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Sally E. Edwards

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Toner at Cambridge District Court Arraignment

Cambridge City Councilor Paul F. Toner (right) and his lawyer Timothy R. Flaherty leave the Cambridge District Court in Medford after Toner pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual conduct for a fee. Toner was one of 34 men charged for patronizing a brothel network that operated in Cambridge and other locations.


How HUPD, City Police Departments Worked Together to Monitor Pro-Palestine Protests

More than 300 pages of emails obtained by The Crimson via a public records request show how the Harvard University and Cambridge Police Departments alerted each other to protest activity in the months following Oct. 7.


Person Found Dead in Allston Apartment After Hours-Long Barricade

BOSTON — Boston Police Department officers discovered a man dead in the Allston Continuum apartment complex early Thursday morning after a nearly 12-hour long standoff between the man and law enforcement officers.


Police Investigating After Lil Xan Kicks Harvard Student at Royale Pregame

Nicholas Diego Leanos, a rapper known as “Lil Xan,” repeatedly struck and kicked a Harvard College sophomore in the face during the Harvard-Yale pregame at the Royale nightclub on Nov. 23, prompting the Boston Police Department to investigate an alleged aggravated assault.