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ADAM NUÑEZ

Salem Police May Have Requested Federal Anti-Terrorism Monitoring At Pro-Palestine Encampment

The department also planned for the possibility of mass arrests, but won’t confirm the surveillance request

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ADAM NUÑEZ December 11, 2025
BINJ ONLINE

THE BEST OF BINJ: POLICE & SURVEILLANCE REPORTING

From multiple features on SWAT raids across the Bay State to extensive reporting on surveillance and Fourth Amendment issues

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BINJ ONLINE November 11, 2024
DAN ATKINSON

CLOAK & RECORDS: MORE POST COMMISSION OMISSIONS

“If the same police departments issue press releases after arrests—not convictions—if they think that doing that makes the community safer, then why redact information about alleged abuses from police officers themselves?”

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DAN ATKINSON September 14, 2023
SOMERVILLE WIRE STAFF

VIDEO: REIMAGINING THE POLICE SYSTEM

Somerville Live Wire — Episode 2

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SOMERVILLE WIRE STAFF May 3, 2021
BINJ ONLINE

ARLINGTON FOLLOW-UP: SQUANDERED JUSTICE

Public information requests reveal Arlington’s behind-the-scenes response to police controversy

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BINJ ONLINE August 8, 2019
BINJ ONLINE

BINJ RESTORATIVE JUSTICE STORY ON NEW ENGLAND CABLE NEWS

An Arlington, Massachusetts police lieutenant who was put on paid leave after writing a column filled with controversial statements about violence, immigrants and more is back on the job after going through a “restorative justice” program. Independent journalist Laura Kiesel joins Sue to talk about what this means and why she doesn’t agree with the program.

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BINJ ONLINE June 17, 2019
LAURA KIESEL

RESTORATIVE RUCKUS

Arlington’s attempt to mitigate a police department controversy causes more distress for some concerned residents

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LAURA KIESEL June 12, 2019
EOIN HIGGINS

ONLY TIME AND TAPE WILL TELL

Will New Bedford finally find out what happened to Malcolm Gracia?

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EOIN HIGGINS January 16, 2019
Mayor Walsh announcing William Gross as new police commissioner from July 2018 via City of Boston
JASON PRAMAS

GROSS POINTS BLANK: BOSTON’S TOP COP SHOULD THINK TWICE BEFORE BASHING THE ACLU

  BPD Commissioner William Gross has had a bad few days. Last week, ACLU Massachusetts sued the city of Boston for using “a system—nicknamed the ‘gang packet’—which awards points for choice of clothes and social media selfies, and [is] used to designate ‘gang affiliation’ without any accompanying allegations of criminal

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JASON PRAMAS November 27, 2018
KORI FEENER

SEX, CONSENT AND CUSTODY

Is there a loophole in Mass law that helps cops who rape perps? Earlier this month, BuzzFeed published an explosive article about a New York City teenager accusing two police officers of raping her while she was in custody. The entire story is harrowing. But one aspect seems especially pertinent — as it turns out,

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KORI FEENER February 25, 2018
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