LATEST NEWS
12-year-old boy dies from gunshot wound in Mattapan
UPDATE: 22-year-old Walter Hendrick of Mattapan, brother of the shooting victim, appeared in Dorchester District Court to face the following charges:Â improper storage of a firearm [...]
Dead Body found in Backyard of Dorchester Home
BPD is investigating the death of a person whose body was found in the backyard of a home on Washington Street in Dorchester Tuesday morning. [...]
Reimagining White Stadium Community Meeting
Finally! The City of Boston has issued a request for proposals for the renovation of White Stadium in Franklin Park.  The goal is to create a state-of-the-art facility [...]
Two Suspects Arrested for Drug Trafficking After Traffic Stop in Dorchester
At about 12:51 AM, on Monday, July 10, 2023, an officer assigned to District C-11 (Dorchester) arrested Lenin Pimentel, 23, of Boston, and Jacari Cosgrove, [...]
Transit Police are looking for this guy who grabbed a phone and threw it into the pit
The jerk store called... From Transit Police News: On March 20, 2022 at approximately 11PM the victim, a female, was [...]
Outdoor Dining Woes: issues + frustration are surfacing in the city
As the third year of the outdoor dining pilot program kicks off Friday, there seems to be some confusion and [...]
City Council passes ordinance regarding targeted residential picketing
On Wednesday, the Boston City Council passed the ordinance regarding targeted residential picketing means picketing, protesting, or demonstrating, with or [...]
Boston Blooms Block Party – April 13th
BOSTON – Wednesday, March 30, 2022 – Mayor Michelle Wu, in partnership with the Downtown Boston Business Improvement District, the Rose [...]
Sen. Nick Collins to host Small Business Forum on Friday
In Partnership with Massachusetts Growth Capital Corp. and MACDC BOSTON – This Friday, April 1st, Senator Nick Collins will host [...]
Mayor Wu Announces Some Changes and Next Steps for North End Outdoor Dining
Mayor Michelle Wu held a press conference on Tuesday re: the North End Outdoor Door Dining situation. The press conference initially [...]
Honor + Remember: Dorchester Vietnam Veterans Memorial
March 29th is National Vietnam Veterans Day. The Dorchester Vietnam Veterans Memorial is located off of Morrissey Boulevard and honors the 80 men from Dorchester [...]
Congrats to Dorchester’s Own Kevin Chapman on Coda Oscar Win
Dorchester Shoutout! Let's hear it for Dorchester native and actor Kevin Chapman for his role as Brady in the Oscar-Winning film Coda! Coda tells the [...]
Suspect in Custody After BPD Officer Involved in Violent Struggle at South Bay Stop + Shop
From BPD News: At about 9:47 AM on Saturday, March 26, 2022, a Boston Police officer working a paid detail on District C-6 (South Boston) [...]
North End Outdoor Dining Situation: A Breakdown
Update: On Tuesday, Mayor Michelle Wu will host a press conference to address this year’s program for outdoor dining in Boston’s North End. She will [...]
Two Juveniles Suspects in Custody in Connection with the double shooting at TechAcademy in Dorchester
From BPD News: At about 5:42 PM on Tuesday March 15, 2022, officers assigned to District B-3 responded to a ShotSpotter activation in the area [...]
Operation H.E.A.T: Suspected Human Trafficker Arrested at Mass + Cass
From BPD News: On Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at approximately 6:30 PM, Detectives assigned to the Boston Police Human Trafficking Unit, the Internet Crimes Against [...]