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Sally E. Edwards

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Man Who Managed Clients for High-End Cambridge Brothel Network Pleads Guilty

Junmyung Lee, a man accused of vetting and organizing clientele for a high-end brothel network in Cambridge and Watertown, pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to coerce women into prostitution and money laundering in federal court on Wednesday.


Cyclist Struck by Car in Harvard Square, Suffers Minor Injuries

Harvard University and Cambridge Police Departments responded to a non-fatal collision between a motor vehicle and cyclist on Plympton Street around 8 p.m. Monday, the latest in a series of bike accidents in Cambridge.


Boston and Somerville Police Have Body Cameras. Why Doesn’t Cambridge?

In March of 2023, the Cambridge City Council passed a policy order calling on the Cambridge Police Department to acquire body cameras. A year and a half later, CPD officers are still patrolling the streets without them.


Police Investigating Antisemitic Stickers Discovered Near Harvard Hillel

The Cambridge Police Department and the Harvard University Police Department are jointly investigating an apparent act of “religiously threatening” vandalism after multiple antisemitic stickers were discovered around Harvard Square.


Harvard Hillel Leadership Acknowledges Hasty Response to Flyering Debacle

Harvard Hillel Executive Director Jason B. Rubenstein ’04 acknowledged in an open letter to Hillel affiliates on Thursday that he hastily suspended J Street U, a student group that used the center’s funding to print and distribute flyers critical of Israel’s war in Gaza.


Cambridge Resident Arrested for Possession of Ghost Gun, 200 Grams of Cocaine

Cambridge Police arrested Michael Burke on Thursday for the possession of illegal drugs and a homemade firearm and accused him of being involved in “cocaine distribution over an extended period of time” in a press release.