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A broken headlight on 93 leads to an arrest for heroin and cocaine trafficking
From Mass State Police News At approximately 11:30 a.m. yesterday a Trooper assigned to the Troop H Community Action Team was on patrol traveling on Route [...]
Recap of Mayor Marty Walsh’s Press Briefing from March 1st
Please see below for updates from Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s press briefing on Monday, March 1. Latest COVID numbers: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts yesterday (Sunday) [...]
After 40 years, the Dorchester Youth Collaborative is closing
The Boston Herald is reporting that the Dorchester Youth Collaborative (DYC) is closing after 40 years of providing the youth of the neighborhood a safe [...]
BPD Investigation Update: Juvenile Male Arrested + Charged with Murder in Homicide Investigation in Dorchester
From BPD News: Update: At about 6:45 AM on Friday, February 26, 2021, members of the Boston Police Homicide Unit and Boston Police Fugitive Unit [...]
First Animal Rescue of 2019: A Cat on Gaston Street in Dot
Contrary to the belief that the fire department rescues cats in need, it’s actually the Animal Rescue League! The Animal Rescue [...]
Congrats to Ayanna Pressley
Dorchester’s own Ayanna Pressley has officially become the first black woman elected to represent Massachusetts in Congress! On Thursday, she [...]
Thanks to the shutdown, you can’t go to the Kennedy Library
With the partial government shutdown starting two weeks ago, we wondered what exactly does that mean. Well, President Trump and [...]
City Councilor At-Large Althea Garrison:Locked out
Hmmmm…in a very bizarre incident today at City Hall, City Councilor At-Large Elect (and Dorchester resident) Althea Garrison - slated [...]
First homicide of 2019: Johnston Rd. in Dot
A man in his 30s was shot and killed around 3am on Tuesday on Johnston Road. According to the Boston [...]
Four suspects in custody for Armed Robbery In Dot
From BPD News: Daily Dose of Great Police Work: At about 12:57 AM on Saturday December 29, 2018, officers assigned [...]
Top 10 Stories of 2018 on CID
2018 is just about over and as we look back this past year in Dorchester, here are the top 10 stories on Caught in Dot. [...]
Victim Identified in Dyer Street Shooting
From BPD News: At about 12:34 AM on Wednesday, December 27, 2018, officers assigned to District B-3 (Mattapan) responded to a shot spotter notification in [...]
Emergency Alert: 911 Outages
What the hell is this?  And should we be in panic mode?  If you have a smart phone, you probably received an Emergency Alert: Per MEMA.  Sporadic 911 [...]
Armed Robbery in Dot
From BPD news: At about 9:24 PM on Thursday, December 27, 2018, officers assigned to District C-6 (South Boston) responded to a radio call for [...]
Triple shooting in Dot
Boston police are investigation a shooting that happened overnight in Dorchester that left one person dead and two others injured. According to NBC10 Boston, BPD [...]
BPD find drugs, counterfeit cash and gun in Dot.Â
From BPD news: KEEPING BOSTON SAFE:Â At about 10:48 AM on Wednesday, December 19, 2018, members of the District C-11 Drug Control Unit executed a [...]