Public Safety
The Boston Police Department reports a man was shot shortly before 2 a.m. on Sunday at 10 Westmore Rd. in Mattapan. The victim was declared dead at the scene.
In a separate incident, a man was stabbed around 12:30 a.m. on Sunday on the 800 block of... Read more
Prosecutors have dropped murder charges brought against a 21 year-old Dorchester man who was arrested and charged with the murder of a 67 year-old man in Codman Square last month. Kevin Williams was released from custody earlier this week after... Read more
A 21-year-old man who was held for more than a month after he was arrested and charged in the murder of Dorchester gas station attendant has been released on his own recognizance.
Prosecutors say that the charges against Kevin Williams have not yet been... Read more
Kevin Williams, held for more than a month for the murder of a Codman Square gas-station attendant, was released on personal recognizance today at the request of Suffolk County prosecutors, who say they have uncovered new evidence in the case, now before... Read more
Fresh off her general election win, Suffolk County’s next district attorney, Rachael Rollins, said she was geared up and prepared to push local law enforcement to do more. Rollins spoke frankly about her plans for the office and the current criminal... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports arresting a man and a 14-year-old for a knifepoint holdup at a convenience store in Edward Everett Square around midnight on Saturday.
Police say Johenmie Garcia, 23, of Jamaica Plain, and his accomplice, too young to... Read more
Teen to be charged for shooting man in Mattapan fight - in which he shot himself as well, police say
The Boston Police Department reports that after a Dorchester 16-year-old gets out of the hospital, he'll be formally charged with a variety of gun offenses for a fight at the Morton Street Walgreens in which he managed to shoot both his opponent and... Read more
After a 24-year-old woman on Monday became the eighth person killed by gun violence in less than two weeks in Boston, Mayor Marty Walsh this week blasted the state's gun laws for "getting kind of soft," and suggested he would look to Beacon Hill to get... Read more
A 24 year-old woman was shot to death in a car last night near Charles and Ditson streets in Fields Corner. Boston Police say they responded to the scene outside of 47 Charles St. just after 9:30 p.m. The woman, who has not yet been named, was pronounced... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports a man in his 30s was shot at Columbia Road and Geneva Avenue around 9:30 p.m. on Friday.
He was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, making him the seventh murder victim in Boston over the past week...
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