Public Safety
The Patrick administration and its legislative allies on Beacon Hill are once again pinning the future of the long-delayed Neponset Greenway expansion on winning a federal grant worth almost $12 million.
The state’s application for the federal grant is a... Read more
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MARCH 14, 2012…... Despite warnings from Republican lawmakers that foot-dragging threatened to derail talks, the House’s lead negotiator on a sweeping, high-stakes crime and sentencing package guaranteed Wednesday that a deal would... Read more
A hearing for a plea change has been set for next week in the campaign finance violation case of former state Rep. Brian Wallace. The South Boston Democrat and his former campaign treasurer were indicted last year by a Suffolk grand jury for allegedly... Read more
Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office has filed a housing discrimination lawsuit against the owner of an apartment building in the Port Norfolk neighborhood.
According to the lawsuit filed in Suffolk Superior Court, Shirley Smith Bragel allegedly told... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports a fight inside Alex Market, 322 Talbot Ave., Sunday night ended with a stabbing.
The victim was taken to Boston Medical Center in serious condition, but is expected to survive, police say.
The Boston Police Department reports a man was stabbed shortly after midnight on Saturday outside 40 Norton St.
Police say the man he told officers he was walking down Norton when two men approached him and displayed a knife as they demanded his money. "... Read more
On average, there is one young black homicide victim in Boston every two weeks. Young black males are 39 times more likely than young white males to be murdered.
These statistics come from the Mass. Department of Public Health, which looks at police... Read more
City officials are seeking neighborhood input for a $2.8 million overhaul of Codman Square’s Roberts Playground that will largely focus on installing artificial turf to ensure the park has a longer season of play. A community meeting is set for Wed.,... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports three teens didn't get far with the 10 to 15 laptops they allegedly stole from a Dorchester Avenue computer-repair shop Monday morning.
Police say the three entered Comp-Net Solutions, 1120 Dorchester Ave., around 11:... Read more
Heavily armored police burst into a house at 14 Leston Rd. shortly before 5 a.m. Thursday as part of an ongoing investigation into crack dealing in the neighborhood.
The Boston Police Department reports members of the SWAT and drug control units... Read more
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