police Archives

Screenshot of the original ad version of this opinion article in the Somerville Times. Courtesy of Joe Lynch.

OPINION: ON SOMERVILLE’S NOVEMBER 2ND BALLOT, ABOLISH THE SOMERVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT – YES OR NO?

“[T]he repeated message from the Democratic Socialists of America-Boston candidates for office in Somerville is clear: the outright abolition of the Somerville Police Department.”

JOE LYNCH October 22, 2021

MAYORAL CANDIDATES REFLECT ON POLICING IN SOMERVILLE

With the election approaching, the two candidates share their thoughts on public safety

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN October 13, 2021

UNCLAIMED BIKES COULD BE REDISTRIBUTED TO SUPPORT PUBLIC GOOD

What happens to abandoned bicycles? The City Council is working to see if they can be repurposed

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN October 5, 2021

CITY FILES LAWSUIT IN FLAVIA PERÉA CASE

While Peréa’s son’s record has been expunged, Somerville is pushing to make the police report private

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN September 14, 2021

SPECIAL FEATURE: SWAMPSCOTT VS. SHIMMY

The prosecution of Ernst Jean-Jacques Jr. on the North Shore is a clear example of a Black Lives Matter activist being targeted by local law enforcement. Without national attention on the case, authorities are playing by their own rules.

SOPHIE YARIN July 20, 2021

OPINION: SOMERVILLE’S DSA CANDIDATES AND DEFUNDING THE POLICE

“The last thing we need in the fight against the far-right’s attacks against everything we hold dear is for our fellow progressives to use the kind of rhetoric (like “defund the police”) that reinforces negative stereotypes about Democrats and plays right into the hands of the Republican Party.”

KEN BROCINER June 24, 2021