Public Safety
WHDH-TV reports the girl was shot in the leg tonight on Creston Street by a guy who just went down the street on a mini-bike, firing rounds.
The girl is expected to survive, the station says, adding the suspect abandoned his scooter and fled on foot.
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A Suffolk County grand jury has indicted Sherman Badgett, 19, for shooting Aaron Brown to death on Aug. 19 at the YMCA, 776 Washington St., the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.
Badgett is being held without bail and is scheduled for... Read more
A lot of pot: Photo via Suffolk County DA's office.
A Mattapan man was ordered held in lieu of $1 million bail today after police found what appears to be a ton of marijuana in his Wilcock Street apartment yesterday, the Suffolk County District Attorney's... Read more
A 17-year-old died after being stabbed around 1:30 p.m. today at 35 Harmon St., the Boston Police Department reports.
A second teen, 19, was also stabbed, but was treated at Brigham and Women's Hospital, police said.
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The Boston Police Department reports Nicholas Fomby-Davis, 14, of Dorchester, was shot repeatedly in front of 218 Bowdoin St., around 8 p.m. Sunday. He died at Boston Medical Center.
A gang-unit police officer who happened to be in the area watched him... Read more
The Supreme Judicial Court has overturned two Dorchester gun convictions in rulings that make it tougher for police to frisk somebody on the street to see if they have a weapon.
In both cases, the court ruled neither man had done anything suspicious... Read more
Ka Carlos: Bar and restaurant on Hancock Street shut down after double murder.
The owners of Ka-Carlos Bar and Grille, scene of a brutal fight last August that ended with two murders, have shut the place down and are in the middle of selling off its... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports two people were shot around 1:15 a.m. Saturday at 183 Harvard St.
Both victims, a 24-year-old woman and an 18-year-old man, were taken to Boston Medical Center. The woman died; the man was treated for non-life-... Read more
One of two men arrested on charges of marijuana distribution Thursday afternoon was also formally charged with littering after police allegedly spotted him dumping a bale of pot on a Port Norfolk street near the end of a car chase that began in downtown... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports Jihad Watters, 24, was shot around 4:30 p.m., Thursday, at 795 Washington St.. He died not long after his arrival at Boston Medical Center.
Immediately after the shooting, police were looking for two males on dirt... Read more
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