Public Safety
The March 1990 heist at the Isabella Gardner Museum is notorious for all the wrong reasons. Thirteen pieces of precious artwork – including two bona-fide masterpieces by Rembrandt and Vermeer – were taken in the overnight, post-St. Patrick’s Day haze by a... Read more
In the wake of the roof collapse at the Bayside Exp Center last week, UMass Boston will speed up its long-planned demolition of the partly collapsed building to make way in the short term for more parking spaces for students and faculty.
The building,... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports two separate food-delivery men have been robbed at gunpoint in recent days at 25 Regina Rd.
In both cases - around 9:50 p.m. on Saturday and 10:40 p.m. yesterday - food-deliverers were met at either the front door or... Read more
The Boston Fire Department reports a woman rescued from a fire at 83 Tonawanda St. this afternoon died at Mass. General Hospital.
Firefighters found the woman on the first floor of the two-family home, the department reports, adding two firefighters... Read more
A fire that raced through a Washington Street apartment building displaced 30 residents but caused no injuries, the Boston Fire Department reports.
The fire at 247-249 Washington St. was reported around 7:05 a.m. and did an estimated $750,000 in damage,... Read more
In the latest mark of a winter of discontent, a partial roof collapse at the vacant former Bayside Expo Center on Wednesday morning ruptured a gas line, prompting the evacuation of a neighboring building on Mount Vernon Street and the cutting off of power... Read more
Winter storms that have disrupted travel patterns for MBTA riders should cost the transit authority $36.5 million in lost revenues and additional costs this year, MBTA Chief Financial Officer Jonathan Davis told transportation officials Tuesday.
The T... Read more
The Boston Public Schools will partner with the Gavin Foundation and UMass Boston to run a new school-based drug prevention program that will be piloted at Dorchester’s own McCormack Middle School.
The program— Too Good for Drugs— takes aim at alcohol,... Read more
Despite snow-clogged thoroughfares, the South Boston St. Patrick's Day Parade will still be held on Sunday, March 15, according to officials close to the decision.
"One thing wanted to agree on, we want a parade on the 15th to happen," said Mayor Martin... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports the Members Plus Credit Union at 494 Gallivan Blvd. was robbed around 12:50 p.m. on Thursday by a man who gave a hand-written note demanding money.
The man, about 5'8" and wearing a blue Patriots stocking cap, a black... Read more
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