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  B.P.D. At a Glance - City of Boston
A Brief History of The B.P.D. In the fall of 1997, the Boston Police Department began a historic move from its former headquarters located at 154 Berkeley Street to its new headquarters located at the corner of Ruggles and Tremont streets in Lower Roxbury.
The Boston Police Department was the first paid, professional public safety department in the country.
Today's department focuses on ensuring the safety and well-being of the city's residents, combining the best neighborhood policing methods from the past with the latest state-of-the-art technologies to effectively protect and serve the public.
www.cityofboston.gov /police/glance.asp   (1016 words)

  
  Boston Police Department - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is the 20th largest department in the United States and is argued to be the oldest police department in the country.
In 1919, the Boston Police went on strike, signaling a dramatic shift in traditional labor relations and views on the part of the police, who were unhappy with stagnant wages and poor working conditions.
Boston's Police Commissioner was Kathleen O'Toole, the first woman to serve in that position, until she resigned from her commissionership on June 30, 2006 to take a new position as Inspector General of the Irish national police force, Garda Siochána.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boston_Police_Department   (1212 words)

  
 Police union to fight merger - The Boston Globe
Boston's powerful police union is preparing an assault on the city's plan to fold its Municipal Police Department into the Boston Police Department, with a legal challenge and biting radio ads.
The union argues that any effort to transfer the municipal officers into the department would violate state law requiring all employees in civil service jobs to be hired based on their exam performance.
The Boston Police Patrolmen's Association should support the merger, he said, because the new police officers would be dues-paying members of the association and because the addition of new officers would lighten the workload of current officers.
www.boston.com /news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/04/13/police_union_to_fight_merger   (836 words)

  
 Boston Police Massachusetts Corruption   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Police sources with knowledge of the investigation said two sergeants were under investigation for making statements to officers under their command that could have been interpreted as threats against cooperating with a department probe of the Emerson College student's death.
According to the 1996 Boston Police Department's Annual Report, it received: 460 complaints of all types in 1990, 447 in 1991, 378 in 1992, 271 in 1993, 221 in 1994, 248 in 1995, and 231 in 1996.15 In 1997, the department reported receiving 166 complaints.
She states that she has also tried to work with the police union to make agreements with some officers to hold discipline in abeyance if there is an underlying problem that would not be addressed by discipline, such as the need for counseling or alcohol or drug treatment.
www.goodbadcorrupt.com /MABoston.html   (4767 words)

  
 The Boston Indicators Project 2004
Boston is known throughout the nation for its collaborative approach to public safety. The Boston Police Department is the oldest paid, public safety department in the country.
Boston is challenged to deepen these approaches and to develop new responses in the face of increasing youth violence, declining public perceptions of safety, and funding pressures, including a combination of budget cuts and new homeland security priorities.
The Boston Police Department reports that of 61 homicides in the city in 2004, 5 victims were 17 and under and 11 victims were 18- 19-year olds.
www.tbf.org /indicators2004/publicsafety/overview.asp   (2484 words)

  
 Suffolk County's D.A.'s Office: Press Office
Police protocols for the collection, preservation and interpretation of physical evidence are dictated largely by forensic scientists, and the practice of physical evidence collection and examination has tried to borrow as much as possible from science.
In summary, the DOJ recommendations adopted by the Boston Police will mean that investigators are developing and documenting reliable information from eyewitnesses, preparing fair and effective photo and live lineups and, through standard printed forms, providing optimal, scientific conditions for eyewitnesses involved in an identification procedure.
The police investigator is responsible for the investigation of a case.
www.mass.gov /da/suffolk/docs/120904.html   (6732 words)

  
 Boston Police Commissioner Search
Hussey, 48, is Boston Police Interim commissioner and Superintendent-in-Chief and has been called is a big-picture manager with a record for restoring confidence in the community disorders unit and a relentless approach to investigating incidents of internal corruption.
On 12/26/03 the Boston Globe reported Hussey to be in violation of the city residency ordinance, but his suburban address doesn't appear to have changed the fact that he is Mayor Menino's favorite for the job.
Keith, 54 has been a Knoxville police officer for 33 years and has a B.S. from East Tennessee State University, and an M.S. from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, He is a graduate of the F.B.I. National Academy, National Executive Institute and Bramshill Police College of the United Kingdom.
www.thepoliceexecutive.com /search/MAboston.html   (584 words)

  
 Boston Strategy To Prevent Youth Violence -- Boston, MA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Boston had 61 gangs with about 1,300 members from 4 neighborhoods; these groups committed 60 percent or more of the youth homicides in the city.
The major partners in gun trafficking interdiction efforts were the ATF Field Office in Boston, the Boston Police Department, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, and the U.S. Attorney's Office, all of whom worked together to direct the investigations of firearm trafficking and armed career criminals in the city of Boston.
Finally, Boston has become a national model for youth gun violence reduction, and the Boston Police Department won an Innovations in American Government award from the Ford Foundation and KSG in 1997.
ojjdp.ncjrs.org /pubs/gun_violence/profile02.html   (3051 words)

  
 BB5116 - BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
The Boston Police Department was formally organized in 1854, but the department traces its origins to the establishment of a night watch of six men and an officer in 1631.
Boston Police Department, the first comprehensive photographic history of the department, details one hundred fifty years of crime fighting in Boston.
The collection includes images of the 1919 Boston Police Strike; an overview of specialized units, vehicles, uniforms, and equipment; and an honor roll of officers who have fallen in the line of duty.
www.fire-police-ems.com /books/bb5116.shtml   (256 words)

  
 Boston Youth Zone | Boston Police Athletic League (PAL)
Incorporated in 1985, Boston PAL was founded by Gerald Ridge, and was organized by members of the Boston Police Department and other concerned citizens as a community crime prevention resource and was the first police athletic league in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The Police Athletic League is a strong, local organization with the resources and credibility to bring focus and attention to the youth development field and to connect young people in low-income neighborhoods with responsible adults in school and during their out-of-school time.
Boston Police Athletic League is dedicated to bringing the business community together with schools and police to help Boston's youth succeed.
www.bostonyouthzone.com /sports/pal/aboutus.asp   (514 words)

  
 BPDNews.com: MESSAGE FROM THE POLICE COMMISSIONER
The Boston Police Bomb squad is requested by the MBTA to Sullivan Square and examines the item.
Boston Police received a call from New England Medical Center Security that they had uncovered a pipe bomb in their building in a desk drawer.
As those devices were being investigated and rendered safe, detectives from the Boston Police Department and Massachusetts State Police were running down information on a cartoon character possibly associated with these devices, that later led to websites associated with that character and individuals placing these devices around the area.
www.bpdnews.com /2007/02/message_from_the_police_commis_2.html   (826 words)

  
 Boston Police Athletic League, Inc.
Incorporated in 1985, Boston PAL was founded by Gerald Ridge, and was organized by members of the Boston Police Department and other concerned citizens as a community crime prevention resource and was the first police athletic league in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The Police Athletic League is a strong, local organization with the resources and credibility to bring focus and attention to the youth development field and to connect young people in low-income neighborhoods with responsible adults in school and during their out-of-school time.
Boston Police Athletic League is dedicated to bringing the business community together with schools and police to help Boston's youth succeed.
www.bostonpal.org /about.htm   (514 words)

  
 TRA - NE Chapter Service 2
In December 2001, Paul was promoted to rank of Captain, one of the youngest in the history of the Boston Police Department.
Captain Russell is to be commended for his inner strength and dedication to the Boston Police Department.
Police Officer David B. Powell has been a member of the Boston Police Department for 17 years.
www.tranewengland.org /police_awards.htm   (786 words)

  
 BlackNews.com - Seven Black Cops Sue Boston Police Department
BOSTON (AP) - Seven fl police officers who were fired after failing a drug test that relied on hair samples have sued the police department, alleging the screening method is racially biased.
Police spokesman Michael McCarthy wouldn't comment Wednesday on the fired officers' claims, saying the department hasn't been officially notified of the suit.
Last year, the U.S. Transportation Department and the Pentagon said they would not use hair, saliva or sweat tests for federal workers because they were concerned about fairness.
www.blacknews.com /pr/bostoncops101.html   (289 words)

  
 Shielded from Justice: Boston: Police Administration/Internal Affairs Division
According to the 1996 Boston Police Department's Annual Report, it received: 460 complaints of all types in 1990, 447 in 1991, 378 in 1992, 271 in 1993, 221 in 1994, 248 in 1995, and 231 in 1996.
The commission's report stated: "The failure to monitor and evaluate the performance of police officers - particularly those with established patterns of alleged misconduct - is a major deficiency in the management of the department and an unnecessarilydangerous situation for the citizens of the City of Boston.
She states that she has also tried to work with the police union to make agreements with some officers to hold discipline in abeyance if there is an underlying problem that would not be addressed by discipline, such as the need for counseling or alcohol or drug treatment.
www.hrw.org /reports98/police/uspo49.htm   (2174 words)

  
 BPDNews.com - News Updates from the Boston Police Department
BOSTON, Oct. 26, 2007—Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis and Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley today announced the arrest of a suspect in the July 12, 2006, murder of Herman Taylor III, a Roxbury youth known for his scholastic and athletic ability.
Boston Police have information that the suspect was a fl male dressed in fl pants, a fl dress shirt and wearing a memorial button on his shirt.
BOSTON, Oct. 22, 2007—Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley and Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis today announced the arrests of two men in connection with the homicide of a 28-year-old college student across the street from Roxbury’s James P. Timilty Middle School earlier this year.
www.bpdnews.com   (7185 words)

  
 Boston Police Department Motorcycle Unit Bio
Boston, the capital city of Massachusetts is known as "the Hub" or "Beantown." It is a coastal city with a population of approximately 600,000 people and has a large college community.
The Boston Police Department is the oldest Police Dept. in the United States dating back to 1630.
One of the unique functions of this unit, is we are also the Department's SWAT team also known as the Boston Police Entry and Apprehension Team.
www.motorcops.com /agencies/ma_boston.asp   (357 words)

  
 JOIN THE FIGHT
Their department’s show of force escalated as undercover Police Sergeant **** and self identified Federal Agent **** began shoving, one by one, those hardcore kids they had singled out from the bar into a lit area on the sidewalk outside.
The police officers, who identified themselves as members of a Police Gang Unit, then told the three individualsthat they were no longer allowed anywhere within Boston Police Department’s District 4 area, and that violation of that order would result in their arrest.
Either the city of Boston is catering to the interests of the Lyons Group, or the Lyons Group is manipulating the city by using its police department to carry out its own dirty work.
www.bostonbeatdown.com /boston/support.html   (913 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Crime alerts at your fingertips in Boston   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
BOSTON — Phil Carver may never see the white Maxima stolen near his neighborhood, but the description e-mailed to him by the Boston Police Department will be in the back of his head when he goes for a walk with his kids.
Boston has become the latest — and largest — U.S. city to launch a crime alert system designed to get the word out about murders, bank robberies and other crimes to residents and businesses via e-mail, text messaging and fax.
Carver, who lives in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood, is among an estimated 1,000 people who have registered since early June shortly after the program was launched in Boston, which has seen a spike in crime over the past 18 months.
www.usatoday.com /tech/news/techinnovations/2006-06-20-boston-crime-alert_x.htm?POE=TECISVA   (725 words)

  
 The Boston Indicators Project - Public Safety
Boston's public safety sector consists of criminal justice and public law enforcement agencies representing all levels of federal, state and city government--from federal Homeland Security officials to state supervised youth workers to Boston police officers and firefighters.
According to biennial Boston Police Department (BPD) survey data, residents in 2006 were more likely to consider Boston Police officers to be fair and respectful but have less confidence in their ability to prevent crime than before.
Police Executive Research Forum, A Gathering Storm-- Violent Crime in America (10/06) (pdf): Reports on the upswing in violent crimes reported by many American cities (including Boston), highlighting the prevalence of guns and a willingness to use them.
www.bostonindicators.org /IndicatorsProject/PublicSafety/Default.aspx   (1533 words)

  
 Boston Police Department vs. Alfred M. Moughalian   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
On appeal, he asserts that he was entitled to a finding of ``not responsible'' because a representative of the Boston Police Department did not appear to prosecute the case at the de novo hearing.
The absence of the police was without explanation or prior notice to the court or the defendant.
Moreover, de novo hearings conducted without a representative of the police department place the judge in the inappropriate role of prosecutorial advocate, thereby imposing an unnecessary strain on the already delicate thread of judicial impartiality.
world.std.com /~crash/moughalian.html   (743 words)

  
 Tallahassee Police Department - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Established in 1841, Tallahassee has the distinction of having the oldest police department in the southern United States and 3rd oldest police department in the U.S. preceded only by the Philadelphia Police Department established in 1758 and the Boston Police Department established in 1838.
Tallahassee Police Department is also the third-longest accredited law enforcement agency in the United States.
The Tallahassee Police Department has split the community of 101 square mailes (261.5 km²) into three distinct districts in order to deploy and implement enforcement strategies designed to resolve problems unique to specific neighborhoods.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tallahassee_Police_Department   (906 words)

  
 The Boston Strategy > Players > Police   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
It is a multi-agency, coordinated task force made up of 50 full time Boston Police Officers and 15 officers from outside agencies.
The membership of the Youth Violence Strike Force includes the Massachusetts State Police, the Department of Treasury’s – Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, police departments from neighboring jurisdictions, Massachusetts Corrections, Probation and Parole, the Department of Youth Services (DYS) juvenile correction officers and other agencies as appropriate.
They are the primary law enforcement entity behind Operation Cease Fire, a multi-jurisdictional effort to quickly suppress flare-ups of firearm violence in gang "hot spots," to prioritize prosecutions and to disrupt the trafficking in firearms to youth gangs.
www.bostonstrategy.com /players/01_police/00_police.html   (318 words)

  
 Database of the Greenspaces and Neighborhoods in the heart of Boston
In Boston as a whole, crime is a less central concern in 2002 than it was in the late 1990s.
In 1997, "crime" was the highest concern of Boston residents, followed by "school system" and "drug sales." In 1999 "school system" was the highest concern, followed by "nothing" and "traffic" (Boston Indicators of Progress, Change and Sustainability, 2000).
Between 1996 and 2000, violent crime decreased 20% in Boston as a whole, with a 31% decrease in Roxbury and Mission Hill (District B2) and a 22% decrease in Mattapan and South Dorchester (District B3).
ksgaccman.harvard.edu /hotc/DisplayIssue.asp?id=32   (1497 words)

  
 BUPD Online
8/9/2007 The Boston University Police Department has received information that the sexual assault that occurred on 6/19/2007 and another sexual assault that occurred on 7/29/2007 in which a female was abducted at knife point on Beacon Street and sexually assaulted, was committed by the same male party.
This incident is being investigated by the MIT Police.
On 4/18/2007 the Boston University Police Department was notified by an ORL Administrator that a female party reported being sexually assaulted by an unknown assailant at West Campus.
www.bu.edu /police   (1374 words)

  
 cbs4boston.com - Boston Police Search For Ring Of Identity Thieves
(CBS4) BOSTON The Boston Police Department is searching for members of an organized ring of alleged thieves who have been stealing pocketbooks from restaurants and hotels in the Boston area and using the bags’ contents to steal personal information from victims, according to police.
The Boston Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Charles Belin, 55, of Boston.
Police are also seeking to locate Carol Silva, 54, of Hyde Park.
cbs4boston.com /local/local_story_298194541.html   (831 words)

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