Images via Donovan Johnson Arlington Police had evidence that their suspect was not involved with human trafficking. That didn’t stop them from pursuing and detaining him Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article stated that former Arlington Police Department Officer Steven Conroy was arrested for the crimes of “strangulation” and “domestic assault and battery”; […]
BATTLE: SGARS
Poisons used by Mass municipalities are killing more than just the rats they’re targeting. In practice, their controversial tactics may actually protect the rodent population. It was a sunny Friday morning in late July of this year when Jodi Sylvester, a wildlife photographer from central Massachusetts, drove into the Boston area to check in on a pair of […]
MUNICIPALITIES NEED TO KEEP VIRTUAL ACCESS IN A POST-PANDEMIC WORLD
That did not stop my local housing authority from denying my own reasonable accommodation request for remote access to their annual meeting
ARLINGTON FOLLOW-UP: SQUANDERED JUSTICE
Public information requests reveal Arlington’s behind-the-scenes response to police controversy
BINJ RESTORATIVE JUSTICE STORY ON NEW ENGLAND CABLE NEWS
An Arlington, Massachusetts police lieutenant who was put on paid leave after writing a column filled with controversial statements about violence, immigrants and more is back on the job after going through a “restorative justice” program. Independent journalist Laura Kiesel joins Sue to talk about what this means and why she doesn’t agree with the program.