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Boston Police internal investigators found sufficient evidence in 1996 to support allegations that an officer sexually assaulted a minor, yet the officer remained on the force and was eventually returned to full duty, according to documents released Tuesday.
The internal affairs file was ordered released by acting Mayor Kim Janey after The Boston Globe reported earlier this month that Patrick Rose, a retired officer and the one-time president of the Boston Patrolmen s Association, had been able to keep his badge despite a criminal complaint in 1995 for sexual assault on a 12-year-old child.
Mayor releases investigation into officer accused of abuse
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By Katie Lannan, State House News Service
April 15, 2021
Katie Lannan, State House News Service
Free public transportation “would be great,” according to Boston’s acting mayor, who also said last week that she hopes state officials are looking at ways to use federal aid to make transit more equitable.
Mayor Kim Janey said in a radio interview she has been a “strong advocate” for making the MBTA’s 28 bus route which runs from Mattapan to Ruggles Station free to riders, and that she is looking at ways to do so via a pilot program.
“It will hopefully increase ridership. It will also help with the on-time boarding because it’ll be, you know, no need to go through your bag and look for change and where’s your CharlieCard and tapping it,” she said during a GBH radio appearance. “So, it will also increase the speed at which our buses flow through our city, and I think that is very important. As we do this pilot, it’s important that we measure those things so
It’s not clear how long the hiatus will be, but
federal officials say it could last weeks. Massachusetts was expecting a smaller shipment of the one-shot vaccines already, but yesterday’s announcement
upended vaccine appointments all over the state. While Baker has pitched the J&J vaccine as an avenue to vaccinate people more quickly compared to its two-shot counterparts this pause could stretch the state’s in-demand vaccine supply even further, as more people try to book their shots. Plus,
experts worry it could erode public trust in the vaccine.
BOSTON MAYOR’S RACE LEADERBOARD Nearly half of voters haven’t made up their minds in the race for Boston s next mayor, according to a new poll released this morning. It s a sign the race is wide open, even with an incumbent mayor in the mix.