Public Safety
The Boston Police Department reports a man found shot in the head around 1 a.m., Wednesday, on Trull Street has died.
Police say the man was pronounced dead at Boston Medical Center. He is described as black and about 23.
Anybody with information can... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports workers opening up La Belle Capoise restaurant at 884 Morton St. this morning were surprised to hear somebody yelling for help.
Police say Frandy Jean, 17, broke into the restaurant sometime overnight and had somehow... Read more
To the Editor:
Contrary to the Reporter’s story about how well residents and city officials have received the City’s new LED lighting retrofitted into “cobrahead”-style street lights, this reception is not a shared one.
Some residents on St. Mark’s Rd.... Read more
A massive public works project that will impact Lower Mills for the rest of the year will start on Monday, according to officials with the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA). Crews will begin by digging a ventilation shaft near the... Read more
An alleged gunman briefly managed to evade police Monday afternoon by removing all his clothes, but officers caught up with him after witnesses told them they'd just seen a naked guy running down the street.
JosephAccording to a Boston Police report,... Read more
Click for larger.The Boston Police Department says a man arrested Friday is responsible for a series of armed holdups of gas stations and convenience stores in Dorchester, Mattapan and Medford - with a replica firearm.
Michael Gomes, 35, was arrested... Read more
A Revere man admitted yesterday he helped kill a man who was outside talking with some friends one May night two years ago, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.
Abiona Sharpe, 21, was sentenced to life in prison for second-degree murder... Read more
Armed Robbery Suspect: From surveillance footage at a Shell gas station in South Boston on March 29.A rash of armed robberies of convenience stores — including three in Dorchester’s C-11 police district in recent days—is prompting a Boston Police alert... Read more
Mattapan’s Mildred Avenue K-8 School briefly went into “safe mode” on Tuesday morning, following a spat between two parents, according to the Boston Police Department. A spokesman on Tuesday afternoon said that the situation had been resolved and students... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports a 24-year-old man was shot around 7:40 p.m. on Saturday near 37 Ellington St.
He was transported to Boston Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
The man, not identified by police, was Dorchester's fourth murder... Read more
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