When police officers lie
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More than 100 Boston Police cadets graduated in a ceremony in June 2020 in West Roxbury during the coronavirus pandemic.David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
Your front-page article âPolice falsehoods bring little disciplineâ (Behind the Shield, Jan. 3) asks why arenât there serious consequences more often when Boston police officers lie on reports or in court. Attorney Rosemary Scapicchio provided an answer to the question when she said, âItâs easier to believe the defendant did it . . . than to say the cops lied.â
District Attorney Rachael Rollinsâs creation of a âLaw Enforcement Automatic Discoveryâ database is long overdue in Suffolk County and provides one mechanism to address the practice of police officers âtestilying.â
With Bidenâs selection of Walsh, mayorâs race in Boston heats up
By Stephanie Ebbert and Matt Stout Globe Staff,Updated January 8, 2021, 7:34 p.m.
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Boston Mayor Marty Walsh.JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images
The announcement of Mayor Martin J. Walshâs pending exit from City Hall for the Biden Cabinet sent the 2021 mayorâs race into high gear, with one declared candidate trying to cement her position as a front-runner and at least a half-dozen new hopefuls considering campaigns.
Walshâs departure will leave the mayorâs race open for only the second time in nearly 30 years, stirring the ambitions of political aspirants and the hopes of communities of color that this is finally their moment.
Dean of students at Boston middle school, Manuel Mendes, accused of raping former student, authorities say
Updated Dec 14, 2020;
A Boston Public Schools official was arraigned in court Monday on aggravated rape charges after authorities say he raped a child who previously attended his school.
Manuel Mendes, 38, of Hyde Park, who is the dean of students at the James P. Timilty Middle School in Roxbury, was arrested Friday on a warrant charging him with four counts of aggravated rape of a child under the age of 16, according to the Suffolk District Attorney’s office.
Mendes was arraigned Monday in the West Roxbury Division of the Boston Municipal Court.