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A day after celebrity cop James Crowley's service records were released for public consumption, we got a glimpse at what he gets paid for all of the aggravation the privilege of serving the city of Cambridge. We can thank the Cambridge Chronicle for this list of the salaries of every non-school city worker for FY'09 (7/08-6/09). We know everyone is only really interested in the $114,687.52 Crowley was paid, not to mention the $109,566.93 he took home in 2008. It's noteworthy that around 120 - Bostonist counted quickly - Cambridge employees earned more than Crowley in FY'09.

Cambridge Police released the 911 tape and audio transmissions from the July 16 arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. The initial 911 call refers to "two gentlemen" with no reference to race. Race first came up when, according to WCVB, the dispatcher asked "Are they white, black or Hispanic?"

This may be the first time we've actually enjoyed reading something on Livejournal (though we might've started off with something more like "Among snowless Cambridge streets / the only moving thing / was the hand of the black man"). Choice excerpts from ayun's take:

"There are not many certainties in life, but it is for certain that Sgt. Crowley will not be apologizing," said Sergeant James "Arrestsalot" Crowley after Henry Louis Gates, Jr. kindly asked him to apologize for putting him in the cooler for four hours for the dubious crime of being a black college professor in his own house who also happens to possibly like yelling at white cops who are trying to arrest him for no reason. This was presumably before the President of the United States said that Crowley acted "stupidly."

Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. was arrested at his home Thursday by Cambridge Police after officers responded to a call from a woman who saw a man trying to "pry" open the front door of Gates's house. According to the police report, Gates initially refused to identify himself but eventually provided his Harvard identification card. The report alleges Gates was yelling during the incident and accused the officer of racism and said he "wasn't someone to mess with." Gates is the director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research at Harvard. A spokesman for Middlesex District Attorney Gerard T. Leone Jr. told the Globe that Gates is scheduled to be arraigned on August 26.

-- While many Bostonians remain only vaguely aware of the Bruins' playoff loss last night, at least three fans mustered enough anguish to make it to jail, police say. Last night, a celebrating Canadiens' fan found himself bleeding from the head outside the TDBanknorth Garden after allegedly being assaulted by a two-man goon squad. Police arrested the pair, one of whom was wearing a Jason Allison Bruins jersey. And, inside the Garden, a detail cop who was trying to break up a brawl between Canadiens and Bruins fans was himself allegedly assaulted. One man was arrested. [BPDNews]

--The following falls more in the "Don't Panic" category instead of the "Blotter" category. If you stuck a TV set on top of a light pole at the corner of Main Street and Bishop Allen in Cambridge this morning, the Cambridge Police Department would like to have a word with you. You caused quite the freak-out. [Cambridge Chronicle] --The Christmas tree at the State House is covered blue light-emitting diodes," which conserve energy. However, the...

Bostonist had the misfortune this morning to be pulled over and ticketed for running a red light on our bicycle. We could offer all sorts of excuses for why this wasn't as egregious a red-light-running as some (all the cars at the intersection had a red light and there were no pedestrians; we proceeded with great care; no one was killed; etc.), but the fact is, we broke the law and we got caught, and...

Bostonist just ran across an interesting tidbit of news from this past Sunday's Globe City Weekly section. According to the piece, a Fortune Teller who does business in Harvard Square has been accused of extortion by a disgruntled customer. Apparently, Rosalita Stevens -- proprietor of Mystic Rosa -- promised a customer that for the fee of $7,875 she would remove a curse against him. Though the Cambridge Police have launched an investigation and recovered...

This morning it wasn’t just Flag Day on Cambridge Common it was a birthday party for the Army. Protests broke out amidst the celebration, though the Army held ground with greater firepower. The protesters asserted that the Army was attempting to recruit more Soldiers for a "useless war." But, Bostonist isn’t really surprised that in Cambridge, or pretty much anywhere in Massachusetts, there might be some protests to go along with a celebration honoring the...

The Cambridge Chronicle reports today that The Western Front -- a popular bar and music venue in Cambridgeport -- has been slapped with a five-day suspension of its operating license, forcing management to close the club during that time. The action was taken in response to a March incident when Cambridge Police responding to reports of gun shots in the area were denied entry to the bar. Though owner Marvin Gillmore had closed the bar...