Tag: Bombings: Page 12

Editor's Notes

Police Links: From Pranks to Attacks

April contained plenty of fools this year, it seems. As expected this time of year, at least one prank on the first of the month became much more serious than probably intended. Unfortunately, the biggest continuing story of the month was the Boston Marathon bombing. Thankfully, law enforcement was on top of it. Cops don't suffer fools gladly.

April 28, 2013

Patrol

Radicalized Boston Bombing Suspects Motivated By Wars

The two native Chechens authorities believe bombed the Boston Marathon had become radicalized Muslims and were motivated by U.S. military involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to several reports.

April 24, 2013

Patrol

Boston Bombing Suspect Silent After Miranda

The surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect has stopped talking to authorities, after a representative of the U.S. Attorney's Office entered his hospital room and advised him of his Miranda rights.

April 24, 2013

Patrol

Boston Bombers Planned NYC Attack, Says Top Cop

The two Boston Marathon bombing suspects planned to use their remaining explosives to carry out a second attack in New York City's Times Square, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said.

April 24, 2013

Patrol

Thousands Pay Respect To Slain MIT Officer

Thousands of students and law enforcement officers from across the country have packed the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus to honor fallen MIT Police Officer Sean Collier who was remembered as a joy-filled, caring and compassionate man who believed kindness could change society.

April 23, 2013

Patrol

Boston Bombing Suspect: No Terror Group Help

Accused Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has told FBI investigators that he and his brother were operating alone and did not receive assistance from outside terrorist groups, officials said Tuesday.

April 22, 2013

Patrol

Neighbor's Photos Show Shootout with Boston Bombers

A blogger and Watertown, Mass., resident has published photos and a first-hand account of the deadly gunfight between Boston Marathon bombing suspects and authorities on a residential street.

April 22, 2013

Patrol

No Miranda Invocation for Boston Bombing Suspect

A special interrogation team for high-value suspects will question the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect without reading him his Miranda rights, U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz announced Friday.

April 21, 2013

Patrol

Mass. Transit Cop Who Lost All Blood Will Recover

Doctors expect the MBTA transit police officer shot during the Boston manhunt to recover, after he lost nearly all the blood in his body and needed to be resuscitated when his heart stopped.

April 21, 2013

Patrol

Feds Charge Boston Bombing Suspect

Federal authorities charged the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect Monday with using a weapon of mass destruction against people and property. U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz has not announced whether prosecutors would pursue the death penalty.

April 21, 2013

Technology

Video: Thermal Imagery Helped FBI Monitor Boston Bombing Suspect

Authorities used thermal imagery from a police helicopter to monitor the second Boston Marathon bombing suspect while he hid under a boat tarp for more than an hour.

April 21, 2013

Patrol

One Boston Bomber Dead, Second Suspect on Run

Federal, state, and local officers have established a reportedly 10-mile-long perimeter in Watertown, Mass., and are searching building to building for the suspect.

April 18, 2013