Crime & Public Safety

Crime & Public Safety

Karen Read jury foreman breaks silence: Cost, ‘shoddy’ police work, ‘no justice’ for victim

There was no “a-ha” moment in the torturous case, according to Juror #1, the foreman in the Karen Read retrial, who told the Herald ...

Henry Matt
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Crime & Public Safety

Battenfeld: Battle is on over who will carry MAGA torch after Trump

The Republican Party is secretly engaged in a backroom struggle about who will continue the MAGA tradition after Donald Trump. Vice President JD Vance ...

Henry Matt
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Crime & Public Safety

New Hampshire police investigating boy’s death on Lake Winnipesaukee

The death of a teenage boy at Lake Winnipesaukee is being looked into by New Hampshire police. On a boat with three ladies, the ...

Henry Matt
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Crime & Public Safety

Boston Police respond to threatening ‘anti-Jewish’ flyers: ‘Deeply troubling’

Following the distribution of anti-Jewish fliers including staff members’ personal information throughout the city, Israeli Consulate employees are on high alert. After responding to ...

Henry Matt
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Crime & Public Safety

Karen Read murder retrial verdict watch continues on Day 3

Jurors in the Karen Read murder retrial did not reach a verdict after about nine hours of deliberation over the previous two days. Could ...

Henry Matt
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Crime & Public Safety

Editorial: Massachusetts State Police guilty in Karen Read case

One verdict is already declared in the Karen Read murder case: The Massachusetts State Police are guilty in the first degree of dereliction of ...

Henry Matt
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Crime & Public Safety

Massachusetts State Police trooper seriously injured in hit-and-run released from hospital

The trooper who was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash on the side of the Mass Pike last week has been released from the ...

Henry Matt
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Crime & Public Safety

Boston Downtown Crossing gun, crack cocaine suspect arrested after alleged drug deal

A Dorchester man with a criminal record dating back to 2007 is facing gun and crack cocaine charges after an alleged drug deal in ...

Henry Matt
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Crime & Public Safety

Karen Read case: 77% of Herald readers would vote ‘Not guilty’

More than three of four Boston Herald readers who have participated in our poll would vote “Not guilty” if they were on the Karen ...

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Crime & Public Safety

Karen Read defense effort to change verdict slip denied by judge

Karen Read’s defense team renewed its effort to amend the verdict slip jurors will use to record their decision, but the request was once ...

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