Public Safety
The Boston Police Department reports a man, 30, was shot at 55 Cedar St. shortly before 10 p.m. on Thursday. He was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Rep. Capuano to underwrite the effort with campaign funds
In an unusual approach to boost transit ridership, US Congressman Michael Capuano will put over $50,000 of his own campaign funds toward a two-week period of free rides along the Fairmount Line in... Read more
With the Sunday morning sunrise just a few hours away, the vacant three-decker at 8 Marie St. was ablaze.
Flames were billowing from the house when firefighters arrived at about 4 a.m. and leaping to the upper floors of neighboring homes. Ultimately, 17... Read more
House and Senate progressives, eager to seize whatever momentum there might be for comprehensive criminal justice reform this session, implored their colleagues Tuesday not to let the chance slip by to overhaul all aspects of the justice system.
The... Read more
Update: Mary O'Shea has been located and is safe.—Editor
The Boston Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating 55-year-old Mary O’Shea of Dorchester.
In a post today on the department's website it read:
"O'Shea is approximately 5’09”,... Read more
A man who was one of two people shot at 22 Thane St. around 8:40 p.m. on Sunday died after being transported to a local hospital, the Boston Police Department reports.
Police said the man was in his late 20s. A woman in her 30s who was shot with him is... Read more
Boston firefighters responded at 4 a.m. to 8 Marie St., near Ronan Park, for what turned into a six-alarm fire that damaged four three-deckers on Marie and Fox streets, causing an estimated $2.5 million in damage.
No residents were hurt; one firefighter... Read more
Boston Police have charged a 29 year-old Dorchester man with murder for a brazen shooting on Granite Avenue that police say followed a traffic dispute near the McDonald's restaurant on the afternoon of April 13. The victim, Joey DeBarros, 21, was shot... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports a man in his 20s was shot around outside the McDonald's at 511 Gallivan Blvd. on Thursday.
He was transported to Boston Medical Center, where we was pronounced dead, police say.
The Boston Police Department reports arresting a Dorchester man who was helping somebody who'd just been shot run away from the area of Columbia Road and Glendale Street Wednesday evening.
Police say officers on patrol saw flashes from guns and heard... Read more
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