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Flint McColgan

Flint McColgan is the police and courts reporter for the Boston Herald. He previously worked covering politics in Pennsylvania and breaking news and government in North Dakota starting in 2012. He also serves as the news editor on Saturdays. Before journalism, he supported himself as an occasionally successful roving pool player in the Midwest and southwest.

By the late afternoon of the first day of enforcement of Boston's new anti-encampment ordinance, the tents and those who lived in them on Atkinson Street were gone.

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Mass and Cass tents come down in Boston [+gallery]

November 1, 2023 at 6:02 p.m.

By the late afternoon of the first day of enforcement of Boston's new anti-encampment ordinance, the tents and those who lived in them on Atkinson Street were gone.

The protest began around 10 a.m. when roughly 200 participants gathered at the corner of Bishop Allen Drive and Prospect Street. While police said it was “initially peaceful,” they soon confiscated cartons of eggs and glass bottles, likely instruments of vandalism.

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Protesters of Israel defense contractor’s Cambridge location arrested; 2 charged with assault of police officer

October 31, 2023 at 7:07 p.m.

The protest began around 10 a.m. when roughly 200 participants gathered at the corner of Bishop Allen Drive and Prospect Street. While police said it was “initially peaceful,” they soon...

On Tuesday, prosecutor Lynn Feigenbaum and defense attorneys Rosemary Scapicchio and Joseph Cataldo met briefly in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston to argue over the prosecution’s proposals for a buccal swab from Nilo and to redact court documents provided for him.

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Attorneys in case of accused Charlestown, North End serial rapist Matthew Nilo hash out evidence details

October 31, 2023 at 7:01 p.m.

On Tuesday, prosecutor Lynn Feigenbaum and defense attorneys Rosemary Scapicchio and Joseph Cataldo met briefly in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston to argue over the prosecution’s proposals for a buccal...

State officials identified Friday all 18 victims of a mass shooting that took place in Lewiston Wednesday, and the ages of the dead range from 14 to 76 and include multiple people who were related to each other.

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Maine officials identify 18 killed in Lewiston mass shooting

October 28, 2023 at 9:02 a.m.

State officials identified Friday all 18 victims of a mass shooting that took place in Lewiston Wednesday, and the ages of the dead range from 14 to 76 and include...

Police arrested the final suspect involved in shooting near a Dorchester parade in August that left eight people injured. They arrested Hubman Hunter, 31, of Lynn, after they located him in Quincy, according to a brief police statement.

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Boston police arrest final J’Ouvert parade shooting suspect

October 26, 2023 at 4:48 p.m.

Police arrested the final suspect involved in shooting near a Dorchester parade in August that left eight people injured. They arrested Hubman Hunter, 31, of Lynn, after they located him...

This is the third image released of Aaron Pennington since they started their manhunt for him Sunday after discovering the body of his wife, Breanne Pennington, on their bed in their home at 42 Cherry St. that morning.

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Authorities release new image of Gardner man Aaron Pennington suspected of killing wife

October 26, 2023 at 6:34 p.m.

This is the third image released of Aaron Pennington since they started their manhunt for him Sunday after discovering the body of his wife, Breanne Pennington, on their bed in...

A Plymouth Superior judge has found Lindsay Clancy, the Duxbury mother accused of strangling her three children to death, “at imminent risk for self-harm” and ordered her held without bail and committed to psychiatric care at Tewksbury Hospital for a six-month period.

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Duxbury mother accused of killing her 3 kids held without bail, committed to psychiatric care

October 26, 2023 at 6:28 p.m.

A Plymouth Superior judge has found Lindsay Clancy, the Duxbury mother accused of strangling her three children to death, “at imminent risk for self-harm” and ordered her held without bail...

Massachusetts State Police are in regular contact with authorities in Maine as the manhunt for Robert Card, wanted in connection with a massacre in Lewiston, Maine continues.

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Massachusetts State Police detail efforts working with Maine on manhunt for mass shooting suspect Robert Card

October 26, 2023 at 5:24 p.m.

Massachusetts State Police are in regular contact with authorities in Maine as the manhunt for Robert Card, wanted in connection with a massacre in Lewiston, Maine continues.

A murder warrant has been issued for Aaron Pennington, the missing Gardner man wanted after police responded to the family’s home Sunday and found his wife dead after being shot in the face.

Murder warrant issued for missing Gardner man after wife found shot dead

October 25, 2023 at 6:40 p.m.

A murder warrant has been issued for Aaron Pennington, the missing Gardner man wanted after police responded to the family’s home Sunday and found his wife dead after being shot...

A Boston Public Schools bus with children onboard was involved in a multi-vehicle crash Tuesday morning.

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Boston school bus involved in crash

October 24, 2023 at 6:44 p.m.

A Boston Public Schools bus with children onboard was involved in a multi-vehicle crash Tuesday morning.

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