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Third arrest is made in the July 4 shooting death of Xavier Bautista

by Marc Levy September 22, 2026

A Boston man has become the third person arrested in connection with the killing of Xavier Bautista. Moises Pimentel, 23, has been charged with murder.

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Somerville meetings, Sept. 21-28: Public officials come to Ward 4 for a ‘Neighborhood Connect’

by Marc Levy September 20, 2026

Take part in a Ward 4 gathering and meetings on Armory arts leases, aid for immigrants and police and a plan to stop waste overflows into public waterways.

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Authorities announce a second arrest in the July 4 killing of Xavier Bautista

by Marc Levy September 17, 2026

A second man has been arrested in connection with the July 4 killing of Xavier Bautista, a resident of The Port neighborhood in Cambridge and a city Public Works employee.

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Civilian oversight of police is put back on a track in Somerville, but officer unions seem to hold the power

by Marc Levy September 11, 2026

A process for oversight of Somerville police has restarted a half-dozen years after the Black Lives Matter movement, but with a bow to unions and the civil service system.

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Somerville meetings, Sept. 7-14: Changes at Cobble Hill, progress at the old Aguacate Verde restaurant

by Marc Levy September 6, 2026

Take part in meetings on Armory finances and leasing, developments on Cobble Hill, East Somerville and Wilson Square, and on body-worn cameras for police officers.

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Police arrest man with a machete after search through Harvard Square

by Jake Klingensmith and Marc Levy September 1, 2026

Police arrested a man with a machete Tuesday after a report the person was involved an aggravated assault and battery and a roving search through Harvard Square.

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A formal inquest led by judge will look into circumstances around a fatal police shooting in Central Square

by Jake Klingensmith and Marc Levy August 31, 2026

A judicial inquest into an Aug. 21 shooting death in Cambridge’s Central Square was confirmed Monday, and the release of court reports and transcripts afterward.

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ShotSpotter didn’t hear the gunfire that killed a man in Central Square, first incident since reactivation, police say

by Jake Klingensmith August 27, 2026

The ShotSpotter gunshot detection system, which was returned to service Aug. 17, didn't detect the fatal shooting of William Woodworth on Friday by police.

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Man shot by police in Central Square is identified

by Jake Klingensmith and Marc Levy August 24, 2026

The person fatally shot by Cambridge police Friday in Central Square has been identified as a 64-year-old Watertown man.

OPINION

The Boston Globe’s coverage of ShotSpotter amounts to copaganda

by Cambridge Somerville Independent August 23, 2026

Boston Globe coverage of the debate over ShotSpotter technology in Cambridge has been one-sided and misleading.