Boston cops and captain Michalosky
p2pnet news view | Off Topic:- Boston police captain Christine M. Michalosky, 61, “spent hours last weekend rooting through the shelves and racks at TJ Maxx for the perfect Christmas presents – not for herself or her family, but for the needy children at Bromley-Heath, a public housing project in the district she commands,” says Jessica Van Sack in the Boston Herald.
By the time she was finished, she’d, “filled six shopping carts with toys and clothes for kids,” says the story.
Then days later, after a report that she’d, “barricaded herself inside,” her, “quiet street became a cordoned-off spectacle,” complete with the SWAT team, says the story, going on »»»
Neighbors were barred from re-entering their homes. Those already inside were ordered to stay clear of the windows.
Though it ended peacefully, the hour-long maelstrom of blue lights and camouflaged cops constituted a heart-breaking turn of events for a proud, private woman who has spent her life as a renowned police officer and good Samaritan.
But she didn’t ascend the ranks by showcasing her troubles – including a breast cancer diagnosis and heart ailment within the past six months.
In an age when the bottled stress of cops too often turns tragic, BPD was concerned about her being potentially depressed — and they wanted to be sure Michalosky’s recent selfless spending wasn’t a sign of imbalance. After the Boston Police Family Assistance Unit knocked on her door Friday at around 4 p.m. — and Michalosky didn’t answer — a tactical operation was launched to locate her.
Michalosky’s family doesn’t believe she was suicidal, says the Boston Herald, adding:
“After all, this was a woman who had Mrs. Claus-like plans to rent a truck, fill it up with gifts and deliver them to the families at Bromley.”
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Boston Herald – Standoff much ado about nothing?, December 8, 2008
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December 10th, 2008 at 2:36 am
as usual, genius idiotic masterminds of BDP will take any opportunity to spoil kids’ fun or anyone else that gets in their way
hope she fired ‘em all