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‘Boston city councilors on Tuesday peppered leaders from the Boston Police Department with questions about their $627,000 purchase of controversial surveillance equipment using a hidden pot of money.’

Boston police defend purchase of surveillance equipment; councilors call for an end to the secrecy Tuesday's hearing follows an investigation by WBUR and ProPublica that revealed Boston police bought a cell site simulator from proceeds of civil asset forfeiture in 2019. Civil rights advocates say the warrantless use of the technology, which tracks real time cell phone use and location, violates p...

Gunman Is Sought in Shooting of 5 Homeless Men in New York and Washington A lone attacker shot the men, two of whom died, as they slept in the street, the authorities said.