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During a very challenging era for policing, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller on Thursday said the city had found “the right person at the right time” to become the department’s new leader: Current Walpole Police Chief John F. Carmichael Jr.
If the City Council agrees with the mayor’s choice, Carmichael will take over for Interim Chief Howard Mintz in June.
“I’m very big on transparency,” said the 53-year-old father of two regarding his communication style with the community and media.
During a press conference at the police station, Fuller praised Carmichael, an East Walpole resident, for being a good listener, a collaborative manager and someone who leads with compassion and integrity, she said.
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With a gun shop aiming to open on Washington Street, city councilors and upset residents are taking parallel steps to prevent this from happening.
There are currently no restrictions on where a gun store can be located in Newton, according to the city ordinances. There were firearm shops in the city in the past, including one in West Newton.
If approved, the new store would open at 709 Washington St., next to Garden Remedies, a marijuana dispensary.
Interim Police Chief Howard Mintz would not comment on the possibility of a gun shop on Washington Street until Mayor Ruthanne Fuller released a statement later Friday afternoon.
When former Newton resident Tim Duncan and his wife were walking to the grocery store in May, they expected a leisurely stroll. Instead, Duncan, a Black man,.
Massachusetts Police Data Points to Racial Disparities in Arrests Records gathered from local police suggest in some communities, people who are Black or African American were arrested at disproportionately high rates, relative to their overall share of the population, according to a new analysis by NBC10 and students from Boston University’s Justice Media Computational Journalism co-lab. By Melissa Ellin, Kate McGowan and Bzu Shiferaw
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Updated on April 1, 2021 at 10:40 pm By Melissa Ellin, Kate McGowan and Bzu Shiferaw
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When former Newton resident Tim Duncan and his wife were walking to the grocery store in May, they expected a leisurely stroll. Instead, Duncan, a Black man, found himself staring at a gun.