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Entries from Bostonist tagged with 'commishdavis'

October 6, 2007

--The BPD has announced that an "errant shot" hit Steven Odom, 13, in the head in front of his own home. Odom was killed in Dorchester on Thursday night. Commish Davis says that police already have leads. But that's not going to help the family. Gangs and gunfights in this city are a huge problem, and it's incidents like these, where an innocent kid dies, that makes it seem as if the police and the......

Continue Reading "Boston Blotter: Murdered 13-Year-Old Wasn't Target"

September 7, 2007

--Massholes Behind the Wheel: A driver was so appalled by another driver that he called the phone number on the side of the truck. (Apparently the phone number wasn't 1-800-EAT-SHIT.) Anyway, instead of reaching an operator or supervisor, the bad driver himself answered and was surprised that another driver would dare question his driving. The BPD report notes that the truck driver argued with the other driver - with whom he was still sharing the......

Continue Reading "Boston Blotter: 1-800-EAT-SHIT*"

February 22, 2007

We just critiqued the Boston police in the last post, but we will offer praise when it is due. The BPD has banned the use of pellet guns in crowd control following the 2004 death of Victoria Snelgrove, which happened after the Red Sox American League Championship Series victory over the Yankees. Commish Ed Davis himself said the guns will be melted and used for sewer caps. (That's probably where all guns should wind up......

Continue Reading "BPD Bans Pellet Guns - Finally"

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