Public Safety
A Dorchester man who stood up in the middle of the murder trial of Dwayne Moore and Edward Washington and yelled at a prosecution witness that he was a "rat," a "snitch" and a "rat bastard" will be arraigned Friday on charges of witness intimidation and... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports it is looking for a man who held up the McDonald's at 605 Washington St. at gunpoint Wednesday night.
Police say the man handed a note to a cashier demanding money, pulled up his jacket to show off a gun in his... Read more
City Councillor Frank Baker, in a maiden speech to his colleagues, on Wednesday called for a 24-hour substance abuse help line, saying the city and the state do not have a round-the-clock service.
Substance abuse help lines do exist at the city and state... Read more
Well here we are “live” from the asphalt carpet known as the parking lot of Florian Hall for the 2012 Rorie Awards saluting Dorchester’s most idiotic criminals. The sidewalks of Hallet Street are lined with hundreds of dozens of fans of the awards.... Read more
The saga of City Hall vs. the Star Five Oil Company may have reached a turning point.
City officials said this week that an abatement order is in effect, preventing the company from parking heavy duty vehicles on its property, located at the corner of... Read more
A pier fire at the Dorchester Yacht Club off the Southeast Expressway erupted late Wednesday afternoon and went to two alarms because of the difficulty of fighting it, the Boston Fire Department reports.
Divers went into the water to try to fight the fire... Read more
The FBI has launched a campaign to find John J. Hartin, a Dorchester man who fled the area after being charged with five counts of statutory rape in 1993.
The FBI says there's a $25,000 reward for whoever provides information leading to Hartin's capture... Read more
Mary MillerA Codman Hill Ave. woman who was slain in her home on Tuesday morning— allegedly by a disturbed neighbor—will be buried on Saturday after a funeral at Grace of All Nations Church, where she worshipped for the last 40 years.
Mary Miller, 72, is... Read more
Firefighters had to lay several hundred feet of hose Wednesday night to battle a brush fire along the Neponset River in Lower Mills.
The brush fire, reported around 7:15 p.m., consumed brush behind Ventua Street, took firefighters from six engine... Read more
A Dorchester man was charged with stabbing his elderly downstairs neighbor to death early this morning.
Tu Nguyen, 28, of 45 Codman Hill Ave. was ordered to Bridgewater for 20 days of observation at his arraignment in Dorchester District Court, the... Read more
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