Public Safety
The Boston Fire Department says a fire that broke out shortly before noon on Friday at 6 Westville Terrace was set - and that one man is under arrest for breaking and entering and arson.
Nobody was injured in the fire, which did an estimated $75,000 in... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports arresting a 16-year-old from Hyde Park on charges he used an ammo clip to help convince another kid to hand over $21 after both had left the Mattapan BPL branch shortly after 6 p.m. on Thursday.
Police say the victim... Read more
The Boston Police Department says a Dorchester man armed with a fake grenade tried and failed to steal a Mercedes from Expressway Toyota on Morrissey Boulevard Wednesday afternoon.
According to police, Carlos Guzman, 27 of Dorchester, walked into the... Read more
A July 4th disturbance that began at Carson Beach and spilled over into Savin Hill marred the Independence Day festivities for neighbors and has — with good reason— amplified calls for a police crackdown on “trouble-makers” who are suddenly flocking to... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports that four people were shot around 9:15 p.m. on July 4th outside 18 Hendry St.
All four victims were taken to Boston Medical Center for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. They're descrbied as a Hispanic male,... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports finding a man's body at Woodrow and Milton avenues around 6 a.m. Friday, July 2.
The Boston Herald reports the man was in his 40s and apparently died from a gunshot wound. Recent months have seen a number of violent... Read more
The Boston Police Department says it is looking for several suspects charged with firing repeated rounds at the Harbor Point development on June 25 and 27. Nobody was injured in the three incidents, but at least one bullet wound up inside somebody's... Read more
Speedwell Street Fire: A firefighter rescues a victim using a ladder at 22 Speedwell Street. Photo by Mike Deehan A three-alarm house fire on Speedwell Street prompted a ladder rescue, damaged two neighboring homes and displaced more than a dozen people... Read more
Red Line service was halted at the JFK/UMass stop this morning after a man being chased down the Southeast Expressway crashed his car near the station and ran away.
The Boston Police Department says the man was spotted carjacking a car at Chandler Street... Read more
The University of Massachusetts Police Department says it is looking for five people for a June 7 attack and robbery in the old Bayside Expo Center parking lot - which they say one of the five videotaped.
WantedAccording to a police report: "Five suspects... Read more
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