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Michael Doherty

16 yr. BPD Veteran Assaults Uber Driver, Yells Racial Slurs & Steals Car
6 Jan 2015

16 yr. BPD Veteran Assaults Uber Driver, Yells Racial Slurs & Steals Car

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

Reports indicate that Officer Michael Doherty, assaulted an Uber driver, yelled racial slurs “Spic” to the driver and “Nigger” to a good samaritan and stole the Uber driver’s car. BPD veteran in Uber assault case faced complaints, personal strife Tuesday, … Continued

BPD, Michael Doherty, police
DA: Boston cop spewed racial slurs during attack on Uber driver
5 Jan 2015

DA: Boston cop spewed racial slurs during attack on Uber driver

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

DA: Boston cop spewed racial slurs during attack on Uber driver The Boston Herald Monday, January 5, 2015 By: Antonio Planas Boston Police Officer On Leave After Alleged Assault CBS Boston A veteran Boston police officer used racial slurs against an … Continued

BPD, Michael Doherty, police
Boston Woman Allegedly Breaks Into Police Officer’s Home, Attacks Him In Bed
3 Nov 2014

Boston Woman Allegedly Breaks Into Police Officer’s Home, Attacks Him In Bed

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

BOSTON (CBS) – A South Boston woman is accused of breaking into the home of her ex-boyfriend, a Boston Police officer, and attacking him and another woman. Mary Niland faced a judge, bruised and battered and said she was the … Continued

BPD, Mary Niland, Michael Doherty, police

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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

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