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Does Boston hate the BPD?

A secret survey shows just how low the Boston Police Department’s reputation had sunk two years ago. Is the mayor listening?
When Kathleen O’Toole served as Boston police commissioner, from early 2004 through mid 2006, she and Mayor Thomas Menino seemed in constant denial of the spiraling violence and shocking police scandals that were roiling the city.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | July 18, 2008

Muzzle mania

Letters to the Boston editor, July 11, 2008
Giving a Muzzle Award to the Boston Police Department for its handling of Veterans Day protesters is in keeping with widespread media complicity that allows lower ranks to be court-martialed while war criminals in the White House escape accountability for Abu Ghraib.
By BOSTON PHOENIX LETTERS | July 09, 2008

The 11th Annual Muzzle Awards

Silencing free speech
Freedom of expression may be guaranteed by the Constitution. But it’s an idea we have to fight for every day.
By DAN KENNEDY | July 05, 2008

You’re fired! Or not . . .

More naughty cops
This past summer, Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis was outraged by the actions of four officers, including three lieutenants, accused of manipulating the detail system to defraud the department.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | May 14, 2008

Iraq: Five years later and time to go

Plus, updates on the Cowans case, performance artist Milan Kohout, and the BPL
March 19 will mark the fifth anniversary of America’s war in Iraq.
By EDITORIAL | March 12, 2008

More than a few loose ends

BPD to review Cowans evidence
Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis has ordered a review of evidence in the wrongful conviction of Stephan Cowans, following a report in the Phoenix that raised questions about possible police misconduct .
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | March 05, 2008

A close call

Another suspect was nearly charged with the Gallagher shooting

By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | February 06, 2008

Murder in the streets

It is more than just a political problem. Plus, former State Senate President Robert Travaglini strikes a classy chord.
The sad news, the truly disturbing and troubling news, is that Boston is a long, long way from curbing street violence, gun play, and murder on its troubled streets.
By EDITORIAL | January 23, 2008

Sticky and sweet

Juliette and the Licks, Middle East Downstairs, November 6, 2007
All for the love of rock-and-roll, uh, mediocrity?
By JIM SULLIVAN | November 13, 2007

BPD stands accused — as Sox-haters?

Safe, and Out
The city of Boston has paid out more than $15 million in recent years to victims of the police department’s misconduct.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | July 25, 2007

Placing a bet on gambling

Plus, coming to grips with murder in Boston
Both Maine and Rhode Island in recent years have rejected proposals that would have brought casino gambling to those states.
By EDITORIAL | July 18, 2007

Media Moses

What's behind Pastor Bruce Wall's nose for news?
Bruce Wall is blessed with a talent for publicity.
By ADAM REILLY | April 11, 2007

The painful truth

Boston’s murder crisis underscores the need to reform its police force
If it is painful to try to make sense of the ongoing plague of murders in Roxbury, Dorchester, and Mattapan, try to imagine what it is like to live there.
By EDITORIAL | April 04, 2007