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Why? Mainly because of all the illegally parked Boston EMS trucks, Department of Public Health SUVs, and the news vans- all there for a conference at the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center. The Channel 7 news crew was even blocking the sidewalk with their camera gear, sitting unused and unattended.

Kevin John Sowyrda wonders:

...what exactly would it take for the upper chamber of the Great and General Court to expel one of their own for actions unbecoming a member of the Commonwealth’s not so elite, 40-member club?

Meanwhile, Wilkerson, indicted on numerous federal criminal charges, continues to collect pay as a Massachusetts senator. At $58,237 per year (roughly the fourth-highest legislative salary in the Union, not including the $10-100 per diem when away from the statehouse). That's around ten thousand dollars; your tax dollars at work.

The Boston Globe reports that Wilkerson will not resign despite the State Senate's unanimous resolution asking her to do so.

Right now, there are many police cruisers, both marked and unmarked, parked on Avenue Louis Pasteur. A large number are parked illegally, either in no-parking zones, bus stops, and even blocking crosswalks (in front of Boston Latin, a school zone.) This is an area where both the MBTA and MASCO run a large number of shuttles and need all the room they can get just make the turns. The State Police, Northborough, Danvers, and Boston were among the 'representatives' who showed up with marked cruisers. The unmarked cruisers and personal vehicles had various "I'm a cop" signs- raid jackets in windows, ticket books on dashboards, radios left in plain sight, or emergency lights.

They are attending a conference in Harvard Med's New Research Building, held by IACP, regarding Project Safe Neighborhoods. IACP is a police chief association, so there are probably a bunch of chiefs amongst these lawbreakers. Of note- there are multiple pay lots within 1-2 blocks, and public street parking within a few blocks.

Update: photos from twheaton. More welcome, especially showing plates and the signage showing they're illegally parked.

Scott Allen Miller notes that former Boston police officer Carlos Pizarro pleaded guilty to cocaine possession charges and that part of his plea involves agreeing to testify against other officers arrested in an alleged bad-stuff ring, including Kiko Pulido:

... Pizarro might want to move his loved ones and valuables into hiding, or at least make sure his homeowner's insurance is paid up.

Sco supports the idea of a subpoena-issuing Ward-Commission like investigative body to look at the Big Dig, but he wonders:

... The question remains, is there anyone left in Massachusetts who is both politically savvy enough to take this on and politically independent enough to make sure no responsible party is spared?

That's the good news in the Boston Police identity-theft, coke-dealing, alien-smuggling corruption investigation, Mats Tolander writes.

Steve Gilliard notes that the guy at the center of the investigation, motorcycle cop Roberto "Kiko" Pulido, seemed pretty busy protecting illegal parties and organizing other nefarious schemes:

... I wonder if this guy ever arrested anyone? ...

Apparently, the former Marine and father of five got shot once, but his bullet-proof vest saved him.

BPD statement.

Globe article.