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>> i work for the boston police department. i'm terrique, i'm currently assigned to the youth violence strike force, aka, the gang unit. i work the 4 a.m. shift. i feel like it is my destiny to do that. sometimes on the night shift several days will go by where i don't really see my boys. i'll come home and they're sleeping. have to get ready for school. off to school in the morning.

then they're coming home and i'm going to work. so it is just like a constant seeing each other in passing or not seeing each other at all. obviously, i miss being more involved. you know, with their lives. but my wife, my boys, they are the whole reason for my existence. i will do everything in my power to keep them safe. >> report of a man in possession of a firearm. >> person with a gun? >> the suspect threatened a little boy and pointed a gun at a child. >> in that area, it is infamous for gang violence, gun violence.

>> male with a white shirt. >> just pointing out the obvious. >> trying to get the person. >> don't do it, don't do it. >> it was a cell phone call, i had no clue where the caller is. i tried to call back several times. >> do we have any information on the caller? does the caller want to make himself known? >> it is very hard to crack the wall of silence in that neighborhood. >> you were not outside, were you? all right, okay. >> you know, you try to get information about anything that happens around that area. no one is really going to talk too much to the police around there. >> supposed to be a person with a gun beating up a 14-year-old. >> they're still investigating it. we see no victims coming forward. right now it is just -- kind of a wash. if someone was to point a

firearm at your kid, it should be personal for you. it damn sure becomes that much more personal for me. >> of all the guns out there on the street, one used to threaten a child goes straight to the top of the night gang's most wanted list. for the fugitive unit, the case they're on today is a dangerous one. the suspect is joseph kupa, said to be on the one in roxbury. he is wanted for dealing drugs and assault with a dangerous weapon. >> joseph kupa, he has made statements to the effect that he is going to have a shootout with the police. i am going to put two officers to do it and to make a car stop if we need to make a car stop.

>> for native son ryan mason, there is extra incentive. >> in my neighborhood, in my section of the city of boston, they pride themselves for looking out for the kids who grew up in that neighborhood. you do as much as you can to make sure the families, those children, those senior citizens and everybody is protected. that is what is important. >> mason is part of a team in the search. they made it just how clear in the interviews just how dangerous cooper is. it won't be easy. >> more than one person said they saw him with the firearm and definitely he would shoot it out with police. because he is not going back to jail again, so. >> sergeant detective albert sets up on point, while mason establishes a moving perimeter. from there, it is a waiting gam

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>> suspect joseph cooper has already served eight years in jail. now he is wanted for assault and battery. and word on the street is he would rather shoot it out with the cops than go back to prison. >> you have someone who doesn't want to be caught. >> where is he, mikey? >> you have a unit that is trying to catch that person. around both of those two factions is a community. you have to take on their safety as your priority. >> all right, i'm looking, i'm looking, i don't see him. >> that is kind of the mantra of

our unit, to plan, be ready and prepare. because we just don't know. >> he could be on the bus, you know. along for the ride is the officer winston deleon. the competitive juices are already flowing. >> you guys doing that? >> yeah, right here. >> you guys got the team from the fugitive unit. >> yeah, we got the dream team, we got ryan, myself and brian. >> and joe connelly.

>> we got ryan. can't do it all -- >> can't do the whole competition by himself. >> run and do the push-ups. >> just piggy back -- >> let's test the matchup. so me, you and d combined. little guy talking. >> where is caden? got you! let's go!

>> is tonight one of your nights to work, because i lost track this week? >> yeah, i go in at 4:00. >> you know i can't stand when you do that, right? >> i know you hate the fact that i do details on my days off, but i try to spend, you know, as much time as i can with you and the boys during the week. so it is like when i have a day off i have to do something like overnight. >> yeah, but the boys are growing up so fast, the next thing you know, they're teenagers. and you wake up and you know, you say i worked and worked and missed out on certain things. i know we need money, but they need you more. especially jaren. >> the biggest challenge about being a dad is juggling work, and my two kids, jalen and caden. my son, the oldest, was

diagnosed with autism. he is the most loving kid, most caring kid you could ever meet. we take jalen to highly trained therapyists six days a week. >> remember when he used to stare out the window and not say anything at all. and be off in the corner and not play with anybody or talk to anybody? >> now, just to see where he is coming from -- >> good boy. >> just hear his language progress, it is so awesome. >> moo -- >> a cow, good, mickey? it's good. >> watching jalen doing his session, it is something i can't describe. i mean, for him to have a

rigorous day like he has, you know, waking up at 7:00 in the morning, going to school until 3:45, and then going to another series of sessions for another four hours, i just see a trooper. >> one more minute. and then we'll be all done. >> he is literally my idol. >> did you have fun? >> did you have a good time? say good-bye, nina, thank you so so much. come on, buddy. >> the gang out there is competitive. being in the fugitive unit now, it is like you see old friends who are still in the gang unit. there is always that rivalry, that competition, like hey, you guys don't get the guns off the streets, you say hey, who gets the murderers?

we do. you know, you have the respect at the same time. >> looks like the gang unit is pulling up right now. >> you guys -- >> was like oh -- >> hit it earlier, too. >> i'm like who the [ bleep ]. >> us in the fugitive unit, we share a lot of information. sometimes we end up at the same house looking for the same kid. >> we are competitive. but we're also working towards the same goal, you know, taking guys off the streets. >> rodney wilkes is wanted on charges including assault and battery and possessing a dangerous weapon. the tip came in at 5:00 a.m.

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department in dorchester, and the wanted gang member could be hiding out here. >> come downstairs! >> front door, front door! where did he go? back inside, back inside. where did he go? >> he is right here! >> rodney, right? do you have any weapons on you? >> no. >> can you drop down and call for a transport. >> yeah, i got it. >> you got two warrants, bro, assault and battery, and trespass, from an incident that

happened a couple of weeks ago on brook ledge. like damn, gang unit and fugitive unit. >> we were actually doing police work at that time. >> we talk a lot of trash, but at the end of the day, the fugitive unit had the arrest. the gang unit was there, but the rest was ours. >> nice job, fellas, take it easy. >> see you guys. >> in roxbury, the other fugitive team is still on the trail of joseph cooper, a dangerous ex-con, wanted on drug charges and assault. >> fugitive deals like this one, you need to be tactical in your approach. it is incredibly important to be

patient. >> believing the suspect to be armed and dangerous, the cops take no chances, with six unmarked cars and staking out the grid where cooper was last spott spotted. >> white t-shirt. >> okay, is that like a bunch of little kids out there -- a camp or something out there. >> we have to figure something out here. >> believe it or not. he is armed. he is leading the kids like he is a camp counselor. >> steve, you want to watch -- >> tell him whatever -- >> you know, check and make sure -- just have a talk with him. there are a lot of little kids around. we're not 100%, okay? >> stay on the ground. >> when steve walks in here, just try to hold the perimeter

until we see what he does. >> a man who might be a violent criminal, surrounded by a group of children. even for the fugitive unit it doesn't get much riskier than thi this. >> every single day, these families put their children out on these streets. and they expect us to protect them. >> it is a burden to carry, but i'm extremely proud to be able to carry that burden. >> no, it is a negative. >> he is a camp counselor. >> so 981, we're going to pull the plug on this for today. we're going to try to get a little more stuff on that tactical end. that probably will take until the end of the day. we'll pull off of this. >> i'm going to let them do their work and hopefully we'll

come back with something tomorro tomorrow. >> sexy today. >> >> the only thing that is missing is like a mullet. >> greg and i grew up in similar neighborhoods not too far apart from each other. and there were so many older guys in the neighborhood who looked out for you. i had the benefit of a lot of them taking me under their wing and giving me a lot of good advice. so the chief called and wants us to meet with one of the kids in the neighborhood. kid garvin mccarthy, he has been sick for a while. >> so the kid has been sick with cancer? >> yeah. >> what is gavin's story? >> he has tumors on the brain. i was thinking we would go over and meet him and his brothers. >> definitely. >> i think as i have gotten older, i try to look after the

kids that grew up in the neighborhood i grew up in, and other neighborhoods in the city. >> that is what we got. >> you know ryan doesn't eat beef? >> no. >> he eats like bean, grass, nuts, berries. >> so what do you do as a cop? >> we work in the fugitive unit. it is an adult version of hide and seek. >> i would be brave enough to say i'd face a robber with a bomb or a gun? >> i think if a robber saw you, he would just run, because you're a tough kid. >> i would tickle him. >> we got this fitness challenge coming up, we were going to have four guys, we hope you can coach our team, can you do it? >> don't do it. >> come on, please? >> please. >> give me a high five.

harder. oh, it's a good one. >> they got you. i knew he would get you. you talk all tough, big, bad, mean ryan. it's like a perfect blend. >> the hot spots of boston's gang activity can change by the hour. earlier tonight, a 19-year-old gang member was murdered in matapan, now sources say there will be retaliation in the south en

end. >> we noticed they wouldn't move, like they were waiting for us to leave. >> remember that when we stopped on dale street, and eugene stopped in front of his house? i think that was the car they were driving. a mercedes. >> make your way over here, we're going to talk to these guys. >> oh, i think this kid got a warrant right here. too small. too soft. too tasty. [ both laugh ] [ male announcer ] introducing progresso's new creamy alfredo soup. inspired by perfection. try head & shoulders for men. you can reach polamalu levels of flake-free scalp and hairness. check it. ♪ seven benefits every bottle. [ male announcer ] head & shoulders for men. it's called truecar.

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>> make our way over here, we're going to talk to these guys. >> expecting a retaliation for an earlier shooting in mattapan, the officers believe he is expecting a cop. >> oh, he has got a warrant. as soon as i saw him i knew i had to get inside this vehicle. because i know not only what he is capable of. but i know what he is known for in the streets. >> yeah, he was on that warrant list that they always print off.

>> warrant, yeah. >> outstanding warrant is one way to get gang members off the streets. another is illegal weapons possessio possession. >> all right. >> based on their body language and how nervous they became, you know, they immediately started sweating. and everybody was shaking nervously. >> so you want to step out? >> you know, which are telltale signs that there is something inside the vehicle. >> i don't know if you guys remember we found a big bag of rounds. that is a kid that was suspected to have ran on them and tossed i it. >> but tonight, the car is clean. and as it happens, the guy in the back seat squared up with the courts just yesterday. >> that never happens, like one in a million that this kid

cleared up his warrants a day before. >> the driver, though, is taking a ride. >> we are going to arrest you for driving without a license. >> i wasn't driving. >> you are sitting the car, key was in the ignition. save it for another day. it was a good start. regardless. >> this gang game, this gun game. it is a very dangerous game. you know, as a police officer, you can read the writing on the wa walls. you can't just walk away. it's bigger than that. it is actually making an impact on the community. >> the thing about cops, you are always competing on something. at work, out of work. there is always a competition. we worried about anyone?

you afraid of anyone out there? >> no. >> time for that donut. what are you doing, an old fashioned? >> yeah, i want an old fashioned. >> i have been doing it all my life and i'm still in shape. what do you think weston is eating right now? >> salad, protein bars. >> we got to come up with a name, too. >> dough boys. >> yeah? >> all right, now here you go. shirt time, let me see you put the shirt on by yourself. got the feel for it. no, no, no, you have to fix your shoulder first. >> okay? >> grab it come on. hey. jalen, there are some days where you want to just either go to your room and bury your face in the pillow, or you just want to go outside and scream.

jalen, go get your shoes outside for me. >> what are you doing? >> what are you doing? >> i think i have more difficulty with my youngest son, caden, than jalen. >> you took my orange. >> back up. >> you are already eating my lunch. >> sit right here, first of all. sit down. >> oh, boy. let me tell you something, you need to respect your mommy and daddy. you need to watch your tone. you understand me? >> school time. >> great job. you are such a cool cat. jalen, go get your jacket for mommy and go put your jacket on. there you go, great job. i'm definitely at a crossroad in my career right now. because i'm thinking more about the raising of my boys. i'm going to put you on the bus, what do you mean, where am i going? and at this point i'm really not

the dad that i want to be. love you, love you, love you. >> i think, you know, looking for a suspect involved in a shooting. >> ahead of them? >> shots fired in the vehicle fleeing the scene. an all-too familiar call in the neighborhood. >> when you hear that, the hair on your neck stands up a little bit and you kind of expect the worse. >> for the night gang unit once again tracking down the gun is the objective. >> this could be our guy. >> we don't do -- >> you don't have your seat belt on. >> go ahead and turn the vehicle off, man. turn the vehicle off. >> what is that?

you got something else to say? you have a problem, dude. >> calm yourself down, dude. this vehicle is matching a description of a vehicle that just committed a violent crime. >> step outside of the car. >> the last thing you want to do is lose control of a situation that could possibly get you killed. >> keep looking at me up and down like that. >> no matter what part of boston you're from, whether you're a white kid from the irish part, or a black kid, everybody has that form. the kid might have a chip on his shoulder but he is not who they're looking for. >> use some good discretion, i probably would have had to write him up. >> oh, dude. >> i think fair is what motivates you. my biggest fear for my boys is for them to be in this life-style that nothing productive could ever come from.

we're having a stareoff, i couldn't even believe it. i was like dude, you're a good kid. be that. >> see, the difference between our team, we mean business. these dudes here, they got shirts made, parading around here. >> the boston police department's annual fitness challenge featuring teams from across the force. but for the fugitive and gang units, it is a grudge match. >> worry about your team, dude. >> just trying to help you guys out. >> so on our team, mike, brian, winston. >> it was a wonderful year. i hope my team just makes it. there is a lot to do.

so i hope they do a good job. >> all right. let's go. on three. >> one, two, three. we didn't see him. >> make sure he runs fast. >> gavin is a kid in our neighborhood that has been through so much. all the different chemotherapy treatments and a kid who has fought so hard. he just continues to keep a smile on his face. to get to know him is a privilege. >> five seconds. >> three, two, one. [ female announcer ] when it comes to your smile,

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cong . >> 37! >> the boston police department's annual fitness challenge pits unit against unit. >> watch out, manny. >> for the gang and fugitive units, it is a war for a year's worth of bragging rights. team mccarthy moving out, we got another moving out, as well. boots coming behind them. >> come on, come on, come on. >> it is all ours, it is all over. we win, we win! >> it's a wrap!

>> i'm still in charge -- the mayor is the boss of the boss of the boss. >> to be able to meet gavin, he has shown me what is truly important in this life. what is truly important in your career. is like, you need to focus your efforts and energy on people like gavin. >> it is my distinct privilege and honor to have you guys here working out with us. i can't thank you guys enough for what you do on a daily basis. out there on the streets, you know, to keep us and the rest of our communities safe.

>> i don't think if always knew what i was going to do. growing up, i was always around the police department. and i really like the way they led their lives. there are so many guys in the neighborhood who looked out for you. it is kind of emotional to talk about. but it -- you wouldn't get there without the help. >> i want to thank everybody for coming out. boston police runner's club, be good, enjoy your weekend, guys! thank you very much. >> somebody out there now, i see the lights. swing around. >> in the heath housing projects, the night gang unit is still on edge, following the shooting in mattapan. >> we're very familiar with

gangs in that neighborhood. retaliation is imminent. >> about to be out? >> somebody passed something to somebody. >> i observed what i thought to be one of the male s chamber a round of a firearm. >> your boy just grabbed something. >> as soon as he opened the door of the vehicle he all took off in different directions. i locked in on one. >> get on the ground. >> and i just chased him until i caught him. but i tackled him and flipped him over, i realized he was like a kid, a baby. it was almost like i was seeing my son. what are you doing? how old are you? >> 15. >> check him real good. >> i checked him real good. no gun. just pains me that he is kind of in that life-style already. and he is kind of following that path. and he has no aspirations to

really get off that path. i hope you learn from your mistakes. >> yeah, yeah. >> you know, i get told that every day. and time does tell, always. >> with no weapon recovered at the scene, the young man is released into the custody of his father. >> it is not just putting the cuffs on somebody, you have to be able to walk them through the steps that somebody in their family probably hasn't really walked them through. >> so -- >> heading to roxbury looking for cooper. we have surveillance on the house. so if he is with what they think is his new girlfriend, she is actually wanted, as well. so they're sitting on her now. >> he is the same guy talked about wanted to shoot it out

with the cops if he gets stopped. >> exactly. >> fugitive suspect joseph cooper is not doing himself any favors. violating a restraining order, led to a confidential informant leading them to him. >> with the dredlocks, that could be him. >> guy right there? >> that is him. >> yeah, looks like him right there. right height. >> there is a guy standing right at the corner of the l and the b. he has dredlocks on. white t-shirt. >> got him delivered. >> tony was right there, too, so he probably saw the same guy. tony, what kind of car? >> he is in the car. >> sounds like that is going to

be him. we're going to try to do him right at blue and quincy. if you can take the rather bumper, tony. >> left-hand side -- >> try to make a loop. >> coming down blue, right at quincy, let's try to box him in here. watch the left-hand side door. >> those situations that either adrenalin is moving, there is a violent suspect inside the vehicle. and somehow you're going to try to stop that car. ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing good around ♪ ♪ turn around barry ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪

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>> hey, give me a hand! show your hands, everybody get your hands. >> this is a guy that said he was going to shoot it out with the police. all of those things are going through your head. >> shut the car off. joseph cooper bragged that if the cops ever caught him, he wouldn't go down without a fight. but at a busy intersection of roxbury, he has been apprehended with no shots fired. >> got anything on you, my man?

>> it is a good feeling, there is a sense of satisfaction, because you know that you have apprehended him. at the end of the day, we're trying to protect the neighborhoods that we grew up in. >> thank you for your help. >> i love hanging out with you guys. outside of work -- i like the outside of work o-- >> i was thinking earlier when you go into work, it is really only four hours before the kids go to bed. it is like the worst four hours of the day. >> crazy. >> we have been around each other all day. they're crazy off the wall. >> and you guys run around playing cops and robbers all day. >> now you know what we do.

>> i feel like you guys get off easy, when you work at night. >> why? >> because we have them, like she was saying. at that hour. we're always the mean mommies, especially me. >> so let me get this straight. dealing with the city's worst murderers, killers, gang bangers -- >> i would switch places with you a few nights. i would love it. >> me, too. >> would you guys think about going to days? our kids are at the age like they need you guys. not okay to not see them when you pick them up. where is daddy, where is daddy? i always tell him he is at work, caden, i feel like i'm a single parent. >> toast to days? >> let's not jump the gun, let's talk about considering days. >> and helping out.

>> mister! >> sometimes on the night shift i encounter boys that are probably only nine or ten years older than my boys. and this is in -- it just makes me strive to be that much stronger of a father. because if i have any breath in my body, my boys would never be out on the streets doing what i see every single night. whether it means i need to cut back on overtime. and working in order to be that father that i need to be, to be around my boys and raise them to be men, that is what i will do. you can't really put a price tag

on your children's future, you know, especially when you're dealing with young men. because i mean, let's face it, the world is lacking positive men. >> what up, cuz? >> what is up? >> getting up early in the morning? >> no, not a fan of it. >> you didn't bring any coffee? >> why would i ever do that? >> first day on days. >> okay, and it is your first day on days, you could have brought me some coffee. >> after a lot of thought and deliberation, terreque and miles have transferred to days. >> hey! >> i guess if you can't beat them, join them. >> can't beat them, join them. >> i hope they told you, no red sneakers on days. >> i got to put -- >> last time you guys lost the chase! >> why is it going to be like that? i thought it was going to be welcomed with open arms. >> exactly.

>> roll call. >> robertson. >> aruzio, canuto, lee, ronalds. connelly, we have new additions today. finally saw the light, literally and figuratively. >> trying to teach these guys some police work. >> well, they might get you ahead though. >> i definitely feel like it is that time to be the more tranquil soccer dad. there is a bigger goal than myself at hand, which is my family. >> got a lot of room. can i command? >> i don't know if this is going to work. >> what is going to work? we're going to make it work. this is a marriage.

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