BPD Commissioner Ed Davis testifies before Congress about Boston Marathon Bombing

Like virtually all big-city police departments, the BPD has an image problem that never seems to go away. And this year is already looking pretty ugly.

Local site MuckRock.com in August released the BPD Personnel Roster after multiple FOIA (Freedom Of Information Act) requests.

The Boston Police department in its latest routine round of awarding officers for "outstanding performance" of their duties during the past year has named among its many recipients 3 officers in particular who were involved in some...

Commissioner Davis has stated that the BPD is diverse and that they have done all they could do to ensure its diversity. Here is the proof that Mayor Menino and BPD Commissioner Ed Davis are wrong...

Mayor Menino has long touted his commitment to diversity in the City of Boston. Recently, when criticized by organizations such as MAMLEO and others, including the Blackstonian, the Mayor said the City of Boston is diverse...

The Blackstonian has discovered a transcript of a correspondence between dispatch and a Boston Police Officer responding to a scene. The call was for a loud house party and at several points words very closely resembling racial...

Boys in blue go green at new Roxbury station Top cop says $15M eco-friendly building all about ‘community’ By Richard Weir  |   Sunday, July 31, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com |  Local Coverage Photo by Faith Ninivaggi It has a roof covered in eco-friendly, drought-resistant sedum plants,...

Roxbury Neighborhood Police Station Grand Opening Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis, Chief of Public Property Michael J. Galvin and the Dudley Vision Advisory Task Force cordially invite you to the ribbon cutting and grand...

Ex-detective’s daughter shot dead By Marie Szaniszlo and John Zaremba  |   Wednesday, July 27, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com |  Local Coverage GRIEVING PARENT: Retired Boston police detective William Kee confirmed yesterday that his daughter, Billie and her boyfriend were killed yesterday in what police...