Public Safety
A veteran Boston City Council member on Sunday condemned the assassination-style killings Saturday afternoon of two New York City police officers while saying he fears more violence against police officers.
Councilor Charles Yancey extended condolences to... Read more
Saying he has reformed his life, current and former law enforcement officials on Monday backed the proposed pardon of a man convicted of armed assault with attempt to murder for his part in a 1989 shooting that left a victim paralyzed.
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Police are looking for a man they say pointe a gun at an officer around 11 p.m. outside the Lee K-8 School on Talbot Avenue in Dorchester. The officer shot at the man, then chased him to a fence at the cemetery behind the school, which the man jumped and... Read more
A web-based system for criminal background checks is helping ex-offenders in Massachusetts apply for jobs and other opportunities without being automatically disqualified, while sentencing reform has led to nearly 400 inmates serving drug offense... Read more
Two Washington Street business also targeted in gun-related incidents on Thursday
A group of teenagers allegedly beat and robbed a man at gunpoint on Thursday evening as he walked along Ashmont Street just after 7 p.m. According to a police report, the... Read more
New state-mandated health coverage benefits beginning in 2015 for services such as alcohol and drug counseling or abuse-deterrent opioids will add roughly $2 to $18 a year to the cost of an annual policy, according to a report published Thursday by state... Read more
Life-changing, home saving ramp on Whitman StreetYvonne Ellison has lived in her home on Whitman Street near Codman Square for 35 years. A 65-year-old divorcee, she has raised four boys here on a quiet, dead-end side street near Dorchester High School. It... Read more
Evidentiary hearings in the retrial motion of Dorchester resident Sean K. Ellis, who was convicted in 1995 of the 1993 murder of Boston Police Det. John Mulligan, wrapped up last week with the testimony of retired Boston Sgt. Robert Foilb, who inventoried... Read more
Two buildings in Mattapan undergoing renovation this month are in the spotlight as the city continues to scramble to find space to house homeless people who were displaced by the abrupt closure of shelter facilities on Long Island in October when Mayor... Read more
The owner of an Adams Street barber shop was stabbed to death last evening at 661 Adams St. The victim was found in the street outside the Clover City Unisex Barber Shop. Friends and family who gathered outside the store identified the victim as Sean... Read more
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