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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Boston Police Department

Boston Police Department stories: 5 news summaries

(Newser) - The Boston police officer suspended for referring to Henry Louis Gates as a “banana-eating jungle monkey” is suing the city and the department for violating his civil rights, the Globe reports. The BPD, police commissioner, and mayor are “conspiring to intentionally inflict emotional distress” and interfering with Justin... More »

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police • racism • mayor • suspension • civil lawsuits • racial slurs • Thomas Menino • Boston Police Department • Henry Louis Gates Jr • Justin Barrett

Boston Cop Suspended
After Racial Slur on Gates

Calls him 'jungle monkey' in email

Jul 29, 09 5:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - The fallout from the Henry Louis Gates arrest continues: A Boston cop has been suspended for referring to Gates as a "jungle monkey" in an email, the Globe reports. Officer Justin Barrett, 36, faces a disciplinary hearing next week and could be fired. He used the phrase while describing... More »

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Boston • race relations • Cambridge • racial slurs • Boston Police Department • Henry Louis Gates Jr • James Crowley

(Newser) - Boston police arrested 22-year-old premed student Philip H. Markoff today for being the "Craigslist killer," the Boston Herald reports. Nabbed at a traffic stop outside Boston, Markoff was charged with murder, kidnapping, and unlawful possession of a firearm, and thrown behind bars. Police believe he murdered a... More »

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crime • Boston • murder • Craigslist • hotel • suspect • Rhode Island • identification • Boston Police Department • Warwick, RI • Philip Markoff • Craigslist killer

 'Rockefeller' Forged
 New Phony Life

Kidnap dad created yet another identity in Baltimore: cops

Aug 4, 08 4:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bogus blueblood Clark Rockefeller, who went on the lam after abducting his 7-year-old daughter during a custody dispute, was creating a new identity in Baltimore when he was arrested Saturday, reports the Boston Herald. He was using the name Chip Smith or sometimes Clark Rock, and had already been building... More »

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FBI • crime • abduction • Baltimore • custody battle • Clark Rockefeller • Boston Police Department • Reigh Boss • Charles "Chip" Smith • Clark Rock

 Missing Girl's Dad Bought Gold

Converted cash to bullion to use anywhere in world, say cops

Jul 31, 08 4:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - The wealthy businessman accused of abducting his 7-year-old daughter has apparently exchanged cash for gold as part of his elaborate kidnapping plot, reports the Boston Globe. Clark Rockefeller, a man with a mystery history who lied about his connections to the Rockefeller family, can use the gold anywhere in the... More »

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crime • abduction • Coast Guard • gold • custody battle • Amber Alert • Clark Rockefeller • Boston Police Department • Serenity • Reigh Boss

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