Public Safety
On June 9, the CSO office had our annual Bike Safety Rodeo in the parking lot of the McKeon Post. The weather was perfect, my cooking didn’t kill anybody, and 100 kids/parents enjoyed themselves. We also gave out 40 bike helmets and three brand new bikes... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports it is looking for five men for an armed home invasion around 10:45 p.m. on Wednesday at 42 Semont Rd.
Police say two residents had to be transported to Boston Medical Center for injuries - one was beaten in the eye... Read more
Neponset Greenway: A segment of the Greenway's expansion would allow users to safely navigate the gas tank property on Dorchester Bay. The proposed completion of the Neponset Greenway trail suffered another setback this week when federal transportation... Read more
Three men were shot around 6:45 p.m. on Monday at 519 Columbia Rd. Police found all three victims, ages 19, 19 and 21 in different locations nearby and say none of their wounds appeared life threatening.
Two Dorchester men were convicted yesterday for the brutal shooting of 14 year-old Nicholas Fomby-Davis in May 2010. Joshua Fernandes, 19, and Crisostomo Lopes, 23, were both found guilty of first-degree murder by a Suffolk Superior Court jury after just... Read more
Boston Police spent several hours yesterday scouring the Dudley Triangle after a report of a possible child abduction set off a huge response in the vicinity of the John Winthrop School on Brookford St.
Police say today that the report appears to have... Read more
Tenean Beach Last week’s front-page story in the Reporter (“Tenean Beach lags behind in quality of water,” June 14, 2012) likely came as no surprise to those who have visited Dorchester’s beaches in recent years. The story highlighted a Save the Harbor-... Read more
Suffolk County Sheriff Awards: Assistant Deputy Superintendent Joe Casey, Deputy Patrick O’Brien, Superintendent of the Nashua Street Jail Eugene Sumpter, Deputy Stephen Miller and Deputy Superintendent Cliff Carney.
Last year Stephen Miller and Patrick O... Read more
Crews worked through the night to contain and clean up a gasoline spill from a tanker truck whose driver managed to bust open valves on its side, sending more than 1,000 gallons of gas into the street and Dorchester Bay, shutting Dorchester Avenue at... Read more
The Boston Fire Department arson squad is investigating a fire reported around 12:50 p.m. at 195 Norfolk St. because of witness reports somebody may have thrown something into the building just before the flames erupted.
The department reports the fire... Read more
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