Public Safety
Gov. Paul Cellucci at Fields Corner station in Sept. 2000: Republican governor announced plans to rebuild Dot's crumbling MBTA stops. Photo by Bill Forry
It’s easy to forget just how bad Dorchester’s MBTA stations were back in the 1990s. And it’s easier... Read more
With leaked revelations disclosing the scope of the federal government’s ability to peer into the public’s phone calls and email use, both U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Congressman John Tierney indicated the law that enabled the snooping will be up for... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports a 16-year-old was shot around 1:40 a.m. on Sunday at Ashmont and Ocean streets.
Police report they found witnesses who reported a large group of men at the Dot. Ave. Tedeschi, but no victim. Not long after, however,... Read more
The Boston Police Department report arresting the man they say had robbed five McDonald's and Dunkin' Donuts outlets in Dorchester, Mattapan and Roxbury over the past two weeks.
Richard Calderon-Colon, 40, was sleeping in a car parked outside 27 Ames St... Read more
A man's leg was grazed by a bullet around 10:20 p.m. on Thursday at the busway at Ashmont station.
He was taken to Carney Hospital. The station was briefly shut as Transit and Boston police investigated. Police were looking for two black men and one... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports officers responding to a call about gunfire late Wednesday night found a man with gunshot wounds at 633 Cummins Highway.
He was taken to Faulkner Hospital in Jamaica Plain, where he was pronounced dead.
The Boston Police Department reports a woman who tied her pet Sparky to a railing while she went inside the Morrissey Boulevard CVS around 4 p.m. yesterday came out to find the small white dog missing.
A surveillance video released by police showed: "... Read more
The water quality at Dorchester beaches is improving, but is still bringing up the rear compared to other regional beaches, according to an environmental report card issued this week by a watchdog group. Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s second annual... Read more
The House unanimously passed legislation Wednesday that would move 17-year-old offenders into the juvenile justice system in Massachusetts, ending the practice of routinely incarcerating 17-year-olds in adult corrections facilities.
“I’ll be the first to... Read more
U.S. Sen. John McCain visited Boston Monday to stump and fundraise for fellow Navy veteran and Republican Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez, who ramped up his attacks on opponent U.S. Rep. Edward Markey for voting against resolutions in Congress honoring the... Read more
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