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The Boston Police Department reports its first arrest under the city's new "Operation Kickstand" effort to crack down on dirt-bike and scooter drivers behaving badly. Around 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, officers specifically on patrol for dirt-bike/scooter... Read more
Harambee Park rally: About 50 people turned out for a Tuesday evening rally near the scene of Monday night's shooting of a 4 year-old boy. Photo by Pat Tarantino Monday’s shooting of a four-year-old boy at Franklin Field’s Harambee Park was an assault on... Read more
Olney Street Murder: Investigators inspect the crime scene outside 45 Olney Street. Photo for the Reporter by Marcus DiPaola The Boston Police Department a man in his late 30s was found shot to death around 1:40 a.m. Wednesday at 45 Olney St. The man,... Read more
Police Commissioner Edward Davis issued the following letter to "the residents of Mattapan and Dorchester" today regarding last night's shooting of a four year-old boy at Harambee Park. Dear community members, Last night on June 27, 2011 at approximately... Read more
Two teens on dirtbikes were sought Monday night for firing into a crowd at Harambee Park around 9:20 p.m., Monday, sending a child, possibly as young as 4, to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the back. An adult in the crowd near Talbot Avenue and... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports a man, 35, was shot repeatedly around 9:20 p.m. on Sunday outside 4 Summer St. He was transported to Boston Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Anyone with information can contact homicide detectives at (617... Read more
Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley says a Boston police officer and a state trooper "acted appropriately" in a shootout that ended with teenager Manuel DaVeiga's death on Navillus Terrace in April of last year. Boston Officer Greg Bowden and... Read more
47-49 Savin Hill Ave: Six-family house has been source of concern in Savin Hill.First in a two-part series. When 19-year-old Derek Matulina was shot to death at the Savin Hill MBTA station on May 7, his father instinctively knew the house where the... Read more
Above, the latest report on today's incident from BNN-TV's Neighborhood Network News. A man apparently intent on killing his girlfriend initiated a gun battle that left him, the woman and a Boston Police officer with gunshot wounds early Tuesday morning.... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports a man leaving the Polish American Club, 82 Boston St., around 5 p.m. on Wednesday was robbed of $300. Police described the attacker as a white male, 25, about 5'10" with a medium build and wearing a white T-shirt and... Read more

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