Public Safety
Reports of smoke at the Downtown Crossing station triggered massive disruptions to the MBTA's core subway system, shutting down more than a dozen stops on a day when the morning commute was already snarled by winter weather.
Shuttle buses replaced Red... Read more
A Mattapan man on parole after serving an eight-year federal sentence for sex trafficking a minor was sentenced to 33 more months behind bars last week for witness intimidation, the US Attorney's office in Boston reports.
Mark Pinnock, 32, was working as... Read more
This story was updated on Thurs., Jan. 4 at 5:30 p.m.
A rollover crash on Morrissey Boulevard around 3a.m. on Thursday left two teenagers dead and a third in grave condition, according to State Police, who said that the car they were riding in had been... Read more
Service on the Mattapan Hi-Speed trolley line was restored Tuesday afternoon following a series of vehicle malfunctions that brought the railway to a halt on the morning of New Year’s Day. The trouble began on Monday just before 7 a.m., when one of the... Read more
Boston Police report a man was found shot to death outside 34 High St. at 5:28 a.m.
The man, pronounced dead at the scene, is Boston's first murder victim this year.
The Boston Police Department reports a man was shot at 417 Geneva Ave. around 12:50 a.m. on Saturday.
Curtis Effee, 41, was shot in the chest and was declared dead at the scene.
As many as 11 shots in total may have been fired.
Police report that around12... Read more
Law enforcement officials will be stepping up their presence around Boston on Sunday for New Year's Eve celebrations.
"We will have officers in abundance in and around the activities for First Night, for both day and evening," Boston Police Commissioner... Read more
Police say two teens reapeatedly punched Christmas carolers in the back of the head on Johnston Road
The Boston Police Department reports it will seek criminal charges against a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old they say approached a group of "elderly Christmas carolers" from behind on Johnston Road in Dorchester and punched two of them in the back of the... Read more
Roadway is open; some lane closures expected during the week
The Beades Bridge on Morrissey Boulevard got stuck in the upright position last evening around 6 p.m. and stayed stuck until around midnight. The bridge remained closed overnight as work crews... Read more
The Supreme Judicial Court today ordered a new trial for a man convicted of gunning down Marcus Hall behind a Blue Hill Avenue barbershop, where Hall had brought his four-year-old son for a haircut on June 14, 2016.
The state's highest court concluded... Read more
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