Public Safety
By Davida Andelman, Clarkson Street
To the Editor: As 2017 draws to a close, I ask what has changed for the better in our community? It’s hard sometimes to come up with something positive to say. Many accuse me of being negative, difficult, and pretty... Read more
Operator error was to blame for a trolley collision last week on the Mattapan High Speed Trolley line that sent 16 to the hospital with minor injuries, MBTA officials said, adding that the route will run with fewer cars until repairs are completed.
The... Read more
Violence and its related traumas remain a daily reality for many Bostonians, with several dozen fatal shootings every year. On the whole, police note that the most serious crimes are on the decline, but areas like Dorchester, Mattapan, and Roxbury... Read more
Boston Police are investigating the shooting death of a man who was found shot to death early this morning near the corner of Hilltop Street and Lenoxdale Avenue, just off of Granite Avenue. Boston Police say they were called to the scene near the Martin... Read more
The family of a young man murdered at a Blue Hill Avenue gas station in 2011 is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to his killer's arrest.
Daniel Bunch, 22, was shot to death on Oct. 8, 2011 at the Mobil station in Mattapan Square. Police... Read more
The FBI's Bank Robbery Task Force reports it's looking for a man it says held up the Metro Credit Union branch at 1071 Massachusetts Ave. around 9:30 a.m. on Saturday.
He's described as white, about 5'4" and wearing a dark jacket, khaki pants, white... Read more
A Suffolk County grand jury on Friday indicted four people in connection with a murder on the Southeast Expressway and another in a Dorchester house: The alleged murderer and his mother, sister and a Boston cop, who are accused of trying to help him evade... Read more
The Boston Fire Department reports ten people were displaced by a fire at 16 Glendale St. in Dorchester Thursday night.
Firefighters responded around 9 p.m. to the fire, which caused an estimated $250,000 in damage. There were no injuries, the department... Read more
State Police arrested a Lowell woman late Monday morning after a single-car vehicle crash on William T. Morrissey Boulevard.
Sara Fogarty, 27, allegedly crashed a 2014 Lexus sedan near the intersection of Morrissey Boulevard and Tolman Street around 11 a.... Read more
A man riding a bicycle was struck and killed by a large truck on East Cottage Street on Friday afternoon, police said.
The incident occurred at about 1:50 p.m. near 80 East Cottage St., according to police spokeswoman Officer Rachel McGuire.
The victim... Read more
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