Public Safety
MBTA officials who initially said delays on the Red Line would continue "at least through Labor Day" are now targeting sometime in October for restoration of full service.
Some progress has been made to repair signal infrastructure damaged by a June 11... Read more
The Boston Fire Department reports a three-alarm fire on Friday morning at 600 Blue Hill Ave., at Columbia Road, did an estimated $500,000 in damage to stores, including the Fernandez Brothers Grocery.
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The Boston Fire Department reports firefighters responded to 83 Park St. around 7:45 p.m. on Monday for what turned into a two-alarm fire.
The department says bulk of the fire was brought under control shortly before 8:30 p.m.
The department estimates... Read more
The Boston Fire Department reports what became a five-alarm fire at 439 Quincy St. Sunday afternoon caused an estimated $400,000 in damage there and to two adjoining houses.
All residents were evacuated without injury after firefighters arrived around 3:... Read more
A man was shot to death on Sunday night in the heart of Uphams Corner.
Police were called the scene at Dudley Street and Columbia Road just after 11:30 p.m. and found the victim suffering from an "apparent gunshot wound." The man was rushed to a local... Read more
Tips from the community helped lead police to two men who now face a variety of charges for a double shooting in Mary Hannon Park in Uphams Corner on July Fourth that seriously injured 35-year-old man and an 8-year-old girl, Police Commissioner William... Read more
A Boston Police officer shot and killed a 19 year-old man who was allegedly firing a gun at officers during a pursuit in the area of Town Field and Melville Avenue on Monday afternoon.
The incident took place around 5:15 p.m., according to BPD... Read more
Updated June 19, 9:20 a.m.
A fire that started in a vacant 5,264-square-foot multi-unit house on Old Morton Street in the late afternoon last Saturday spread to seven neighboring buildings near Lower Mills as the sun began to set. Its cause is still under... Read more
The Boston Fire Department reports firefighters responded to 161 River St., near Standard Street, shortly after 9 a.m. for what turned into a two-alarm fire.
The fire, which damaged the basement and first floor, caused no injuries, the department says.
Boston Police are rolling out the first phase of the city-wide body camera program on Monday, starting in Dorchester and South Boston police districts.
Officers in the C-6 and C-11 districts and the Youth Violence Strike Force started training with the... Read more
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