Public Safety
Despite online rumors to the contrary, there have been no arrests made in the murder of Ciaran Conneely, an Irish immigrant who was gunned down on an Adams Corner side street on Columbus Day. When asked on Sunday afternoon, Boston Police spokesperson... Read more
A state proposal to build out several missing links in an existing waterfront trail from South Boston to the Blue Hills has been sent to Washington D.C. authorities— whose decision on whether to fund the project will likely make or break the long-awaited... Read more
Area C-11 community service officers Mike Keaney and Dennis Rorie are best known to the Dorchester public for their presentations at regular crime watch and association meetings. But the two officers also ride the beat on Dot’s streets when they're not on... Read more
Lawrence Perryman, 20, was ordered held in lieu of $250,000 bail after he allegedly shot at two men early Wednesday, then led police on a high-speed chase down Gallivan Boulevard and onto the Expressway at speeds of up to 110 m.p.h.
Perryman, only hit one... Read more
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, OCT. 24, 2011….Happy Hour, when bars temporarily discount alcoholic drinks or give them out for free, has been banned in Massachusetts since December 1984, but House and Senate leaders will soon determine whether to reinstitute the... Read more
There’s a reason why so-called ‘Happy Hours’ have been banned in Massachusetts since 1984. We hope that our state lawmakers and the governor will remember that as they consider an ill-advised push from the State Senate that would restore free or... Read more
A Dorchester woman and a Quincy man were arrested on prostitution charges early Monday morning after police spotted them engaged in risque behavior in a car parked outside 200 Savin Hill Ave.
The Boston Police Department says it has started patrolling the... Read more
Boston Police are investigating an alleged armed robbery on Tuesday evening in which a male victim was held up at gunpoint near the corner of Mayfield Street and Dorchester Ave. The incident happened at about 7:50 p.m. The victim told police that two... Read more
A man awaiting trial on charges he drove the shooter away from 2009 triple murder in Dorchester was charged Monday evening with possession of a gun loaded with hollow-point bullets, according to Boston Police and the Suffolk County District Attorney's... Read more
A Suffolk Superior Court jury on Monday convicted Omay Tavares of shooting George "Jeffrey" Thompson to death on Rosseter Street on Jan. 7, 2010, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.
The conviction on the first-degree murder charge means... Read more
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