Public Safety
The Boston Police Department reports a man was shot where Old Road meets Columbia Road around 11:40 p.m. on Saturday.
Arriving officers found Xavier Rivas, 22, of Roxbury, lying on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a local hospital... Read more
A Dorchester man who held up a series of stores at knifepoint this past spring, less than three months after he was released from a a 30-month sentence for armed robberies in New York City, now faces up to 20 years in federal prison if convicted,... Read more
A federal judge on Monday sentenced Kenji Ingram, 45, to 27 months in federal prison after he admitted to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
In May, Ingram formally admitted that when police found him sitting on a bench on Allstate Road at the... Read more
Heavily armed Boston Police scoured backyards and garages during an intense search on Alicia Road on Tuesday afternoon after an unknown gunman reportedly fired several rounds near Dorchester Avenue and Gallivan Boulevard around 12:15. It was unclear later... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports that two men were shot outside 66 Wildwood St. near Morton Street around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Both men were transported to local hospitals, where one was pronounced dead, while the other is expected to survive.
The Supreme Judicial Court ruled today that a police officer who stopped David Privette not long after the robbery of a gas station one night in 2018 had enough probable cause to conclude he was a suspect even before he found him packing a gun and several... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports two men were shot on Wilrose Street between Westwood Street and Puritan Avenue, around 7:40 p.m. on Tuesday
One victim was shot in the face.
Police say one victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The other was... Read more
The Boston Fire Department reports firefighters responded to what turned into a two-alarm fire at 1553 Blue Hill Ave. in Mattapan around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday.
The department reports one resident suffered minor injuries. A total of eight residents were... Read more
The Boston Police Department report a woman was found shot at 15 Fermoy Heights Ave. around 8:45 p.m. on Saturday. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Boston firefighters responded to 20 Leston St. in Mattapan around 8 p.m. on Tuesday for what turned into a two-alarm fire.
The Boston Fire Department reports firefighters found heavy fire on all three rear porches of the three-decker.
The department... Read more
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