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Armed Robbery Investigation Leads to Firearm Arrest in Dorchester
At about 9:39 PM on Monday, October 13, 2025, officers assigned to District B-3 (Mattapan) conducted a subject stop in the area of 222 Harvard [...]
Councilors Breadon, Louijenne, and Coletta Zapata exploring city-run grocery stores to keep food on the table
The City Council approved a hearing for Wednesday to examine the feasibility of publicly owned grocery stores to strengthen Boston’s food infrastructure. This comes in [...]
Boston Housing Authority to Deploy Extrasense AI-Enhanced Cameras In Ongoing War on Rats
Over the next six months, the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) and Extrasense Technology Incorporated will pilot AI-enhanced rodent monitoring cameras at BHA properties in Brighton [...]
Two Southie mobsters causing controversy at Savin Hill restaurant.
Two photos of notorious South Boston mobsters, James "Whitey" Bulger and Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi, are currently hanging on the walls of the newly renovated [...]
🚇 Red Line Shutdown Alert This Weekend!
Red Line Commuters, brace yourselves. This weekend, February 8-9, the MBTA is shutting down service between JFK/UMass and Braintree for [...]
Looks like we have a Boston Mayoral Race – New video released by Josh Kraft
Looks like the race for Mayor of Boston is heating up. Josh Kraft has released a new video (below) and [...]
Man Shot Outside Dorchester Burger King After Confrontation with Security Guard
A dispute outside a Dorchester Burger King took a violent turn on Saturday when a 32-year-old man was shot during [...]
Mayor Wu Announces New Road Safety Ordinance to Increase Accountability of Third Party Delivery Providers
Response from Door Dash “We’re committed to playing our part in helping cities like Boston thrive, while promoting safety in [...]
Victim Identified in 1991 Unsolved Homicide – Toussaint Gonsalves, may have lived in Dorchester
The Boston Police Unsolved Homicide Squad, with assistance from FBI Boston’s Violent Crimes Task Force, has identified a decades-old homicide [...]
Death investigation of priest who died “tragically” in Spain, taught at BC High and served in Seaport
According to a press release from the Jesuits USA East, a Catholic priest from Massachusetts died “tragically” on January 20th in [...]
Full Speed Ahead! MBTA Boosts Red Line’s Braintree Branch to 50 MPH Where Possible
Faster than the speed of light…well, not really, like 50 MPH BOSTON – The MBTA today announced the upcoming restoration of speeds on the Red [...]
MBTA and City of Boston Announce Partnership to Improve Bus Reliability by Expanding Transit Signal Priority City-wide
The MBTA and the City of Boston aim to improve bus speed and reliability citywide with a major transit signal priority upgrade as a part [...]
Man Arrested for Firearm and Drug Offenses After Crashing Vehicle into Dorchester Nursery
Earlier this week, a Dorchester resident drove into the building that houses Ashmont Nursery School on Washington Street. The school is working to rebuild and [...]
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 15-year-old juvenile males on motor [...]