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Cops React to Anonymous Hack With Quirky Video

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:56:39 CST

Hacked by Anonymous a week ago, Boston police fought back ... with a little dry humor, Naked Security reports. Anonymous broke into BPDNews.com on Feb. 3 and substituted its usual police and crime news with a video of rapper KRS-One performing his song, "Sound of Da Police." So Boston cops...

Cop Suspended for Gates Slur Sues Over Civil Rights

Harry Kimball — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:11:42 CDT

The Boston police officer suspended for referring to Henry Louis Gates as a “banana-eating jungle monkey” is suing the city and the department for violating his civil rights, the Globe reports. The BPD, police commissioner, and mayor are “conspiring to intentionally inflict emotional distress” and interfering with Justin Barrett’s “property...

Boston Cop Suspended After Racial Slur on Gates

John Johnson — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:54:11 CDT

The fallout from the Henry Louis Gates arrest continues: A Boston cop has been suspended for referring to Gates as a "jungle monkey" in an email, the Globe reports. Officer Justin Barrett, 36, faces a disciplinary hearing next week and could be fired. He used the phrase while describing media...

Police Charge Premed Student as 'Craigslist Killer'

Harry Kimball — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:13:54 CDT

Boston police arrested 22-year-old premed student Philip H. Markoff today for being the "Craigslist killer," the Boston Herald reports. Nabbed at a traffic stop outside Boston, Markoff was charged with murder, kidnapping, and unlawful possession of a firearm, and thrown behind bars. Police believe he murdered a masseuse last week...

'Rockefeller' Forged New Phony Life

Peter Fearon — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:21:03 CDT

Bogus blueblood Clark Rockefeller, who went on the lam after abducting his 7-year-old daughter during a custody dispute, was creating a new identity in Baltimore when he was arrested Saturday, reports the Boston Herald . He was using the name Chip Smith or sometimes Clark Rock, and had already been building...

Missing Girl's Dad Bought Gold

Peter Fearon — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:41:08 CDT

The wealthy businessman accused of abducting his 7-year-old daughter has apparently exchanged cash for gold as part of his elaborate kidnapping plot, reports the Boston Globe. Clark Rockefeller, a man with a mystery history who lied about his connections to the Rockefeller family, can use the gold anywhere in the...