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Woman from Dorchester killed in moped crash.
NBC10 Boston is reporting that a woman was killed and two men were injured in a crash in Braintree on Thursday night. A man in [...]
Following a Call for a Person with a Gun, Youth Violence Strike Force Officers Make a Firearm Arrest
From BPD News: At about 2:52 pm on Friday, August 6, 2021, Officers assigned to the Youth Violence Strike Force arrested Donte Holloway, 24, of [...]
BPD: One Less Gun in the Neighborhood
From BPD News: At about 10:09 pm on Sunday, August 3, 2021 Officers assigned to Youth Violence Strike Force (YVSF) made an onsite firearm arrest [...]
Awww, rats! Boston is the second-most rat infested city in the US
Good grief! Second only to Philadelphia, Boston has the second highest number of rat and mouse sightings in the 15 most populated cities in the US. New Census [...]
Gigi the gorilla has died.
Gigi, the oldest gorilla at Franklin Park Zoo died on Saturday. According to a post on the zoo’s website, the [...]
Winter is Coming: Snow in forecast
We kick off the month of December with snow in the forecast. You may be thinking to yourself, “Hell, no! I’m not [...]
MBTA Map of the Future that Never Was
Woulda, coulda, shoulda Emily Sweeney, Dorchester native and journalist for the Boston Globe, shared with us a map via the [...]
Dorchester Man Arrested on Warrant for Assault with Intent to Murder
From BPD News At about 1:12 PM on, Monday, November 25, 2019, officers assigned to the Youth Violence Strike Force, [...]
Robot Dog on the Job with MA State Police
If anyone has watched the episode of Black Mirror that features robot dogs, you’ll understand how terrifying this news is. According [...]
ICYMI: This happened in Grove Hall
According to the BFD, at approximately 11:00am on Friday the fire department responded with a tech rescue for a car [...]
The Spirit of Giving in Boston
Written By Mayor Martin J. Walsh Happy Thanksgiving, Boston! This is a special time to show gratitude for all the things and people that make [...]
City Council Approves Changes to Cannabis Licensing
On Tuesday, Boston City Council approved reforms to the process for licensing cannabis facilities with a 12-1 vote. (Councilor Althea Garrison voted against it.) The [...]
Security guard indicted for assaulting an 11-year-old girl at Primark
In “What the Hell” news, a grand jury indicted a security guard for allegedly throwing an 11-year-old girl to the ground and punching her repeatedly [...]
Massachusetts Legislature votes to ban the use of handheld phones while driving.
Distracted drivers consider yourself warned. How many times have you witnessed someone driving right through a Stop sign because they are looking straight down at [...]
One Less Gun: Handgun recovered in Dorchester
From BPD News: At about 10:41 PM on Tuesday November 19, 2019, officers assigned to the Youth Violence Strike Force recovered a loaded firearm during [...]
Boston Globe Spotlight: Traffic is bad…really, really bad.
Congestion, lack of parking, and terrible public transportation, oh my! A new Boston Globe's Spotlight investigation on traffic has us scratching our heads, wondering why [...]