Public Safety
Boston Police report they are looking for a guy they say has grabbed two women from behind and robbed a third.
Police say the most recent incident was yesterday afternoon when a woman had her buttocks touched by the guy twice, first at F and W. 8 streets... Read more
Edward "Eddie" Washington supplied the guns and the getaway car, then helped corral the four people who would wind up dead on Woolson Street, a prosecutor charged at his arraignment this morning.
Suffolk County Assistant District Attorney Edmond Zabin did... Read more
Authorities today announced the arrest of a second man on murder charges for the deaths of three adults and a child on Woolson Street in Mattapan on Sept. 28.
Edward Washington, 31, of Dorchester, is a cousin of Kimani Washington, whom authorities charge... Read more
The Boston Police Department report arresting three men after a Dorchester homeowner and his burglar alarm interrupted their plans for robbing his house early Monday.
Police say one of the three rang the doorbell at 191 Callender St. around 12:30 a.m. and... Read more
A man originally charged with breaking into a North End church is now charged with stealing from seven churches across the city, including two in Dorchester.
The Boston Police Department on Monday charged Richard Shiner, 44, with breaking into All Saints... Read more
It's not easy running a business out of your home these days. Just ask Michael "Muscle Mike" Williams.
For the past year, the wholesaler had been forced to deal with suppliers who were either out of the products he needed or shipped him inferior goods -... Read more
A Reporter story published last month after a multi-week probe into the operation of so-called sober homes in the city raises important policy questions that demand answers from the industry and from our city and state governments. The report— done in... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports a man was shot around 5:30 p.m. at 21 Crowell St. on the Dorchester/Mattapan line.
The 36-year-old man was taken to Boston Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police say.
He is Dorchester's 30th murder victim... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports a livery driver who picked up two guys at 113 Greenbrier St. yesterday afternoon for a trip to Mattapan had just turned onto Hazleton Street when "one of the suspects put what he thought was a gun to the back of his... Read more
A homeless man was arraigned Friday on charges he helped steal a Dorchester pizza guy's car Wednesday night, then promptly flipped it onto its side two blocks away, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.
Edward Corbett, 19, was ordered... Read more
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