It has been a lively week since we published "Real Troopers & Beeper Days," our latest feature about law enforcement improprieties subtitled, "Consultants told Mass State Police how to avoid turmoil. The department ignored the advice … [Read more...]
REAL TROOPERS & BEEPER DAYS
Image via the Leslie Jones Collection / Boston Public Library Consultants told Mass State Police how to avoid turmoil. The department ignored the advice and spent the following two decades spiraling toward boundless corruption. “The … [Read more...]
THE MOST DANGEROUS SQUARE MILE
The Tobin Bridge spans the Inner Harbor, its northern anchorage and Route 1 bisects Chelsea. Midground Right: One of the salt heaps. TEXT BY SUREN MOODLIAR PHOTOS BY DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN (UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED) The centuries-long relationship with … [Read more...]
THERE’S MUCH MORE TO THE MASS STATE POLICE SCANDAL THAN IS BEING REPORTED
News broke this morning, via the Department of Justice US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, that “former President of the State Police Association of Massachusetts (SPAM) [Dana Pullman] and the union’s former … [Read more...]
HELP BINJ BRING ITS POP-UP NEWSROOM BACK TO MANCHESTER FOR THE NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY
It's a given that national politics impact vulnerable people in Mass—from immigration decrees to healthcare policy meddling. We absolutely cover those issues, but for the most part, as local reporters we avoid beating the DC drum week in … [Read more...]