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Funeral Held at Mass. Church for Fallen Capitol Police Officer
Under a steady rain, the flag-draped casket of U.S. Capitol Police Officer William Evans was carried into a Massachusetts church on Thursday as dozens of state police troopers stood in the street and saluted.
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Funeral for US Capitol Officer William Evans Held in Mass.
Under a steady rain, the flag-draped casket of U.S. Capitol Police Officer William Evans was carried into a Massachusetts church on Thursday as dozens of state police troopers stood in the street and saluted. Mourners followed the casket into St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in Adams for a private funeral Mass, which was to be followed by burial at Bellevue...
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Fallen Police Officer From North Adams Honored in Capitol Rotunda
Capitol Police Officer Billy Evans, who grew up in Massachusetts, lied in honor Tuesday after being killed in an attack on April 2.
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Biden Eulogizes Slain Officer as Capitol Police Mourn Again
President Joe Biden says “never has there been more strain” on the U.S. Capitol Police as he honored Officer William “Billy” Evans, the second officer to die in the line of duty this year
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Capitol Police Union Warns of Potential Exodus After Latest Attack, Urges Security Increases
“I’ve had many younger officers confide in me that they’re actively looking at other agencies and departments right now,” Capitol Police Union Chairman Gus Papathanasiou said.
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Officer Killed in Capitol Incident Is Native of North Adams, Mass.
Officer William ‘Billy’ Evans, who spent 18 years on the U.S. Capitol Police force, was killed in an attack Friday. Rep. Richard Neal said Evans is a native of western Massachusetts, while one of Evans’ longtime friends says he grew up in North Adams and had two young children.
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BC Police Seek Man Spotted Peering Into Windows
The Boston College campus is on alert after reports of a suspicious man peering into windows of a residence hall.
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Boston Calling Extortion Trial: 2 City Hall Officials Found Guilty of Conspiracy, 1 of Extortion
Two aides of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh were found guilty of conspiracy to commit extortion on Wednesday after prosecutors accused them of bullying organizers of a music festival into hiring union laborers. While the city’s tourism chief Kenneth Brissette and its head of intergovernmental affairs Timothy Sullivan were both found guilty of conspiracy to commit extortion, Brisette was found guilty...
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Jury Deliberations Begin in Boston Calling Extortion Trial
The jury began deliberations Tuesday in the trial of two Boston city officials accused of bullying organizers of a music festival into hiring union laborers. Prosecutor Laura Kaplan said Boston Calling organizers were pressured to hire union workers to appease the people who “helped to elect their pro-union boss,” a reference to Mayor Marty Walsh.
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Boston Calling Extortion Trial: Defense Rests as Ex-Police Commissioner Testifies
The defense rested in the Boston Calling music festival extortion trial Monday, after former Boston Police Commissioner William Evans testified. Two former aides of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh were accused in federal court of bullying organizers of the into hiring union workers at the festival by saying that, if they didn’t hire union workers, workers would picket.
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Boston Police Officers Begin Wearing Body Cameras
Nearly 200 Boston police officers have begun wearing body cameras on duty in a reported effort to enhance transparency and strengthen public trust.
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Boston Police Officers Begin Wearing Body Cameras
Nearly 200 Boston police officers have begun wearing body cameras on duty in a reported effort to enhance transparency and strengthen public trust.
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Police Captain on Administrative Leave
A Boston Police captain has been placed on administrative leave.
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Massachusetts State Police to Begin Body Camera Pilot Program
Massachusetts State Police announced Monday they have begun a 6-month body camera pilot program. The program will consist of devices from several vendors which will be tested by 100 state troopers. The purpose of the cameras is to provide accountability and accuracy for troopers during public interactions and increase trooper safety.
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Police Arrest 4th Suspect in July 2018 Roxbury Murder
Police are investigating a shooting Saturday afternoon in Roxbury where a man was shot and killed.