Public Safety
The Boston Police Department reports that two teens were shot at 46 Wildwood St., on the Dorchester side of Morton Street, around 4:40 p.m. on Sunday.
Both were taken to local hospitals, where they were pronounced dead.
On Aug. 6 last year, Aquil Mohammad... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports a man was shot at 25 Regis Rd. in Mattapan shortly before 2 a.m. on Sunday.
He was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The Boston Police Department reports a man was shot to death inside 82 Wheatland Ave. on Saturday afternoon.
Police say officers responded to the three decker there around 4 p.m. and found a man in a hallway with gunshot wounds. He was declared dead at... Read more
The next major change of the COVID-19 era will come to Massachusetts today, when a range of businesses can reopen or expand their operations with the beginning of Phase 2 in the Baker administration's phased reopening plan.
Restaurants can start outdoor... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports five people were shot around 11:55 p.m. on Wednesday at 5 Ames St., between Ames Way and Westview Street, in the Franklin Field development.
Boston EMS transported the victims to three different hospitals.
Boston... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports a man was shot outside 45 Bellevue St. around 7 p.m. on Saturday.
He was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The Boston Police Department has identified a body found off Enneking Parkway in Stony Brook Reservation in Hyde Park on Saturday as that of Alenny Matos, 38, of Dorchester.
Matos had been missing since 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 25, when she was last seen leaving... Read more
Around 5,000 people, both COVID-19 patients and people they've interacted with, have been contacted through a community tracing program that Gov. Charlie Baker said will be "a key element toward not only stopping the spread" of the contagious disease but... Read more
A federal judge today rejected a request from an alleged leader of the Mattapan branch of the Latin Kings gang for pre-trial release because of Covid-19 concerns, saying there is no way she could release him without creating a potential danger to society... Read more
Jack Dempsey, a Boston firefighter for 35 years, was appointed commissioner of the city’s fire service last Friday. Dempsey has served in the interim role since the retirement of former Commissioner Joe Finn last month.
Mayor Walsh said Dempsey “has... Read more
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