Sick of almost getting hit by heedless drivers around Somerville? The Somerville Police Department hears ya. Boston drivers young and old have a reputation for recklessness, and cities are finally starting to recognize this. According to Wicked Local, the SPD is starting a "Stop for Red, Stop for Pedestrians, or Stop for Blue" campaign this Friday. Officers will patrol crosswalks, issuing warnings and possibly even citations or fines for drivers who fail to stop......

--Handheld red laser beams can be a lot of fun, but a guy from Medford with a laser beam caused a ruckus on Saturday night when he pointed his beam at a State Police helicopter. The State Police swiftly summoned themselves, the Coast Guard, the Medford Police Department, and the Somerville Police Department to find the person. The feds are investigating. --The man who is accused of being the "Green Line Groper" has pled not......

Jane Park has been missing from her Somerville residence for almost a month. The last time she was seen was on May 5, 2006 in Quincy. Earlier it had been reported that her last known whereabouts was in Harvard Square. It has since been established that she was in Quincy to sell her bike later in the day on May 5. There haven't been concrete leads that have led to the current location of Jane......

Jane Park has been missing for two weeks. A 2004 Wellesley College graduate and now resident of Somerville was last seen on May 5, 2006. Dan Cotter, the public information officer for the Somerville PD, told the Somerville Journal that detectives on the case have ruled out foul play. The Somerville police are now actively searching for the missing 23 year-old woman. Park's mother, Grace, and sister, Melissa, have flown in from Maryland and North......

Bostonist wrote a while back about a mysterious boat that turned up in an empty city-owned property near Somerville City Hall. Turns out the yacht belonged to Frankie Santangelo, a city employee who violated ethics rules by using city property for personal use. Santangelo was reprimanded by the city, and the brief scandal subsided for the time being. Until this weekend, that is. According to the Somerville News, during Sunday's Memorial Day parade through......

The Somerville Police Department has had quite a shake-up lately. For much of the last year, former Police Chief George McClean had been clashing with Mayor Joe Curtatone -- most notably over a report commissioned by the mayor which criticized the department for being disorganized and poorly led. That very public dispute eventually led to the forced resignation of Chief McClean and the Mayor's appointment of a review board to oversee drastic changes in the......