Ed Davis

Police commissioner hunts down Roche Bros. shoplifter without resorting to Bat Signal

adamg — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:02:58 -0400

When Ed Davis stopped by the West Roxbury Roche Bros. for some shopping and saw a shoplifter race out the door, he couldn't just stand by. So he joined store security officers (wait? Roche. Bros. has security officers?) and helped grab the guy on nearby Belgrade Avenue, the Globe reports.

Ed. parochial note: As a frequent visitor to that store, the story left me wondering just how far down Belgrade the guy got. Did he get across the parkway, or did they nab him by that little field behind the old gas station?

Police Commisioner Davis admits need for improvement, police oversight

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:47:23 -0400

Police Commissioner Davis has not been sitting around on his arse as his detectives, the FBI, and Attorney Donald Stern investigate BPD procedure, potential negligence, civil rights violations or criminal action.

Rather, Davis has been exploring ways to improve policing large crowds in Boston with direct and immediate oversight by human rights lawyers, a technique developed in Northern Ireland.

Police commissioner: Swift, forceful, aggressive action against any police corruption

adamg — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:31:23 -0500

Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis yesterday recorded a message for his officers following former officer Robert Pulido's decision to plead guilty to federal corruption charges. It will be shown at police roll calls today. "We will not allow the loathsome actions of Robert Pulito and company to define who we are as a police organization," Davis says, vowing to go after the unnamed officers Pulido mentioned:

Just what we need: A pissing match over homicide investigations

adamg — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 18:57:22 -0400

It's Suffolk DA Dan Conley vs. Police Commissioner Ed Davis over who gets to head up homicide investigations in Boston.