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BPD Officers Recover a Loaded Firearm After a Traffic Stop in Dorchester
From BPD News: At about 7:50 PM, Friday, October 07, 2022, officers assigned to the Youth Violence Strike Force, along with Massachusetts State Police, conducted [...]
City Council vote to raise their own salaries
The Boston Herald is reporting that Boston City Councilors voted unanimously on Wednesday to raise their pay by $10,000 more than the proposed hike, pushing [...]
Window Washer dies at JFK Library on Wednesday
The Boston Globe is reporting that a window washer working inside the JFK Library in Dorchester fell between five and seven stories to his death [...]
Franklin Park Zoo’s Anala the tiger experiencing serious health issues
Boston, Mass.; Oct. 3, 2022 – The staff at Franklin Park Zoo announced today that Anala, a 17-year-old female tiger, is experiencing serious age-related health [...]
BPD Investigation Update: Victim has been identified in homicide at Capen + Evans streets
From BPD News Investigation Update: At about 10:03 PM on Thursday, February 4, 2021, officers assigned to District B-3 (Mattapan) responded [...]
Flooding in Neponset Circle
Avoid this area of the neighborhood if you're driving This morning, Mass State Police posted on twitter about a very [...]
Garvey Playground is officially open!
Garvey Playground, a 5.27-acre park, is located at 340 Neponset Avenue in Dorchester. The $5,790,000 project budget was funded by [...]
Red Sox hat wearing guy wanted for US Capitol Violence
The FBI is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying individuals who made unlawful entry into the U.S. Capitol building and committed [...]
After a slip on the ice, BPD arrest two and recover an illegal firearm.
From BPD News About 2:42am on Saturday, February 6, 2021, officers assigned to District B-3 (Mattapan) conducted a traffic stop [...]
Increased Capacity in the City of Boston to 40% starts Monday
Friday, February 5, 2021 – Given the improvement in the number of COVID-19 cases and the City’s positivity rate over [...]
What the hell is going on at the South Bay Target?
Community Alert: Boston Police Investigating Package Tampering in South Bay From BPD News Community Alert: On Wednesday, February 3, 2021, a concerned citizen notified Boston [...]
Shout Out to Doughboy Donuts via Mayor Walsh
You can take the Mayor outta Boston, but you can’t take the Boston outta the Mayor! This morning during his Senate Confirmation Hearing to become US Labor [...]
Mayor Walsh will appear before US Senate for confirmation hearing
Last month, President Joe Biden nominated Mayor Marty Walsh as Labor Secretary. On Thursday, Walsh will appear before a U.S. Senate committee for his confirmation hearing. The [...]
Home Rule Petition on special election for mayoral race override vote set for Wednesday
UPDATE: The council voted 12-0-1 in support of the Home Rule Petition on Wednesday. Councilor Annissa Essaibi-George – one of three councilors running for mayor – voted [...]
American Provisions warns, “Watch out for this scam!”
Those crafty hackers are always finding ways to scam people on social media – even if it means faking a local specialty shop’s instagram! On [...]
Fire in Dorchester: 157 Glenway Street
BFD responded to a call shortly before 6pm on Tuesday to 157 Glenway Street in Dorchester. Fire was discovered in the rear of the building. [...]