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Bryant Gilbert, 45, had bail set at $50,000 at his arraignment monday on a variety of charges related to an incident on Blue Hill Avenue Sunday night, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports. The Boston Police Department reports two officers... Read more
The Boston Police Department says a man has tried to get two women into his vehicle and chased a third over the past month near the Savin Hill T station. All of the incidents happened between 5:30 and 6 a.m., most recently on Friday, police say, adding... Read more
A notoriously blighted storefront on an otherwise bustling Savin Hill block has been seized by the city of Boston, the Reporter has learned. The long-vacant eyesore at the prominent intersection of Savin Hill Avenue and Sydney Street was secured this... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports a man was found shot to death around 12:15 a.m. on Tuesday at 15 Shepton St. The victim appeared to be in his 20s, police say. Anybody with information can contact homicide detectives at (617) 343-4470, or the... Read more
Suspect under arrest on Pleasant Street
A man on his way to work around 10 p.m. on Monday was robbed by two men in white plastic masks after he had exited the Savin Hill station. Police stopped and arrested two suspects, one with a realistic-looking but non-functional starter's pistol, around... Read more
Frustrated residents of two narrow Fields Corner streets asked the Boston Licensing Board on Tuesday to revoke Fields Station Liquor's license over what they said is an unending stream of delivery trucks that block their street, fill their lungs with... Read more
Holiday Inn Express with proposed addition
The Holiday Inn Express off the Southeast Expressway in Dorchester is seeking BRA permission to add 60 rooms for budget-conscious visitors to Boston. In a filing with the BRA, the Boston Street hotel says the proposed five-story addition where the... Read more
The Boston Police Department has released this video of an armed robbery on Sept. 27 at Ditson and Leroy streets in Fields Corner and said the man is responsible for two similar robberies there and another one nearby on Ridgewood Street. All were between... Read more
Dorchester residents gathered Wednesday night for a public safety meeting addressing a churn of low level crime and specifically prompted by an attack on night of Sept. 27, in which a woman on Harbor View Street was robbed and sexually assaulted at... Read more
The House on Wednesday overrode a veto from Gov. Charlie Baker on a bill that would allow retired Boston police officers to serve on details within the city, after legislators found a solution to the governor's concerns. Baker last month vetoed a home... Read more

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