Public Safety
Charbonnier-Dever Memorial plannedRep. Dan Hunt sponsored legislation – signed into law last November – that will create a permanent memorial to two fallen law enforcement heroes from Dorchester: State Trooper Mark S. Charbonnier and Deputy Sheriff Sgt.... Read more
(Updated, Wed., April 6)- There is a new commander on watch in Dorchester's Area C-11 police district.
Capt. Tim Connolly assumed command at the Gibson Street station house effective Monday, April 4. He replaces Capt. Richard Sexton, who has been in... Read more
Authorities released video footage today that shows a man pacing around outside Who's on First bar before a deadly shooting that left a 30 year-old innocent bystander dead last November. Boston Police need help identifying the man, who is shown wearing a... Read more
A Dorchester man who allegedly robbed the Meetinghouse Bank in Lower Mills in January was indicted for the crime on Monday, according to Attorney General Maura Healey's office. Hendrick Davis, 33, will be arraigned at a later date in Suffolk Superior... Read more
About a hundred community members got their first look at the proposed Morrissey Boulevard revamp at a Department of Conservation and Recreation public meeting on Monday night at the Leahy Holloran Community Center where DCR officials laid out their top... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports one man was fatally shot and another was stabbed in an incident around 2:10 a.m. on Sunday at 227 River St. in Mattapan.
Both victims were in their 20s, police say, adding the shooting victim was pronounced dead at the... Read more
As our communities face a dramatic uptick in opiate-related deaths and overdoses, state and city policymakers are working together to find ways to increase the quality and availability of treatment facilities for those in need, as well as address regular... Read more
A Dorchester man accused of shooting a Boston Police officer during an attempted traffic stop in January was indicted on 12 counts today by a grand jury, the Suffolk County district attorney’s office announced.
Grant Headley, 27, allegedly opened fire on... Read more
The sign rises above a high, neatly trimmed hedge on the corner of Adams and King streets. It slumps forward, its blue material dragging one supporting wooden post toward the hedge. The candidate’s website information is indecipherable, partly obscured by... Read more
Bayside Expo sign: Workers were seen inspecting the structure on Mt. Vernon Street on Wednesday morning. Reporter photo by Bill ForryCompany says 100 foot sign tower should be taken down "immediately"
A key Columbia Point property owner is pushing back... Read more