Public Safety
In his deliberations over what to do with a sentencing reform bill on his desk, Gov. Deval Patrick apparently reached out to the state’s highest court for input on whether the Supreme Judicial Court’s review of capital cases might suffice for the judicial... Read more
Woodcliff Street Homes: Michael Kozu, left, speaks as homebuilder Vargas DaSilveira and city ISD asst. commissioner Darryl Smith listen outside 6 Woodcliff Street.
It was pretty much the last thing that the senior citizens living at the well-manicured... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports officers found a man with multiple gunshot wounds shortly before midnight at 67 Dakota St. The man, in his early 20s, was taken to Boston Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Law enforcement officials who campaigned in 2008 against a ballot question to decriminalize possession of less than an ounce of marijuana have so far offered a more nuanced perspective on Question 3 on this year's ballot, which would legalize medical... Read more
Video by Mike Deehan, State House News Service.
Gov. Deval Patrick spoke with reporters on Tuesday, who asked what he plans to do with the sentencing/habitual offender bill on his desk: "I've said before, I think it's a good bill. It's not a great bill.... Read more
The Senate on Thursday voted 31-7 to approve a bill broadening crime-fighting tools, ensuring that certain repeat violent offenders serve their full sentences, and easing prison overcrowding by adjusting sentencing laws for drug offenders.
Shortly after... Read more
Arcadia Street building hit by lightning: Sent bricks flyingA lightning strike sent masonry flying from the top of a historic Fields Corner building on Wednesday afternoon.
The building was struck at around 5 p.m., according to Donna Finnegan, the CEO of... Read more
The state Department of Public Health’s bureau of substance abuse services will be able to shoulder the cost of a voluntary training program for sober home operators, the bureau’s deputy director said Thursday.
In a legislatively-mandated report on sober... Read more
As the second of two afternoon storms barreled through Dorchester Wednesday afternoon, firefighters responded to an attic and roof fire at 101 Milton Avenue.
The Boston Fire Department reports a fast response kept the fire from spreading past the attic.... Read more
Mayor Menino has issued a heat advisory reminding residents to stay safe and healthy in today's 90 degree-plus heat. The city's 16 indoor pools will stay open until 9:30 p.m. to help residents stay cool.
“Keeping pools open later this evening will help... Read more
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