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Ten O'Clock News; Tactical Patrol Force
09/11/1975
Interview with two members of Boston Police Tactical Patrol Force (TPF), explaining their tactics in making arrests, use of force, countering resistance.
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- Series
- Ten O'Clock News
- Title
Tactical Patrol Force
- Series Description
NIGHTLY NEWS WITH CHRISTOPHER LYDON AND CARMEN FIELDS Began January 1976. Replaced evening news show EVENING COMPASS. Original host: Steve Nevas. Other anchors, Christopher Lydon (1977-91) and Gail Harris (1983). In 1980 - hour long. Ended in 1991.
(PREDECESSORS: Louis Lyons began news operations at WGBH in 1952. The News at 10 began in 1966. The Reporters premiered in 1970. The Evening Compass started in 1974.) Series release date: 1/1976
- Duration
00:02:47
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Boston (Mass.). Police Dept.
- Police
- Arrest (Police methods)
- Locations
- Boston (Mass.)
- Genres
- News Report
- Topics
- News
- Contributors
- Griffith, Gary (Reporter)
- Citation
- Chicago: “Ten O'Clock News; Tactical Patrol Force,” 09/11/1975, GBH Archives, accessed December 6, 2023, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_CCB76C1BA9984F769A84CD0CB47FCFD7.
- MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; Tactical Patrol Force.” 09/11/1975. GBH Archives. Web. December 6, 2023. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_CCB76C1BA9984F769A84CD0CB47FCFD7>.
- APA: Ten O'Clock News; Tactical Patrol Force. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_CCB76C1BA9984F769A84CD0CB47FCFD7