The Herald runs down the gun-related charges now facing Isaac Thornton following an incident early Saturday at Dublin House on Stoughton Street.

Innocent, etc.

Oh, no, not Joe!

Um, what?

The Herald reports that when a Boston police captain bought six shopping carts full of toys to give to kids at Bromley-Heath, a Boston Police family-assistance unit wanted to make sure she was OK and not suffering emotional issues related to health problems. But when she didn't answer the door of her Braintree home, police called out a SWAT team and locked down the neighborhood.

Channel 4 reports Robert Dunford will be returning to his job as superintendent in chief.

Earlier:
Trysting proves trying for top police official.

Bobby reports on a cop with attitude in Dorchester:

Today, as I was leaving the apartment to get some food, there was a police cruiser facing the wrong way parked out front. Two officers, standing over the car, were looking at a piece of paper. "Everything ok, guys?" I asked. One of them looked up at me, crooked his eyes, and demanded, brusquely, "You live here?" "Yes," I replied, caught off guard somewhat by his tone. He paused, unable to contain his disgust at the fact that I would live here, and continued, "Do you know where [such and such] is?" "No." "Ok, well it's not your concern then." ...

The Globe reports on allegations that the second highest official in the Boston Police Department meddled in discipline against a police-academy instructor suspected of having an inappropriate affair with a recruit.

Meanwhile, the Herald reports Commissioner Ed Davis is looking at ways to cut costs as the department burns through its budget at a faster than, well, budgeted rate.

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David Abel at the Globe buries the lead in this story about that August incident involving a police vehicle hitting a baby in a stroller at Centre Street and Seaverns Avenue in JP: The mother was cleared and the officer involved was issued a citation and banned from driving any police vehicle until after completing a driver's ed class.

Also, the mother got so sick of being blamed for the accident, she and her husband are now renting in Newton as they look for a place in the suburbs.

The article actually tells two stories: One is that of the poor woman and her baby, the other a rumination on the intersection of news, bloggers and victims. Both are interesting, and both show why we still need professional journalists (it was the reporter who interviewed the mother and filed the public-records request that showed the officer's punishment). But gosh, couldn't the Globe have reported earlier on the outcome of the case in an actual news story instead of burying the news at the bottom of a magazine piece - especially given all the online speculation and criticism of the initial Globe article?

Also, the article extensively quotes from the discussion here and on the JP Moms mailing list (and cites Bostonist, which broke the story in the first place). Would it be asking too much to provide links to the three?

UPDATE: The online version of the story now links to Universal Hub and Bostonist.

In Downtown Crossing.

The Globe reports on the allegations.

Mother wants answers from police 3 months after son's death.

Earlier:
Man who collapsed after Celtics victory dies.