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Man Arrested for Firearm and Drug Offenses After Crashing Vehicle into Dorchester Nursery
From BPD News: At approximately 8:36 PM on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, Officers assigned to District B-3 (Mattapan) arrested 53-year-old Ronnie Qualls, a Dorchester resident, on [...]
🚇 Red Line Shutdown Alert! 🚇 This Weekend
Red Line Commuters, brace yourselves. This weekend, January 25-26, the MBTA is shutting down service between JFK/UMass and Braintree for some much-needed signal upgrades. That [...]
Focus on retail theft at South Bay Mall results in 73 stay-away orders in last quarter of 2024
From DA Kevin Hayden's Office: BOSTON, January 19, 2025 – As part of a multi-partner initiative targeting store-based crimes, Suffolk prosecutors over the last quarter [...]
Death Investigation on Ridgewood Street in Dorchester
From BPD News: At about 7:21 PM, on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, officers assigned to District C-11 (Dorchester) responded to 73 Ridgewood Street, Dorchester on [...]
Firearm recovered, two 15-year-olds arrested during a traffic stop in Dorchester.
From BPD News: On Monday, January 20, 2025, at approximately 4:19 PM, Officers assigned to District B-3 (Mattapan) arrested two [...]
Pit Bull Bites Officer During Dorchester Drug Raid; Police Seize Cash, Firearm, and Narcotics
VIA BPD News: On Saturday, January 18, 2025, at approximately 7:15 AM, officers assigned to the E-13 (Jamaica Plain), B-3 [...]
It’s about to get scary cold – City of Boston has issued a Cold Weather Advisory including winter safety tips
BOSTON – Sunday, January 19, 2025 – Mayor Michelle Wu today announced a cold weather advisory and winter safety tips [...]
Dorchester Man Arrested Following Multiple Breaking and Entering Incidents
Investigation Update: At about 4:15 PM, on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, as part on an ongoing joint investigation, detectives assigned to [...]
Braintree Man Arraigned on Sex Trafficking Charges at South Bay Hotel
BOSTON, January 14, 2025 – A Braintree man arraigned today in South Boston BMC on sex trafficking charges is being [...]
New Bluebikes Stations Coming Soon to the Neighborhood – Find out where!
The City of Boston is moving ahead with plans to expand the Bluebikes network, adding 21 new stations across Charlestown, [...]
Let’s try this again – Mayor Wu refiles tax relief legislation, this time with rebates on the table
Updated tax proposal expands on Mayor Wu’s relief package that passed the City Council and House of Representatives last year – See Press Release Below: BOSTON – Monday, January 13, [...]
MassDOT Warns, Beware of EZ Pass “Smishing” Scam
Once again, scammers are hard at work trying to bilk residents out of cash via phony baloney texts. First, it was the fake “overdue parking ticket” [...]
Drug Control Units Recovered Trafficking Amounts of Cocaine and 700 Packages of Cigarettes that Fell off the Back of a Truck
At about 11:40 PM, on Saturday, January 11, 2025, officers assigned to the Drug Control Unit of District B-2 (Roxbury) and District C-6 (South Boston) [...]
BPD Community Alert: Looking for Public’s Help to Identify Suspect in Dorchester Stabbing
BPD Community Alert: Detectives from District C-11 (Dorchester) are seeking the public’s help in identifying the individual pictured in connection with a stabbing that occurred on Thursday, [...]
Warrant Service Leads to a Firearm Recovered and Boston Most Wanted Arrest in Dorchester
At about 1:42 PM, on Monday, January 6, 2024, members of the Youth Violence Strike Force arrested Henry Barboza, 38, of Dorchester, on multiple firearm charges. Officers [...]
Top 10 2024 311 Reports of Neighborhood Complaints
Since 2015, 311 has been a platform that allows Boston residents to report issues in their neighborhood, from trash to parking, via phone, app or [...]