Crime & Justice

Judge: Lawyers Can Get Tsarnaev Prison Records

May 21, 2013

BOSTON — The judge said prison officials should give attorneys daily activity logs, suicide watch logs, psychology data files, photographs, commissary files and other records.

Bulger Prosecutors Object To Giving Informant ID

May 20, 2013

BOSTON — Prosecutors say they are not required to provide the name of the informant who gave information about former Bulger associates.

Mass. Lawmaker: Recoup Benefits From Terrorists

May 18, 2013

BOSTON — Gloucester state Sen. Bruce Tarr is offering the proposal as an amendment to the Senate version of the state budget.

Boston Police, City To Review Bombings Response

May 18, 2013

LOWELL, Mass. — Police Commissioner Ed Davis could not say when the investigations will start, but he expects them to take “a few months.”

Feds: More Time Needed To Indict Marathon Bombing Suspect

May 18, 2013

BOSTON — Prosecutors said they will not indict Dzokhar Tsranaev within the 30-day period prescribed the Federal Speedy Trial Act.

SJC: Drug Lab Special Court Sessions Pass Legal Muster

May 17, 2013

BOSTON — The ruling comes as one of the recently released drug lab defendants is charged with murder in Brockton.

Court Upholds 8-Year Term For Bulger’s Girlfriend

May 17, 2013

BOSTON — An appellate court ruled that it found no reason to disturb the sentence Catherine Greig received after she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to harbor a fugitive and other charges.

Defense Bid To Photograph Marathon Bombing Suspect Rejected

May 17, 2013

BOSTON — A judge has rejected a request from lawyers for Boston Marathon suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to allow them to take periodic photos of him in prison.

Boston Fire Commissioner Defends Chief

May 17, 2013

BOSTON — Commissioner Roderick Fraser called deputies “unprofessional” for their letter to Mayor Menino about Chief Abraira’s alleged lack of leadership in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings.

CBC To Brew Beer In Honor Of Sean Collier

May 17, 2013
Sean Collier (MIT)

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Cambridge Brewing Company, in Kendall Square, will release Collier Stout next month.

Bulger Lawyers Object To Juror Background Checks

May 17, 2013

BOSTON — Prosecutors said conducting background checks will minimize the possibility of a mistrial.

Massport Employees Indicted On Taxi Bribery Charges

May 16, 2013

BOSTON — Five employees allegedly took bribes from cab drivers and let them cut ahead of other taxis to pick up passengers at Logan International Airport.

Boston Police Officer With War Injuries Offers Advice To Marathon Victims

May 15, 2013
Boston Police Officer Terry Shane Burke, who lost a leg in Iraq in 2006 and now works as a crime scene technician. He was one of many officers who processed the marathon bombing scene on Boylston Street, and he’s offered support to bombing victims. (Lynn Jolicoeur/WBUR)

Officer Terry Shane Burke had his left leg amputated above the knee and offers insight into the recovery process and what it takes to regain independence.

Watertown Cop: ‘We Thought It Was Just A Carjacking’

May 15, 2013
Watertown Police Sgt. John MacLellan and his "tree of life" (Jonathan Peck/WBUR)

WATERTOWN, Mass. — Sgt. John MacLellan recalls the gunfight that erupted between police and the Boston Marathon bombing suspects on a quiet Watertown street.

Quabbin Reservoir Tests Normal After Trespassing

May 15, 2013

BELCHERTOWN, Mass. — The Quabbin Reservoir supplies Boston’s drinking water. Seven people were seen at the park’s entrance shortly after midnight.

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