Public Safety
Individuals under 18 years old would be prohibited from using or operating an indoor tanning device under legislation that unanimously passed the Senate on Thursday afternoon.
Sen. James Timilty, a Walpole Democrat and sponsor of the bill (S 1994), said... Read more
Boston Police arrested a 17 year-old teenager on Monday afternoon for carrying a loaded handgun. The teen was arrested in the vicinity of Rozella and Adams streets after an officer with the Youth Violence Task Force spotted him walking and asked why he... Read more
Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday morning announced changes at the Department of Children and Families that he hopes will improve the agency's performance and simplify it mission after a series of tragic cases involving children who had interactions with the... Read more
Joseph O'Donnnell, who kept doing funerals at his family's Neponset Avenue funeral home after losing his license, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to 79 fraud, embezzlement and body-disposal counts.
In exchange for pleading guilty to charges that include... Read more
A man was killed on Monday afternoon after he was struck by an inbound Braintree train at JFK-UMass station. An eyewitness at the scene told the Reporter that he saw an adult male jump in front of the train. MBTA Transit Police say that foul play "is not... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports two women have been grabbed by a man at Boston and Mayhew streets in recent days.
A woman told police she was walking at the intersection around 1:15 a.m. on Wednesday when she was indecently assaulted.
According to... Read more
While Boston Police Commissioner William Evans said he is in the dark about Uber's background check system, his predecessor - now an adviser to the ride-hailing company - said Tuesday he had met personally with the background check teams.
"I've learned... Read more
The Boston Fire Department reports a fire in a three decker at 25 Ridgewood St,. sent a man to Mass. General in critical condition early this morning.
The fire, reported at 3:50 a.m., went to two alarms.
The department says 15 residents were displaced... Read more
Dominic Shiner, 33, was ordered held without bail today at his arraignment on a charge he stabbed Sean Dwyer to death in front of Dwyer's barbershop on Adams Street in Dorchester last December. He was arrested Friday following his indictment by a Suffolk... Read more
Dominic Shiner, 33, of Malden, was arrested Sunday on charges he stabbed Sean Dwyer to death in front of Dwyer's Adams Street barbershop on Dec. 12, 2014, Boston Police and the Suffolk County District Attorney's office report.
Police arrested Shiner after... Read more
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