May 3, 2012

Concerned about the privacy of the millions of Americans who use cellphones, Representative Edward Markey asked the country’s largest wireless telecommunications companies to reveal the extent in which they cooperate with police departments seeking information.

The Malden Democrat dispatched letters to nine companies seeking to understand the policies and guidelines the companies use in deciding whether to release such information.

April 30, 2012

Just a few streets from where he died in the line of duty, Woburn patrolman John “Jack” Maguire was honored Sunday when Woburn’s Washington Street post office was renamed in his honor.

Congressman Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., and Scott Brown, R-Mass., were among hundreds who attended the dedication of the Officer John Maguire Post Office Building. Local officials and Maguire’s widow, Desiree, children Shawn, Tara, and Bryan and brother Chuck were also present.

Maguire, 60, a 34-year veteran of the department who was scheduled to retire in October 2011, died in an exchange of gunfire outside Kohl’s department store Dec. 26, 2010, while responding to reports of a robbery there. His assailant, Domenic Cinelli, a career criminal who was out on parole after serving time for three life sentences, was also killed in the exchange.

“Officer Maguire paid the ultimate price protecting the citizens of Woburn,” said Markey.

April 29, 2012

The Woburn post office was officially dedicated Sunday to a veteran police officer killed in the line of duty.

John “Jack” Maguire, 60, was killed in an exchange of gunfire on Dec. 26, 2010, while responding to a robbery at Kohl’s department store.

Sen. John Kerry, Sen. Scott Brown and Congressman Ed Markey were among nine lawmakers who co-sponsored federal legislation to rename the city's post office as the "Officer John Maguire Post Office." The bill was signed into law by President Barack Obama on Nov. 23, 2011.

“Officer Maguire paid the ultimate price protecting the citizens of Woburn,” said Markey. “We are incredibly grateful for his selfless acts that tragic day, which capped more than three decades of outstanding dedication to the safety and security of the people of Woburn.”