Gun used by Cambridge and Somerville officers can fire on its own, according to local lawsuits
A veteran Cambridge police lieutenant has sued gun maker Sig Sauer and the City of Cambridge, claiming he was injured in May 2019 when his Sig Sauer patrol gun fired without his pulling the trigger. Four other officers in Cambridge and Somerville have similar complaints.
Cambridge is barred from giving officer’s name by order of judge running inquest into shooting
Cambridge officials discover they have been barred by a judge for months from identifying the police officer involved in a fatal Jan. 4 shooting.
Cambridge files to stop solar project in Lexington that would raze 1,000 trees, expose water source
Cambridge is suing over a 5.5-acre solar panel project in Lexington that would cut down more than 1,000 mature trees protecting the Hobbs Brook Reservoir, the main source of Cantabrigians’ drinking water.
Order is approved calling for police officer names from killing of a man in Cambridgeport on Jan. 4
The city is being asked to give up the names of police officers involved in the Jan. 4 killing of Arif Sayed Faisal in Cambridgeport – now not just by protesters, who were joined last week by councillor Quinton Zondervan, but by a 5-4 majority of councillors.
Calls to release the names of officers in shooting are canceled for a week as comments get cutting
Calls to identify the police officers involved in a fatal Jan. 4 shooting were shut down Monday after more than an hour of public comment from supporters.
Opponents of bike lanes are back with an analysis showing the safety measures cause more injuries
There were 19 more injuries in 2022 on 1.3 miles of protected bike lanes compared with before the Covid pandemic, says a report from bike lane opponents.
Man is convicted after returning fire in gun battle that took place while driving in SUV with children
There’s been a conviction in an August 2021 gunfight taking place in North Cambridge between two drivers, one of whom had two children in his SUV.
Arrest is reported in sexual assault cold case, charging former track star who was then 18
A Cambridge man was due for arraignment Thursday in the sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl committed more than 22 years ago – when the suspect was a lauded athlete at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School.
Judge skeptical of bike lanes on narrow Brattle Street
In the latest skirmish in litigation over bike lanes in Cambridge, a Superior Court Judge heard argument on whether to stop the city from proceeding with bike lane deployment on Brattle and Garden streets.
Black, multirace, Hispanic kids disciplined more, and school officials are reluctant to talk about it
Cambridge Public Schools students who are disciplined for misbehavior are more likely to face severe punishment – suspension – if they are black, multiracial or Hispanic than if they’re white or Asian. The disparate treatment has persisted for years and is evident in annual data published by the state education department.
