Rights, the Boston Police Department has agreed to clear out its public records backlog within the next six months, a victory for those who have at times … Continued

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Boston police officer suspended for taking money from wallet at Encore casino, commissioner says
17 Aug 2023

Boston police officer suspended for taking money from wallet at Encore casino, commissioner says

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

By Tonya Alanez and Sean Cotter Globe Staff,Updated August 17, 2023, 6:05 p.m. Above, Encore casino in Everett, Mass. Boston police officer Rebecca Leo is serving an unpaid three-month suspension for stealing money out of a lost wallet at the Encore … Continued

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Boston police watchdog agency at crossroads as directors leave, first sustained complaint rejected
31 Jul 2023

Boston police watchdog agency at crossroads as directors leave, first sustained complaint rejected

by Jacob Liedolf | posted in: City, Proposed Reforms | 0

By Sean Cotter Globe Staff, Updated July 31, 2023, 9:30 a.m. Boston’s police watchdog agency broke new ground at its meeting this month: Two years after it was first created and after receiving more than 200 citizen complaints, the Office of … Continued

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Body camera footage shows State Police stop of U-Haul from Patriot Front demonstration in Boston
28 Jul 2023

Body camera footage shows State Police stop of U-Haul from Patriot Front demonstration in Boston

by Jacob Liedolf | posted in: City, State | 0

By Laura Crimaldi Globe Staff,Updated July 28, 2023, 5:43 a.m. Video shows U-Haul tracked from Patriot Front demonstration in Boston getting pulled over 4:51 Body worn-camera footage shows State Police stop of U-Haul from Patriot Front demonstration in Boston. (Video courtesy … Continued

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ShadowDragon: Mass. Police Get New Social Media Monitoring Tool
7 Jul 2023

ShadowDragon: Mass. Police Get New Social Media Monitoring Tool

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

The NBC10 Investigators discovered some police departments have new software at their fingertips, intended to prevent violent crime and gang activity. But civil rights advocates have privacy concerns about how the technology is used. By Ryan Kath and Jim Haddadin • Published July 7, 2021 • Updated … Continued

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POSTMass. POST Commission
Shot By PoliceShot By Police Boston & Beyond
COOP Community Ombudsman Oversight Panel
IADLESTNational Decertification Index (NDI)
Fatal EncountersFatal Encounters
The CountedThe Counted
WPFatal Force
CATONational Police Misconduct Reporting Project
MXGMOperation Ghetto Storm
Woke WindowsThe Woke Windows Project

Recent News & Updates

  • OPAT Coffee Hours, The Mud House – 01/09/2025 January 6, 2026
  • POST Commission declines probe into BPD commissioner despite Read lawyer’s request November 20, 2025
  • Boston’s police oversight board sees ‘widespread refusal’ by officers to cooperate November 19, 2025
  • Lawsuit claims BPD commissioner shielded officer from lying charge November 14, 2025

News

  • OPAT Coffee Hours, The Mud House – 01/09/2025 January 6, 2026
  • POST Commission declines probe into BPD commissioner despite Read lawyer’s request November 20, 2025
  • Boston’s police oversight board sees ‘widespread refusal’ by officers to cooperate November 19, 2025
  • Lawsuit claims BPD commissioner shielded officer from lying charge November 14, 2025

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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