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Boston Police arrested a suspect in a brazen early afternoon bank robbery in Dorchester Lower Mills today, and he was arrested with the help of a fleet-footed bank executive. A lone robber demanded cash from a teller at Meetinghouse Bank shortly before 2... Read more
As the city struggles to contain a dramatic spike in gun violence, 18 handguns bought through an illegal straw purchase in Georgia in 2009 are believed to have wound up on the streets of Boston. So far two of the 18 handguns have been recovered by Boston... Read more
The Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled Monday that Suffolk County prosecutors can't use the drugs police say they found hidden in a packet under a man's genitals as evidence against him, because the Boston officers conducted their strip search on the side... Read more
Is there any hope that Carney Hospital might stave off a date with the locksmiths and keep the lights on past Aug. 31? The likelihood of a reprieve diminished greatly on Monday after Gov. Healey said that while there was “nothing” she could do to deter... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports five people were shot at 10 Greenwood St. shortly before 9:50 p.m. on Wednesday. All the victims were 21 or younger, including one 11-year-old. Police found three victims outside, two in a second-floor apartment.... Read more
Backlash is mounting this week following the abrupt demotion from the Boston Police Department’s command staff of a veteran officer who had recently been appointed to the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission that is aimed at improving... Read more
A man and a woman were shot at Gladeside Avenue and Donwood Terrace in Mattapan around 12:25 p.m. on Friday. The man was shot several times; the woman once in the arm. The man was pronounced dead at a local hospital. The Boston Police Department reports... Read more
The Boston Police Department report arresting a man on charges of kidnapping and assault and battery on a child under 14 after an incident on Wentworth Street on July 4th. According to police, Manuel Cardoso, 44, was walking down Wentworth around 4 p.m.... Read more
A person was shot at the Mobil station at 783 Blue Hill Ave. at American Legion Highway around 5:15 a.m. on Friday. Boston Police Department officers who initially responded to the station on a report of a fight between a man and a woman found no victim... Read more
A host of family, friends, and long-time Boston Fire Department jakes gathered with Mayor Wu on June 28 at the corner of Hallet Davis and Milton streets adjacent to Florian Hall to dedicate a memorial square to BFD Lt. Stephen Minehan, who was killed in... Read more

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