PAX Centurion - May / June 2013

Page 18 • PAX CENTURION • May/June 2013 617-989-BPPA (2772) THE LAW FIRM OF SCOTT D. GOLDBERG, P.C. Assisting and Representing Police Officers Since 1990 Proudly Supports the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association SCOTT D. GOLDBERG, ESQ. 52 TEMPLE PLACE BOSTON, MA 02111 617-227-1888 www.goldberglawfirm.net Did you know that in many situations, as a Boston Police Officer, if you are injured on-duty you may still be entitled to additional money for lost wages including detail and overtime pay,disability, and for pain and suffering? Did you know that even if you were injured while in an unmarked vehicle,whether you are able to collect this compensation is often determined by what insurance coverage you have on your own personal vehicle? And did you know that this money may be available even if you were injured in a hit-and-run incident, or from a crash involving a stolen vehicle, or even as a pedestrian? Scott Goldberg has become the trusted attorney for many members of the Boston Police Patrolmen’sAssociation.For over 20 years,Attorney Goldberg has won and settled cases recovering compensation for police officers from all Areas and Departments.We provide free consultations and don’t charge by the hour or by retainer.There are only legal fees when we are successful in your case. So, who’s going to protect you? If you have been injured within the past few years, on-duty or off, contact Attorney Goldberg to learn what rights to recovery you may have. If, thankfully, you have not been injured, but want to find out how you can protect yourself by having the right insurance, call Attorney Goldberg for free advice. New Jersey State PBA Salutes Boston By Keith Dunn, Executive Vice President, New Jersey State Police Benevolent Association T he tragedy that occurred at the Boston Marathon last month is just another reminder that the “war against terror” is far from over and that at any time, we can all be on the front line. Two radical and deeply disturbed brothers decided to pick Patriots Day in Massachusetts and its most symbolic event, the running of the marathon in the capital city of Boston, to unleash their evil and detonate bombs. Three innocent people were killed and nearly two hundred with bodily injuries, some life threatening and multiple amputees. Local, state and federal law enforcement teamed up in an effort to track down the most wanted person or persons in the world. Video surveillance uncovered by relentless investigators revealed that it was two cowardly males whose pictures were than posted on every news network. A law enforcement officer (MIT Campus Police Officer Sean Collier) was shot and killed by one of these cold blooded terrorists just days after the bombing, as the net was closing in on the two thugs. The manhunt intensified after a carjacking and chase into neighboring Watertown, where suspect #1 (or scumbag #1 – whichever you prefer) was killed after a gun battle with police and being driven over by his brother, who was now more infamously known as scumbag #2 (I prefer the latter) . This act of driving over his own sibling is probably the only worthwhile action either brother took while alive. The region went on lockdown with businesses closed, schools and colleges were cancelled, and professional sporting events postponed, as law enforcement continued their pursuit. A call from a resident who went into the backyard and saw blood on his boat cover would prove to be the final piece that law enforcement would need. More gunfire was exchanged, but police finally were able to take the surviving terrorist into custody, who had serious blood loss from gunshot wounds. One of his wounds may have been self-inflicted, so scumbag #2 might have actually done one other meaningful act in life aside from making his brother a pancake. Ironically the first responders who he sought to kill and defy were now acting to save his sorry life and hopefully get some good “intel” from him on how and why this plot was played out (and was anyone else involved). The City of Boston took a deep breath and so could the surrounding communities. But not for long, as law enforcement is all too well aware that an act like this can happen at any place at any