Public Safety
Yves Dambreville was a kaleidoscope of identities -- Boston police officer, community liaison, Haitian, American, veteran, family man. The 66-year-old former officer was shot and killed in Port-au-Prince Wednesday, according to the U.S. Department of... Read more
State Police report Scott Leader, 38, and Steve Leader, 30, both of 375 Old Colony Ave., were on their way home from a Thursday-night Red Sox game when they decided to attack a homeless man they found wrapped in a sleeping bag on Columbia Road next to the... Read more
The state's Supreme Judicial Court issued a unanimous ruling today that will clear the way for the alleged killer of a Malden woman to finally face trial for her 2004 murder. Shabazz Augustine, 36, has been awaiting trial since his indictment and arrest... Read more
A man was rushed to the hospital with critical injuries after he was shot around 4:35 p.m. on Thursday at 43 Norton St.
Homicide detectives were called into the case due to the severity of his injuries; he was shot in the lower torso and leg.
BPD Commissioner William Evans, right, wants a ‘methodical’ approach to body cameras. Photo courtesy Mayor’s Office
As Boston’s public officials discuss an ordinance that would mandate body cameras on active-duty police officers, the public has expressed... Read more
Mayor Walsh launched Boston 311, a non-emergency service hotline and platform that aims to streamline residents’ access to city services. The system has been adopted by many major cities across the country, including New York, Baltimore, and Los Angeles... Read more
Three men were shot, one fatally, on Wednesday night in Mattapan; at almost the same time, a shooting in Roxbury left two men dead and one injured, police said.
Officers responding to shots fired near 41 Hosmer St. at about 10:19 p.m. found the three men... Read more
A Boston man with felony convictions for violence and drug trafficking on his record was indicted Tuesday in connection with allegedly purchasing firearms in New Hampshire and transporting them to Dorchester and other areas of Massachusetts. Shayne Parker... Read more
The victim in a violent South End assault on Monday has been identified by friends as Sheldon Lee, the longtime music director at Blessed Mother Teresa parish in Dorchester.
Lee, 65, is a gifted musician and vocalist who as a young man traveled to Italy... Read more
State Police report a cab driver who picked up a man and a woman in downtown Boston early Friday was stunned with a taser and had his cab stolen from him on I-93 southbound near the Keystone Apartments.
State Police say the cabbie, a 49-year-old from... Read more