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Longtime cop retires from Boston PD |
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Written by O’Ryan Johnson
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Monday, 04 February 2008 |
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If he was looking for public acclaim, Boston Police Superintendent John Gallagher picked the worst time to start his career as a cop. Just the year before, in 1968, the Democratic National Convention in Chicago broadcast police brutality nationwide.  “The police (were) being portrayed in the media as brutal and out-of-control type guys,” Gallagher said. “But then I turned to my pal Jack. This guy wasn’t that way.”
Gallagher retired last week after three decades of service on the department, one of the best liked and most respected commanders on the force. The reason he joined the department was a family friend coincidentally named Jack Gallagher. That Gallagher was killed in the line of duty in May 1962 by a bank burglar. At the time, John Gallagher was 11. “Jack Gallagher was a real influence on me,” he said. “Just the way he was - so, I guess, caring. He was a very generous guy who was fun to be around.” John Gallagher started as a cadet from 1969 to 1973, then returned to the department in 1979. He worked his way up from patrolman in the South End to the Drug Control Unit, and eventually was appointed chief of the Bureau of Investigative Services. One of his admirers was legendary Dorchester Det. Jay Greene, who worked in the Drug Control Unit. He said Gallagher’s talents went beyond police work. “He can hit a softball from the left side,” Greene said. “He was an outfielder, and I’m telling you he could smack a ball to the fences.” Gallagher won respect as a compassionate commander who tried to help cops professionaly and personally. “I always felt everybody had a role to play,” he said, “and everybody’s input was valuable.”
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Icelandic museum offers long and short of male organ
*Icelandic museum offers long and short of male organ*
HUSAVIK, Iceland (Reuters) - Sigurdur Hjartarson is missing a human penis. But he's not worried: four men have promised to donate theirs to him when they die.
Hjartarson is founder and owner of the Icelandic Phallological Museum,...
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'Sadistic' parents jailed for torture
*'Sadistic' parents jailed for torture*
A sadist who enjoyed devising new methods of torture to inflict pain on his children has been locked up for nine years.
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Son tried to fight off killer mum, jury told
*Son tried to fight off killer mum, jury told*
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In a letter to a psychologist the day sons Thomas, 11, and Matthew, 9, died, Donna...
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Human cadavers used in auto crash tests
*Human cadavers used in auto crash tests*
Human cadavers were used in automobile crash tests conducted in the last year by General Motors, the US-based parent company of Swedish car manufacturer Saab.
Claes Tingvall, a car safety specialist with the Swedish Road Administration, told the...
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Parents want to flush N.C. school's potty policy
*Parents want to flush N.C. school's potty policy*
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*Cops say boy, 8, took car for ride, caused crash*
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Woman sentenced for having son dress up as Scout
*Woman sentenced for having son dress up as Scout*
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Coast Guard PS Unit @Cape Cod looking for info
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Alligator Chomps on Florida Deputy
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A sheriff's deputy was hospitalized after he was attacked and bitten by an aggressive 8-foot alligator that was menacing a Central Florida (http://www.officer.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=41427#) apartment complex.
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EMT refresher courses in the metrowest area?
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