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Boston

Man Tries to Grab Police Officer’s Gun, Shoots Himself in Foot Near Mass. General Hospital

A man injured himself after firing a Boston Police Department officer’s gun outside of Massachusetts General Hospital – the largest teaching hospital for Harvard Medical School — on Tuesday morning.

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Border Patrol, Not ICE, Responsible for Wrongful Detention in Cambridge

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents have claimed responsibility for wrongfully detaining a naturalized citizen last week — a mistake initially attributed to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.

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Crime

14 More Defendants, Including City Councilor, Plead Not Guilty in Cambridge Brothel Case

Cambridge City Councilor Paul F. Toner and 13 other men pleaded not guilty to sexual conduct for a fee at Cambridge District Court on Friday morning, officially advancing their cases to trial.

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Crime

Cambridge Police Investigate Reported Sexual Assault in Harvard Square

Cambridge police are investigating a reported Thursday night sexual assault in the Harvard Square area, according to an email alert sent Friday morning.

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Cambridge

Naturalized U.S. Citizen Briefly Detained by ICE Outside of Cambridge District Courthouse in Medford

Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers briefly detained an American citizen outside of the Cambridge District Court in Medford on Friday after allegedly confusing him with an undocumented immigrant.

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Cambridge City Council

Cambridge Opts To Close Transition Wellness Center, Asks To Allocate $1 Million for Housing Vouchers

The Cambridge City Council voted to close the Transition Wellness Center on Monday, ending a monthslong debate as they requested a $1 million allocation for housing vouchers to support residents’ transitions to alternative sites.

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Central Administration

Harvard Affiliates Deliver Hundreds of Complaints Alleging Anti-Arab and Anti-Muslim Bias to President Garber’s Office

More than 30 Harvard affiliates delivered a box containing 452 discrimination complaints to Massachusetts Hall at a Monday rally, alleging that Harvard has fostered “pervasive bias against Muslims, Arabs and Palestinians.”

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Crime

Former BB&N Music Teacher Faces Federal Charges for Producing Child Pornography

A former music teacher at a prominent Cambridge private school is facing federal charges for allegedly paying to produce child pornography, according to Monday court filings.

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HUPD

Harvard Police Chief Clay Resigns Abruptly Amid Discontent in HUPD

Harvard University Police Department Chief Victor A. Clay abruptly resigned Thursday afternoon, nearly four years after joining the department with a mandate to reform it after his predecessor departed in controversy.

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Cambridge City Council

Former Cambridge City Councilor Nadeem Mazen Arrested on Charges of Alleged Kidnapping, Assault

Cambridge Police Department arrested former Cambridge City Councilor Nadeem A. Mazen three weeks ago, after he allegedly kidnapped and physically assaulted a woman in a Cambridge hotel.

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City Politics

Community Safety Department Director To Resign Amid Tension With Cambridge Police Department

The director of Cambridge’s Community Safety Department is resigning after more than two years in the role — the latest turn for a department that has found itself embroiled in behind-the-scenes turmoil with the city’s police department.

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Faculty

Judge Denies Motion To Dismiss AAUP Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Immigration Policies

The Harvard chapter of the American Association of University Professors’s lawsuit against the federal government’s immigration policies will move forward despite the Trump administration’s motion to dismiss, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.

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Harvard Business School

Harvard Graduate Students Charged After 2023 Protest Confrontation Will Avoid Trial, Judge Rules

Two Harvard graduate students facing assault charges over a confrontation at a pro-Palestine protest 18 months ago will not face a trial, Boston Municipal Court judge Stephen W. McClenon ruled on Monday.

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City Politics

Behind Closed Doors, A Turf War Over ‘Alternative Response’ to Policing in Cambridge City Hall

The Cambridge Police Department and the city’s Community Safety Department developed parallel ways to reimagine public safety. They’ve struggled to work together since.

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