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Hub police show no gain in solving homicides

Commissioner had bolstered unit

'Sometimes to do it right takes longer.' - Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis
By Maria Cramer
Globe Staff / January 19, 2009

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The Boston Police Department's record of solving homicides has not shown improvement since 2006, despite the commissioner's highly touted efforts to strengthen the homicide unit and a range of new initiatives designed to protect witnesses and bring cases before grand juries more quickly. (Full article: 1164 words)

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