Public Safety
(Updated 2:50 p.m., July 31, 2017)
Morrissey Boulevard is partially re-open at this hour along part of the northbound side after a car hit a fire hydrant and flooded the roadway, State Police said. One lane of traffic has since been re-opened to... Read more
Police arrested an 18-year-old man in Dorchester in connection to an early evening non-fatal stabbing in the Boston Common in late July.
Victor Carrasquillo, of Dorchester, was apprehended at about 6:15 a.m. Monday morning and booked at C-11 headquarters... Read more
The fallout from the June 28 fire that ravaged the Treadmark building on Dorchester Avenue continues this week. Boston Fire officials have determined that the fire’s cause was multi-dimensional— from a hot exhaust pipe positioned too closely to flammable... Read more
A faulty exhaust pipe connected to a basement generator ignited flammable materials on the roofline of the Treadmark building on the afternoon of June 28, sparking a six-alarm fire that tore through the wood-framed building’s upper floors, according to... Read more
I commend the Department of Conservation and Recreation for planning modern upgrades for Morrissey Boulevard (MB). However, in my opinion, the 25 percent design plan is not forward thinking, has not sought the input of the city, and perpetuates mistakes... Read more
A medical emergency involving a person on the tracks at JFK/UMass Station brought shuttle buses and transit police to the Red Line and commuter rail station on Thursday afternoon.
A person who was on the tracks was transported to a local hospital, MBTA... Read more
A man suffered non-life threatening injuries in a mid-morning shooting Wednesday near the intersection of Adams Street, Parkman Street, and Neponset Avenue.
Police responded to reports of a man shot near 854 Adams St around 11:35 a.m., according to police... Read more
The Boston Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying a motor vehicle in relation to a non-fatal shooting that occurred Sunday night in Codman Square just after 10:10 p.m. Police found a person shot in the area of Washington Street and... Read more
Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with what police call a “brazen daylight shooting” in the Ashmont area in late June that claimed the life of a 20-year-old man.
Christopher Austin, 20, of Boston, was found suffering from a gunshot... Read more
The investigation into the cause of a six-alarm fire that destroyed parts of a new mixed-use housing complex on Dorchester Avenue last month remains incomplete this week. Meanwhile, officials from Trinity Financial, Inc., which built and owns the... Read more
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