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Memorial Growing for Slain Yarmouth Police Officer Sean Gannon

April 15th, 2018 Comments Closed

YARMOUTH — The memorial for slain Yarmouth Police Officer Sean Gannon continued to grow on Sunday, with hundreds placing flowers and cards on his parked cruiser. The mourners were coming to pay their respects to Gannon, 32, who was shot while attempting to carry out an arrest warrant Thursday. Gannon’s police dog, Nero, was also shot and badly wounded, but is recovering, according to the Yarmouth Police Department’s website. All photos by Bill Brett

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Funeral for Bob Haley

August 30th, 2017 Comments Closed

RANDOLPH — Hundreds of police and emergency personnel lined the street outside St. Bernadette’s Church prior to the funeral Mass for Bob Haley, the former special operations director of the Boston Emergency Medical Services department. Mr. Haley, 63, who died on Aug. 25 after a long illness. In addition to overseeing the City of Boston’s response to emergencies, Mr. Haley worked with other cities when they faced catastrophes, such as the state of Mississippi’s response…

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Trooper Ahl remembered

August 26th, 2017 Comments Closed

WEYMOUTH — I wanted to add my condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Massachusetts State Police Trooper Patrick Ahl, who died recently. Assigned to the Norwell barracks, Ahl was awarded the departmental Medal of Valor for saving a woman whose car had hydroplaned off the road. The Boston Globe has a full death notice here. Arrangements for Trooper Ahl are being handled by the McDonald Funeral Home in South Weymouth, with visiting hours…

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Brown’s “Call to Rise,” a book worth your time

July 26th, 2017 Comments Closed

BOSTON — At the Book Expo in New York earlier this year, I got a chance to (briefly) meet former Dallas Police chief David O. Brown, whose “Called to Rise,” is now out from Ballantine Books. The New York Times published a piece today by Elizabeth Hinton about Brown’s book (which he wrote with Michelle Burford) and two other books that look at confronting and reforming racist policing. For me, Brown’s story is an important…

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Memorial Growing for Slain Yarmouth Police Officer Sean Gannon

Funeral for Bob Haley

Trooper Ahl remembered

Brown’s “Call to Rise,” a book worth your time

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