Public Safety
The Fairmount Line is unique in the MBTA's commuter rail system, running almost entirely within Boston and serving a ridership that is primarily black and Latino.
Dorchester Rep. Evandro Carvalho wants the MBTA to experiment with changing service on the... Read more
Officials announced Friday that a 30-year-old Dorchester man is being charged with two homicides that took place in the neighborhood last Sunday — a double-shooting on the Southeast Expressway which killed a motorcyclist and another that left a woman dead... Read more
A woman is dead after a shooting last night inside of a three-decker home at 11 Santuit St. Boston Police were called to scene in the St. Mark's area of Dorchester around 10:20 p.m., according to neighbors.
Boston Police have not yet characterized the... Read more
A father and son riding motorcycles were shot on the Southeast Expressway near Neponset Circle on Sunday evening, State Police said. Officials said Monday morning that they located the SUV sought in connection with the shooting.
The two riders -- a 54-... Read more
Updated Sept. 13, 2:55 p.m. with the victim's identity -- A man in his 20s was fatally shot Tuesday morning inside a Stoughton Street barbershop between Uphams Corner and Jones Hill, police said.
The shooting at 114 Stoughton St. was reported around 10:46... Read more
A 29 year-old Mattapan man who allegedly shot into a group of people after an early-morning fight in the Theatre District has been charged with murder. Kiewann Watson was ordered to be held without bail during his arraignment today in Boston Municipal... Read more
Violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, set Americans on edge over the weekend as officials in Boston cast a wary eye on a rally planned for Boston Common this Saturday.
In a letter Monday, anti-racism groups called upon Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to develop... Read more
'I Can Barely Take My Daughter Outside': Dorchester Shooting Hangs Over Regional Gun Violence Summit
The shooting deaths of two men in Dorchester Wednesday night brings the number of homicides in Boston to 31 so far this year, up from 23 at the same time last year.
The Boston Police Department says shootings are up about by about 25 percent over 2016.... Read more
Two men were killed Wednesday night in an apparent shooting incident near the corner of Eastman and Elder streets near Edward Everett Square.
The victims were found in a car engulfed in flames just before 10:30 p.m., according to Boston Police, who say... Read more
A man shot near Ronan Park Wednesday afternoon later died, according to Boston Police.
A call came in at 4:02 p.m. for a shooting at 92 Mount Ida Rd., said Boston Police spokeswoman Naisha Miraj. Boston Police report the man later died.
Boston Police... Read more
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