
Reporter
Gal Tziperman Lotan covers police, courts, and how the criminal justice system affects the people of Boston. She previously covered courts, homicides, and public safety with a focus on data at the Orlando Sentinel in Florida. She is a Northeastern University graduate.
Almost 900 uniformed officers from every district have been assigned body cameras and trained on how to use them. Officers don’t have to wear the cameras while working overtime shifts, though, based on an agreement negotiated with the patrolmen’s union.
On Thursday morning, volunteers and employees finished preparing mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and 25-pound turkeys. Mayor Martin Walsh and Bruins Captain Zdeno Chára brought armfuls of pies from the North End institution Mike’s Pastry.
Roberto Fonseca-Rivera, a driver for Hyde Park-based produce wholesaler Katsiroubas Bros. found dead on the side of a rural Vermont road in a company truck Friday, was a helpful and dependable employee, the company’s owner said.
On a quiet South End street, two families gathered to acknowledge what they don’t know: If their loved ones were supposed to be searched for drugs and monitored while in custody, how could they have died?