It was 1971, and Williams was on foot patrol ... Boston Police, not black or white police,’’ Craigwell said. Click here to enlarge. Williams, now 72 and retired after 35 years on the force ...

A tactical police truck — with high-powered military ... who was killed. Two East Boston patrol cops were critically injured. “I heard it made a huge difference because if they weren’t ...

The Boston Police Department spent ... levels as more officers continue to leave the force than join it. “There are fewer people who want to be police officers now,” Lisa O’Brien, the ...

Following a confrontation, Boston police SWAT officers ... tactics and eventually use of less lethal force was deployed by officers.” Then, police said, the person “dove out a 12th floor ...

BOSTON — For years, Boston city leaders have vowed to diversify the police department ... more than 40% of patrol officers were Black, Hispanic or Asian. Today, the patrol force is around ...