Word: alcoholism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Cops in Shops" places undercover police officers in and around liquor stores in order to arrest minors attempting to illegally purchase alcohol. The first two weeks of the program's operation have resulted in the arrest and conviction of two Harvard students. The underhanded and arbitrary nature of the program, the questionable allocation of manpower that it demands and the inappropriate motivation for this sudden crackdown all lead us to condemn this latest measure from the Cambridge Police Department...
...Cops in Shops" program is underhanded. Police officers pose as store clerks, shelf-stockers and customers while waiting for an underage person to attempt an alcohol purchase. The idea of undercover police officers camping out in convenience stores is disturbing in and of itself. Further, rather than identifying fake ID's and making their arrests based on that offense alone, the cops allow the illegal purchase of alcohol to take place so that they can tack on further charges. This seems to serve no purpose other than increasing the severity of the punishment that victims of the sting receive...
...telephoned Geldof, according to reports in the British press, yelling, "You've murdered Michael just as sure as if you had strangled him yourself!" Reporters onboard the flight to Sydney for the funeral say Yates drank heavily and blurted out, "Bob killed my baby," adding that she took the alcohol because "I want to forget what has happened...
...rampant adultery, with one of his lawyers sneering that Lockwood's team could dig up the names of just three of the earl's alleged dozen mistresses. Meanwhile, the earl, who has always been public about his wife's anorexia and neuroses, has briefed the court on Lockwood's alcohol and drug dependency, stating bluntly, in response to her demands for a sizable settlement, that "I am most fearful that should Victoria receive significantly more money from me than she does at present, she will be unable to resist the lure of the substances to which she is/was addicted and/or...
...Albany Street resident was arrested at 910 Mass. Ave. for procuring alcohol for a minor. A Cambridge juvenile was also arrested for possessing alcohol...