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Newsby Staff WriterApril 15, 2014

Police Detonate Suspicious Boston Device on Marathon Bombing Anniversary

A high voltage fuse that apparently fell off a utility truck triggered a response by the State Police bomb squad to the state Department of Transportation’s Division Six headquarters in Boston.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 11, 2014

Veteran Boston Officer Decorated for Marathon Bomber Shootout Dies on Duty

Dennis O. Simmonds, 28, was a highly decorated officer, with Boston Police for six years. Simmonds earned the department's highest honor of the Schroeder Brothers Memorial Medal for his bravery during the Watertown shoot-out after last year's marathon bombing..

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NewsDecember 31, 2013

Boston Mayor-Elect Won't OK AR-15s for Patrol

Mayor-elect Martin J. Walsh is shooting down the plan to arm some Boston patrol officers with military-style rifles — setting up a potential showdown with the department which has backed the controversial measure, citing a need for high-powered weapons in light of school shootings and the marathon bombings.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 22, 2013

IACP 2013: Boston Commish Discusses Bombing Response

Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis recounted the law enforcement response to the Boston Marathon bombing and manhunt and recognized several officers involved in the Watertown gun battle at the IACP Conference Tuesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 9, 2013

NTOA Calls for More Tactical Medical Training for Officers

Every police officer should receive basic tactical medical training to better respond to mass violence such as the Navy Yard massacre, Boston Marathon bombing, and other active-shooter attacks, the NTOA announced.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 22, 2013

Facebook Page Rallies for Sgt. Who Leaked Tsarnaev Photos

More than 40,000 Facebook users have liked a page set up to support the Massachusetts trooper facing a disciplinary hearing for releasing stark images of the capture of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 18, 2013

Wounded Officer: Rolling Stone 'Could Have Picked Anybody Else' for Cover

The Massachusetts transit officer wounded in the Boston Marathon bombing manhunt told the Today Show Thursday he thought Rolling Stone magazine's cover picturing Dzhokhar Tsarnaev may glorify the accused bomber.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 8, 2013

Mass. Police Recount Boston Bomber Take-Down

The two sergeants and six officers of the Watertown (Mass.) Police Department who engaged the Tsarnaev brothers during the manhunt following the Boston Marathon bombing gave a minute-to-minute account to the New York Post.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 28, 2013

NEC Solution Identifies Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect

MSU Study Validates Accuracy and Crime Solving Benefits of Facial Recognition Technology and Raises Question of "What If?" this Breakthrough Facial Processing Software had been applied to Solve Recent High Profile Incidents

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 27, 2013

Grand Jury Indicts Boston Bombing Suspect

A federal grand jury today indicted Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on 30 charges of killing four people and using homemade bombs during the Boston Marathon bombing and manhunt.

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