Public Safety
UPDATE 10:50 a.m. Wednesday— Mayor Thomas Menino's office issued a statement this hour telling city residents to "stay indoors throughout the duration of the snow event, as the storm continues to bring heavy, wet snow and high winds into Boston."
The... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports officers had to use pepper spray to control an unruly mob of people caught breaking into the cafeteria at Carney Hospital Sunday night.
Police say security guards at the hospital requested police around 9:15 p.m. when... Read more
A chase through residential streets and yards off Freeport Street and Morrissey Boulevard Saturday night ended with police shooting one of four men after he allegedly pointed an assault rifle at officers.
The man shot by police, Marvin Veiga, 21, of... Read more
Former Sen. Wilkerson's statement after her sentencing. Video by Gal Tziperman Lotan.
It was strike two for former state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson. More than a decade after the Roxbury Democrat was convicted of federal tax evasion charges, Wilkerson was... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports a man in his 20s was shot at 614 Blue Hill Ave. around 1:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
He was brought to Boston Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Police did not immediately identify him.
Anybody with information can... Read more
A fire that raced through a three-story, two-family home at 5 Page St. late Tuesday afternoon left nine people without a home.
The Boston Fire Department says a short circuit on the first floor caused the fire, which resulted in an estimated $400,000 in... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports the residents of 251 Boston St. were forced out of their apartments this morning by a 60-gallon heating-oil spill Sunday morning. They will have to find other places to live until the spill is cleaned up, police say.
Mourning toddler: The grandmother of Amanihotp Smith,2, held up photos of the little boy at Morningstar Baptist Church. Photo by Adam Gaffin/Universal Hub
2010 left a bloody legacy in Dorchester and Mattapan— low-lighted by the Sept. 28 massacre on... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports arresting a West Newbury man who allegedly tried to kick his way into a Pleasant Street house last night.
Police say that when officers arrived at 18 Pleasant St. around 11 p.m. Tuesday to investigate a call about a... Read more
Eric McPhailBoston Police have issued an urgent appeal for the public's help in finding a 23 year-old suspect who allegedly chased down an ex-girlfriend and fired gunshots at her car during a brazen attack and car chase this morning in Dorchester and... Read more
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