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It might come as a surprise, but one of the most impressive views of Boston can be found in a dim, windowless room on the seventh floor of City Hall. From his station here in the city’s Traffic Management Center, a technician watches a dozen flat screen... Read more
Several levels of city government have swung into action this week to confront a “problem property” on Savin Hill Avenue that has become a real menace in recent years, according to neighbors and police reports. City officials have not yet opted to fine... Read more
City officials announced late Wednesday that a second claim of abuse has been lodged against a Harbor Middle School teacher's assistant accused of lewd conduct with a student. Meanwhile, the assistant, LaShawn Hill, was arrested Wednesday night on larceny... Read more
An Allston man carrying what may have been a laundry list of potential burglary targets was arrested by C-11 Boston Police officers on Tuesday afternoon after a tip from a concerned neighbor. Police responded to a 911 call from a Cedar Grove resident... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports it will be charging an assistant at the Harbor Pilot Middle School with lewd and lascivious behavior for an incident involving "a disabled, non-verbal student." In a statement, police said: "Detectives from the Crimes... Read more
A man told Boston Police that he was robbed at gunpoint in a Dorchester Ave. parking lot last night by a man whom he just observed trying to steal a woman’s purse nearby. The incident took place on Dec. 12 at about 7 p.m. across from 1432 Dorchester Ave... Read more
Franklin Park sketch: Police want to ID this man.Boston Police want the public's help in identifying the man depicted in this sketch released today. Police want to speak to him about a sexual assault that occurred in Franklin Park on Nov. 28. In that... Read more
47-49 Savin Hill Ave: Landlord has told police he will evict tenants who were involved in brawl on Friday.(Updated, Tuesday, Dec. 13)— Five people were arrested on Friday night following a raucous street brawl outside a notorious multi-family house on... Read more
Eldrick Broom, 27, was arrested Thursday on charges he sexually assaulted and then murdered Rosanna Camilo, a Dominican resident who had moved to Boston to obtain medical care for her young son. Broom is scheduled for arraignment today in Dorchester... Read more
Above, this video released by Boston Police today warns the public of an increase in street robberies in several pockets of the city, including Savin Hill. (Updated, Wed, Nov. 8)— A spate of robberies in Savin Hill prompted a higher-than-usual turnout for... Read more

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