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Homeless Boston man sets high standard for honesty

September 17, 2013

Meet Bostonian Glen James. He’s been homeless since 2005 after losing his job at a courthouse, but his poverty didn't cloud the judgment of his giving heart when he found a backpack full of money and travelers ...

“Parks and Recreation” — Dave Returns episode review

Christopher Peck

February 17, 2012

Comedy powerhouse flexes its muscle

Former Revere police officer gets four months in federal prison

Brittney McNamara

December 14, 2011

Former Revere police officer, Todd Randall, was sentenced on Tuesday in federal court after pleading guilty to lying to the FBI during questioning about a public corruption investigation. Randall, 40, was se...

Video shows UC Davis police force against Occupy protesters

Erin Farnsworth

November 21, 2011

In a video released on Friday, a University of California, Davis police officer is shown spraying student protesters sitting peaceably with pepper spray at a close range. UC Davis police chief, Annette Spicuzza...

Toxicology report reveals no conclusions in the death of a Boston College student

Brittney McNamara

September 21, 2011

A toxicology report yields no conclusions in the odd death of a Boston College student in March. The report found no narcotics in the body of Alexander Grant, who was found dead in Putnam Brook after visiting ...

“Rookie Blue” first three episodes reviewed

Layne Morgan

July 9, 2011

We just cannot get enough

Lowell cop arrested for raping prostitutes

Brittney McNamara

June 23, 2011

A Lowell police officer was charged with raping prostitutes and soliciting prostitution while on duty. Officer Aravanh Lakmany was indicted on Thursday, according to the Middlesex District Attorney's office...

Man arrested for threatening Arlington police officers, dispatcher

Brittney McNamara

May 19, 2011

Arlington Police arrested a Maine man on Tuesday after he allegedly threatened police officers and a dispatcher. Christopher Loder, 40, of Palermo, Maine allegedly phoned in a threat on Saturday, saying he ...

Lawrence mayor apologizes for most recent police remark

John M. Guilfoil

April 4, 2011

Lawrence Mayor William Lantigua apologized yesterday for criticizing one of his police detectives on a Spanish radio station over the weekend for allegedly not aggressively investigating a case where Lantigua s...

“The Chicago Code” Gillis, Chase & Babyface episode review

February 22, 2011

Packed with action

Police don't want this happening at a sex offenders home. (Media credit/Belinda Hankins Miller via Flickr)

Trick or treat? Mass. sex offenders visited by police on Halloween

Shannon O'Neill

November 1, 2010

Reminded to not hand out candy to trick-or-treaters

Braintree Police investigating alleged electronics scam

Shannon O'Neill

October 30, 2010

Victims scammed out of $3,600 for Sears electronics

San Diego police officer dies in shootout with suspect

Kristen Gard

October 29, 2010

SAN DIEGO -- A police officer died Thursday after a shootout that began Wednesday evening. A man and woman were also found dead in an apartment police were raiding with an arrest warrant. Officer Christophe...

Framingham cop charged with threatening man with gun

John M. Guilfoil

September 30, 2010

A Framingham Police Department detective face charges he pointed a gun at a man when the he complained that the on-duty cop was urinating on his property. Scott Brown, 38, of Mendon, was indicted by a Middle...

Former Framingham police employee charged with faking firearm cards

John M. Guilfoil

September 21, 2010

A former Framingham Police Department employee was arraigned Tuesday, charged with illegally issuing firearm licenses, said Middlesex District Attorney Gerard T. Leone. Kelly McKinstry, 46, of Framingham, wa...

Justin Bieber throws water balloons at Maryland State Troopers

Eiko Watanabe

September 11, 2010

Maryland state troopers were not really smiling at the "U Smile" singer last Sunday. According to a state police spokesperson on WBAL-TV, 16-year-old pop sensation Justin Bieber was "horsing aro...

Report: Quincy police lieutenant injured when grill explodes

John M. Guilfoil

May 29, 2010

A Quincy police lieutenant suffered second-degree burns on Friday when his propane grill exploded, the Patriot Ledger reported. Kevin Tobin was burned on his right leg, right arm, and left hand. He was treat...

Major police unions to protest Governor Patrick

John M. Guilfoil

February 4, 2010

The police unions across the state have planned a major labor protest against state policies today at 2 p.m. in Plymouth during an AFL/CIO conference that Governor Deval Patrick is expected to attend. The Bo...

A slain cop’s daughter speaks

Sarah Lamonaco

January 2, 2010

Editor's note: After several weeks of on-again, off-again debate, a controversial forum at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst was held in November focusing on sedition and a related trial in the 1980s. ...

Maurice Clemmons shot and killed by police

Bradley Ouellette

December 1, 2009

SEATTLE -- Maurice Clemmons, the suspect in the brutal, execution-style slaying of four Parkland, Wash. police officers, was shot and killed Tuesday morning in the South Seattle area after confronting polic...

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