Public Safety
The owners of some of the key Dorchester properties that would be displaced by a plan to construct a massive 170-acre Athletes Village for the Olympics have not yet been contacted by Boston 2024 organizers, despite the fact that a document released by... Read more
Former Dorchester resident Jonathan Fey, 45, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and five years of supervised release by the Boston U.S. District Court on Tuesday, January 20. Fey pleaded guilty of failing to register as a sex offender in October of 2014... Read more
A 16-year-old already facing armed robbery and kidnapping charges for two incidents on Jan. 13 was arraigned yesterday on new charges of armed robbery, kidnapping and indecent assault and battery for incidents on Jan. 11 and 13, the Suffolk County... Read more
New details emerge on Columbia Point, Franklin Park impacts
Proponents of Boston 2024’s Olympic bid outlined elements of the presentation that won the city a seat at the international table last month during a press conference held at the Boston... Read more
Man seemed unsure; police say that he had note ready for tellers
A man who made two self-aborted attempts to rob Meetinghouse Bank on Tuesday was arrested by Boston Police, who later found that the suspect had hidden a note demanding money in his... Read more
The future of the program extending late night operation of MBTA trains and buses could be in jeopardy as state transportation officials look for ways to help solve for a massive mid-year state budget shortfall and plan for the next fiscal year's budget... Read more
Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley says officers acted properly when they fatally shot Darryl Dookhran on Dec. 7, 2013.
In a letter today to BPD Commissioner William Evans, Conley says Dookhran had opened fire on the officers - hitting one of... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports arresting Ameen Lacy, 37, on charges he held up the Tedeschi store at 187 E. Cottage St. at gunpoint early on Dec. 23.
Based in part on tips related to surveillance photo from the robbery, police say they identified... Read more
Boston 2024 and other Olympics bid supporters have made transparency a major part of their public messaging, but have released little information about the bid that helped them prevail over competitors before the U.S. Olympic Committee.
Ahead of a... Read more
Natashia Tidwell, (left) a member of the city’s Community Ombudsman Oversight Panel, spoke during a public meeting on police-community relations held at St. Peter’s Teen Center. Seated at right is Eugene O’Flaherty, the Corporation Counsel for the City... Read more