Results tagged “statetroopers”
--Another fireman behaving badly; after hitting a woman, he fought with the arresting officers. [Boston Herald]
The Big Dig began in 1991. 14.8 billion dollars, hundreds of besmirched reputations, and one casualty later, the Big Dig is finally wrapped up. Well, at least officially. We'll be feeling the repercussions for a long time. To borrow a phrase from Rob Corddry's visit to Boston, we've earned our merit badge for corruption.
--Twenty-five enterprising members of the BPD found a way to make over $200,000 last year. 121 police officers make more money than Commish Ed Davis. This information goes to show how much money goes into the police details, and how much it would save if the state went with Governor Deval Patrick's plan to use flagmen instead of details at construction sites. --WBZ' I-Team found that Massachusetts State Troopers caused "nearly 500 crashes in their...
It came from the tales of Troop E. WBZ followed a tip that State Troopers were using one of the ventilation facilities constructed as part of the Big Dig for a driving range. What's news to us is the sheer volume of the ventilation buildings that allow for a third floor with 25 foot ceilings. We knew they were big just looking at their protrusions on the surface, but never knew they were that big....
The MBTA Police Union is seeking a merger with the Massachusetts State Police. Back in 1992 the state dissolved the Massachusetts Registry Police (enforcing registration and inspection) as a separate entity. Registry Police duties were included in the responsibilities of the State Troopers. We don't have immediate access to data supporting whether or not the initiative was effective – but anecdotally we definitely see more State Police cars than we ever did Registry Police. Today's...