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Community Disorders Unit

Description: Community disorders unit of Boston Police to address racial violence incidents. Staff roster lists Sgt. Francis M. Roache as director. Map shows locations of stonings.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/06/1979

Outside South Boston High

Description: Outside South Boston High School. Buses arrive. Mostly black students exit school and board buses. Police cruisers and motorcycles stationed in front of school. Interview with headmaster Jerome Wynegar who says despite some trouble and a severe lack of students, classes will go on, and faculty will try to keep up morale. He says “…kids come here to learn, believe it or not.” Several takes of reporter standup.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/18/1979

Roxbury murder hotline

Description: Murder hotline established at Roxbury YMCA to gather tips to capture killer(s) of nine black women. Interview with Sgt. Murphy about community reaction. Rotary dial telephone.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/03/1979

Speed trap

Description: Traffic on Mass. Turnpike in Newton and on Route 128. State police set up radar speed trap. Three troopers stand on shoulder of highway. They pull over car of teenagers who go through their wallets to produce identification.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/16/1979

Supt. Connolly shot

Description: Boston police superintendent Ed Connolly shot in house in Jamaica Plain. Exits with bullet wound, blood soaks shirt, helped into cruiser.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/25/1979