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No resolution for hair test plaintiffs

Soon after the Boston Police Department began in 1999 to use an annual hair test to determine whether officers had used drugs, members of the Massachusetts Association of Minority Law Enforcement Officers began noticing a troubling trend: A disproportionate number of Black cops were testing positive for cocaine.

January 18th, 2023 >

Pioneering Black police officer William ‘Billy’ Celester, 78

Pioneering Black police officer William ‘Billy’ Celester, 78

Former Boston police Superintendent William ‘Billy’ Celester died Monday at age 78.

February 23rd, 2022 >

Q & A with MAMLEO President Jeffrey Lopes

Q & A with MAMLEO President Jeffrey Lopes

Jeffrey Lopes became the new president of the Massachusetts Association of Minority Law Enforcement Officers this year.

March 11th, 2021 >