Public Safety
Boston Police in District C-11 gathered at the Gibson Street stationhouse on Saturday afternoon for a family day celebration that featured the dedication of a memorial wall featuring Dorchester officers who have died over the last three decades.
The... Read more
The bustling Red Line, the MBTA’s busiest subway line, could transport an additional 10,000 passengers an hour and keep the time between trains to about three minutes if the agency upgrades the line’s entire fleet, according to T projections.
The 50... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports three men in their early 20s were shot around 2:20 a.m. on Saturday at Nightingale and Wales streets.
One of the men was pronounced dead at the scene, police say. The other two were transported to local hospitals and... Read more
Authorities are investigating the cause of a bizarre incident on Bakersfield Street last week involving dozens of birds that fell dead or dying from the trees. A cat also died after apparently interacting with them on the quiet sidestreet near Uphams... Read more
The Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed an order for a new trial for Sean Ellis, one of two men convicted of fatally shooting BPD Det. John Mulligan in a Roslindale parking lot in 1993.
The Suffolk County District Attorney's office says it will once... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports a man in his 20s was shot to death at 10 Ripley Rd. around 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
Anyone with information can contact homicide detectives at (617) 343-4470 or the anonymous tip line by calling (800) 494-TIPS or by... Read more
A Dorchester man was ordered held in lieu of $5,000 cash bail Tuesday on charges he drunkenly ran down a woman crossing Morton Street Saturday night.
Johnette Sims, 46, was pronounced dead at the scene on Morton Street eastbound near Canterbury Street... Read more
State Police report Johnette Sims, 46, of Dorchester, died around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday when hit by a drunk driver on Morton Street at Canterbury Street, across from the VFW post.
State Police say Anthony Buchanan, 39, of Dorchester, was driving... Read more
Updated: Boston Police reported on Friday that Ms. Bynoe was found and is safe.
Boston Police are asking for the public's help to locate an elderly woman who suffers from Alzheimer's Disease and was last seen on Wednesday evening. Evelyn Rosita Bynoe, 81... Read more
A newly published Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) report that examines residential and employment patterns— and related commuter flows— in Greater Boston reveals some interesting statistics about Dorchester and Mattapan. The report uses data from US... Read more
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