💣 Nantucket police responded to three bomb threats last week targeting 16 Main Street, home to a Ralph Lauren store. (Boston Herald)
🎓 The Trump administration launched an investigation into Harvard's patents developed from federally funded research, threatening intellectual property worth hundreds of millions. (Harvard Crimson)
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick gave Harvard until Sept. 5 to provide complete patent documentation.
🔍 State Police are monitoring cases linked to online speculation about a potential New England serial killer — though officials say there's no evidence connecting the killings. (Boston Herald)
⚖️ ICYMI: Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins was arrested in Florida on federal extortion charges, accused of pressuring a cannabis company for a stock deal worth $50,000, then demanding a refund when the investment tanked. (Boston Globe)
A 1994 ruling by the state's top court means only voters or the court can remove an elected sheriff from office.
