While I was no fan of the idea of Boston hosting the 2024 Olympics, this is what Kade Crockford claimed would happen if we did host them. The fact that councilors pay her any mind is insane.

I assume you mean BPD not BPS. But BPD officers do assist in investigations with the FBI, ATF, DEA and DHS where information is at the classified level. If you bar BPD from accessing classified information they would not be able to participate in such investigations. Additionally there are several other types of restricted information that she is not considering because frankly she is clueless.

Well some of the examples you are giving (SSN, record, etc) would be considered sensitive. But you are correct in that they do handle classified information. For example an investigation by the FBI or other federal agency may be at a classified level, and those that involved (BPD detectives and task force members) have to have clearance. Some of the cameras used may be more covert and be part of such of an investigation. The notion that they do not have or should not have access to classified info is absolutely absurd.

To add there are other types of restricted info such as grand jury info which can only be disclosed to those involved in the case.

But yes in conclusion Kade Crockford is an idiot who uses illogical arguments.

There still is one that has never been triggered.

Oh no I was talking about the automated replies. 3 is not that impressive. Although getting the hot tub one was nice. Now if you got 5 or more then it would be special.

Gotta pump those numbers up. Those are rookie numbers.

I like that they have a pic that is clearly taken in California.

here is the history of the old buildings

Here is division 12 in south boston. It was closed and consolidated with Division 6

https://i.imgur.com/eRDLopp.png

Division 8 - appears to be Harbor Patrol

https://www.alamy.com/annual-report-of-the-police-commissioner-for-the-city-of-boston-service-fleet-51-patrolling-bostons-waterways-harbor-service-the-duties-performed-by-the-harbor-police-division-8-comprising-the-harbor-andthe-islands-therein-were-as-follows-number-of-vessels-boarded-from-foreign-ports-number-of-vessels-ordered-from-the-channel-number-of-vessels-permitted-to-discharge-cargoes-in-strea-number-of-alarms-of-fire-attended-on-water-front-number-of-fires-extinguished-without-alarm-number-of-sick-and-injured-persons-assisted-number-of-cases-investigated-number-of-dead-bodies-recovered-image369625294.html

Here is an old list of divisions from an annual report done in 1953. 8, 5, & 12 are missing. Not sure if those were specialized facilities and not districts. Also, it looks like things got renumbered at some point. 2 & 3 are in Downtown areas rather than in Roxbury and Mattapan.

https://i.imgur.com/QPw5axd.png

Division 17 was in West Roxbury (not sure where)

https://bpdnews.com/news/2019/9/4/bpd-remembers-hplcj

More on former Division 16 here

https://lostnewengland.com/2015/10/division-16-police-station-boston/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/941%E2%80%93955_Boylston_Street

closed in 1976. i would imagine it was a budget and need kind of thing. Probably a lot of the other stations that closed were closed for the same reason. No need to have as many as before.

I can sort of explain it. But I have tried to find an old list of when the previous stations were closed and where they were, and have never found one.

So yes, those numbers that are missing are previous stations that closed. If you look at Dillon's at 955 Boylston, you will see it has Boston Police Division 16 inscribed there. I do not know where the other previous ones were, but that is a good example.

The letters are for the area of the city and figures into command structure

Map

see also - https://bpdnews.com/districts

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Alright you heard them, we need two plastic dildos to help the cyclists.

Whenever I do a yankee swap I get something from a local store that I want to stay around. Often I do a board game from Eureka in Brookline. I know this is not what you had in mind, but wanted to throw it out there.

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