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The FBI agent who shot and killed Ibragim Todashev in his Orlando residence in May 2013 acted in self-defense, according to an investigation by Florida State Attorney Jeff Ashton, who concluded there was no evidence that the agent committed “intentional... Read more
A mid-afternoon shooting erupted across from the entrance of Ronan Park on Monday, according to neighbors. Six to nine shots were fired at a car around 4 p.m. on Mt. Ida Road. The targeted vehicle, a black sedan, crashed into two parked cars. The broad-... Read more
A Suffolk County grand jury has indicted Olivia Mora, 36, for manslaughter for the death of Briana Rosales, 7, on an Olney Street sidewalk last November. Mora faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted on the charges of manslaughter by motor vehicle,... Read more
A Dorchester man was ordered held without bail Thursday at his arraignment on charges he shot a man to death after a Christmas-eve concert. Ian Holness, 27, stood behind a door as murder and illegal-weapons charges were read against him in Dorchester... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports a man was stabbed shortly before 5:30 a.m. on Saturday at 744 Washington St. The man managed to make it to Carney Hospital, where he died, police say.
A man died Saturday after he was stabbed during a fight outside of a Columbia Point hotel. The unidentified victim was one of two men found suffering from stab wounds just before 3 a.m. outside of the Doubletree Hotel on Mt. Vernon Street. According to... Read more
The five candidates hoping to replace Marty Walsh in the State House talked public safety and education during individual appearances on BNN News. BNN's Chris Lovett interviewed them in the videos below. The Democratic primary is March 4, and with no... Read more
<a href="http://twitpic.com/dwtlqg">Photo by BFD</a>.
The Boston Fire Department says "careless disposal of smoking material" this morning sparked a two-alarm fire that displaced 12 people and injured a firefighter at 24 Freeman St. The fire, right behind the inbound platform at the Fields Corner Red Line... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports a man, apparently in his 20s, was found shot to death around 11:40 p.m. on Thursday at 196 Itasca St. in Mattapan.
Court: Police must get warrant for detailed phone location data A divided Supreme Judicial Court ruled Tuesday that warrants are required in cases where law enforcement seek two weeks or more of cell site location information, or CSLI, from a suspect’s... Read more

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