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Find out what's going on in your town. en-us The Menino administration approved a $120,000 payment to a Quincy drug suspect in 2001 to quietly settle a federal civil suit that accused four Boston police officers - including the mayor’s son - of fracturing his skull while arresting him in Quincy, nearly a... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749339/-120k-settlement-approved-for-8217-01-suit-against-city Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:00:08 -0700 A senior Boston police commander was recently demoted as head of the department’s elite and well-regarded intelligence-gathering unit, a surprise decision that has sparked questions among the ranks over whether City Hall was exerting an unusual level of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749346/commander-8217-s-demotion-a-surprise Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:34:08 -0700 A Chinatown restaurant's decision to seat two separate parties at the same table early one May morning led to a mugging and beating that left one man with permanent brain damage, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office and Boston Police charge, announcing the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742819/four-charged-with-brutal-theatre-district-attack Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:12:08 -0700 Boston Police report that whoever swiped a disabled 10-year-old's specialized wheelchair on Sept. 30 seems to have had an attack of conscience: Today, Monday, October 12, 2009, the victim's family called Boston Police to notify and inform them that the wheelchair had... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742818/roslindale-boy-gets-his-wheelchair-back Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:29:08 -0700 Channel 4 reports two Boston police boats searched the Charles River near Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital today, looking for William Hurley, a Quincy man who disappeared after last Thursday's Bruins's game . http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742822/police-boats-search-charles-for-that-missing-bruins-fan Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:27:08 -0700 Boston Police tweet a squirrel chewed through the insulation of a wire on a transformer in West Roxbury this morning, causing a short that led to an explosion that ended with the Wren Street area losing power. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742826/squirrel-goes-nuts-on-transformer-transformer-explodes,-squirrel-dies,- Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:32:08 -0700 Boston Police and Northeastern University Police Seek Public’s Assistance in Locating Wanted Robbery Suspect On Wednesday, October 7, 2009, at approximately 11:00pm, two individuals met at 454 Huntington Avenue – Burstein Hall, in order to engage in what was... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742836/most-wanted Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:27:08 -0700 Image by Auntie Lola from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr . Thirteen communities Massachusetts are getting $8.1 million in federal stimulus cash to rehire 127 firefighters. [ Boston Herald ] While Martha Coakley has some favorable polling data , Alan Khazei has... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749311/bite-size-news,-october-7-jakes-cash-in-edition Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:29:08 -0700 SLAM DUNK! Boston Police Officers and Boston Youth Team Up for Basketball! WHO: Officers from the Upham’s Corner Safe Street Team and youth from the Upham’s Corner community WHAT: Boston Police officers engage youth from Upham’s Corner in a game... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742841/photo-opportunity Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:59:08 -0700 Two Arrested for Underage Drinking in Public On Saturday, September 19, 2009, at approximately 11:40pm, a Boston Police Officer assigned to Area D-14 (Brighton), was traveling on Washington Street when he observed two males drinking beer while walking down the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6726805/daily-incidents-for-monday,-september-21,-2009 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:59:08 -0700 We like to make fun of the Globe a lot, but every once in a while they come up with an interesting story about an overlooked topic. Today the paper tells the story of Chris Rogers, a former Boston Police officer who was harassed by his fellow officers for first... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6720340/former-boston-police-officer-now-homeless Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:30:08 -0700 Blotter siren -- Boston Police arrested an 18-year old East Boston man on Friday after he kicked and punched officers during a disturbance at his grandparents' house. The grandparents told police their grandson was destroying their house because they were making him... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6720346/boston-blotter-work,-drugs,-a-boat-and-arson Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:09:08 -0700 Man Refused to go to Work, Destroys Grandparents House & Assaults Officers On Friday, September 11, 2009, at approximately 8:08am, Boston Police officers assigned out of Area A-7 (East Boston), responded to 703 Bennington Street for a report of a... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6716329/daily-incidents-for-friday,-september-11,-2009 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:22:08 -0700 Blotter siren -- Somerville soccer fields must be in short supply these days. A 33-year-old man was arrested after allegedly practicing his soccer kick on the back of a teenage boy who refused to give up the soccer field at the Capuano School on Glen Street. [... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6707535/boston-blotter-somerville-soccer-player-kicks-a-kid Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:11:08 -0700 Boston Police report they want this guy for allegedly breaking into a car at the Children's Hospital parking garage at 1 Blackfan Circle. this past Thursday and stealing two laptops. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6698688/smile,-you-re-on-surveillance-camera Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:54:08 -0700 Boston Police report arresting three men following an attempted home invasion at 9 Carson St. in Dorchester yesterday afternoon: http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6698690/police-three-use-fake-gun-in-botched-armed-home-invasion Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:15:08 -0700 Aw, the kids are so cute in September. Boston Police report that when officers showed up at a rousing good time at 17 Highgate St. around 11 p.m. on Sunday, somebody inside began shooshing everybody else, opened the door, saw uniforms and quickly closed the door: http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6692839/police-welcome-students-back-to-allston Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:54:08 -0700 Two toddlers from Roxbury were taken into state custody and their mother was arrested after neighbors spotted one of the children wandering the streets alone after midnight, Boston police said. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6688782/police-find-2-toddlers-alone-at-home Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:18:08 -0700 Boston Police tweet officers are on Falcon Street , attempting to determine how the body of a 21-year-old male wound up there. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6688306/body-turns-up-on-east-boston-street Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:17:08 -0700 BOSTON -- Boston police say a 3-year-old boy and a 2-year-old girl found alone in Roxbury are in state custody while investigators consider criminal charges against their mother. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6689315/boston-police-find-2-young-children-left-alone Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:15:08 -0700