Public Safety
The Boston Police Deparment reports arresting Odell Sanders, 21, for the July 25 murder of Jorge Baez.
Sanders was arrested Thursday on Ellington Street, police say.
Police say Sanders opened fire outside 138 Norfolk St., killing Baez, 27, and sending a... Read more
A woman was shot and injured early Tuesday morning near the corner of Park and Waldeck Streets, not far from Fields Corner, in an incident that remains under investigation by Boston Police.
The victim was "alert and conscious" when she was transported to... Read more
Police are looking into a man found dead near the intersection of Shandon Road and American Legion Highway, near Franklin Park, on Thursday night.
An unconscious man was reported at about 6:15 p.m. near 99 Shandon Rd., police said. Officers from District... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports two men were shot around 11 p.m. on Wednesday outside 138 Norfolk St., near Woodrow Avenue.
One victim, a man in his mid-20s, was declared dead at the scene; the other was taken to a local hospital with serious... Read more
Marking the end of an era in local law enforcement, Mayor Martin Walsh on Monday named a black officer, Superintendent-in-Chief William Gross, as the new commissioner of the 2,200-officer Boston Police Department. The appointment, the first for a person... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports two men were shot at Osceola Street and Hopewell Road around 4:24 a.m. on Sunday.
Both were taken to local hospitals, where one of the men - who was shot in the chest - died. The other victim did not suffer a life-... Read more
A Billerica man who allegedly caused the death of 41-year-old Guy Beaubrun in a hit-and-run in Dorchester earlier this month was arraigned Wednesday, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley's office.
At his arraignment in Dorchester... Read more
Officials at Montserrat Aspirers Community Center, 380 Washington St., told the Boston Licensing Board they've developed a detailed security plan to prevent a recurrence of an April melee that spun out of a 13-year-old's birthday party when word spread... Read more
Updated 8:06 pm., July 5 -- A man who was shot several times at Brookford and Dacia streets around 9:50 p.m. on Wednesday died not long after at Boston Medical Center, the Boston Police Department reports. Police identified the victim Thursday evening as... Read more
City officials are pushing back against rumors that Boston Police Commissioner William Evans is planning to leave the department to lead Boston College’s police force.
Citing unnamed sources, WBZ reported last Thursday that the Evans, who joined the BPD... Read more
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