Boston crime

Murders over the past 365 days

Murders in Boston as reported by Boston Police over the past year.
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Recent crimes

Stabbing in Cummins Highway apartment building leaves one near death
Stabbing
2/2/12 - 12:10 pm
884 Cummins Highway
Mattapan
Roslindale armed-robbery suspect leads victims, police on chase down train tracks
Armed robbery
1/31/12 - 7:00 pm
Firth St. and Washington St.
Roslindale
Police investigating chemical spray that sent 11 Roxbury residents fleeing into the night
Pepper spray
1/29/12 - 1:30 am
10 Codman Park
Roxbury
Two stabbed outside downtown club
Stabbing
1/29/12 - 12:45 am
2 Broad St.
Boston
Dolts captured on video in act of Boloco burglary
Burglary
1/28/12 - 11:00 pm
1084 Boylston St.
Boston
Woman punched repeatedly by man who wanted the cab she was getting in
Assault and battery
1/28/12 - 11:00 pm
Tremont St. and Park St.
Boston
Man on bike hit by car, then shot by one of its occupants
Shooting
1/27/12 - 12:30 pm
242 Harold St.
Roxbury
Driveway rage: Police say man tired of parents stopping in front of his driveway to pick up kids threatened one with a rifle
Illegal weapons possession
1/25/12 - 3:31 pm
136 Greenwood St.
Dorchester
Scarface sought for armed holdup at liquor store near Stony Brook T stop
Armed robbery
1/24/12 - 9:40 pm
80 Boylston St.
Jamaica Plain
Hyde Park market held up at gunpoint
Armed robbery
1/22/12 - 9:00 pm
1070 Hyde Park Ave.
Hyde Park
DA: Dorchester drug dealer had loaded gun, 400 rounds of ammo, a laser sight and a bulletproof vest
Illegal weapons possession
1/22/12 - 3:00 pm
30 King St.
Dorchester
Police: Three teens celebrated mugging in Southwest Corridor Park at nearby pizza place
Unarmed robbery
1/19/12 - 11:09 pm
Lamartine St. and Hoffman St.
Jamaica Plain
Police charge Dorchester man ended argument by repeatedly plunging knife into opponent
Stabbing
1/18/12 - 11:55 pm
107 Devon St.
Dorchester
Police gave suspect a choice: He could hand over the plastic bags in his butt cheeks or they could reach in and pull them out
Illegal weapons possession
1/18/12 - 5:55 pm
Decatur St.
Charlestown
Police: Woman attacked while walking dog around Jamaica Pond
Assault and battery
1/16/12 - 5:00 am
Jamaica Pond
Jamaica Plain
Copper thieves learn there are still live wires in the old South Boston power plant
Fire
1/15/12 - 10:00 pm
Summer St. and 1 St.
South Boston
If you hear knocking on your door, but don't see anybody through the peephole, don't open the door
Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon
1/15/12 - 8:03 pm
10 Hammond St.
Roxbury
Man charged with armed robbery in the heart of Downtown Crossing - right where all the cops hang out
Armed robbery
1/15/12 - 5:33 pm
Washington St. and Winter St.
Boston
Man shot to death in Dorchester; first murder of the year
Murder
1/14/12 - 1:50 pm
23 Trull St.
Dorchester
Man stabbed in robbery outside Allston sports bar
Stabbing
1/14/12 - 1:30 am
161 Brighton Ave.
Allston
Police: Saudi student arrested on charges of being an asshole
Assault and battery on a police officer
1/12/12 - 2:45 am
778 Boylston St.
Boston
Robbed at gunpoint in Dorchester park
Armed robbery
1/11/12 - 10:00 pm
Ronan Park
Dorchester
Man shot in chest in South Boston
Shooting
1/11/12 - 2:00 pm
397 Old Colony Ave.
South Boston
Police: Violent gun-toting, drug-selling perv taken down in Dorchester
Illegal weapons possession
1/11/12 - 6:30 am
15 Brinsley St.
Dorchester
Boston Latin School student arrested on arson charges
Arson
1/11/12 (All day)
78 Avenue Louis Pasteur
Roxbury
Armed robbery near Ruggles
Armed robbery
1/10/12 - 9:28 pm
Ruggles St. and DeWitt St.
Roxbury
South End wine store held up at gunpoint; suspect arrested
Armed robbery
1/10/12 - 8:10 pm
607 Tremont St.
Boston
Allston Subway robbed at knifepoint
Armed robbery
1/9/12 - 10:00 pm
260 Western Ave.
Allston
West Roxbury bank held up
Bank robbery
1/9/12 - 1:30 pm
2029 Centre St.
West Roxbury
Police: Gunmen with bad aim kept shooting at guy trying to get their plate number after a traffic incident
Assault with a dangerous weapon
1/7/12 - 3:27 pm
Seaver St. and Blue Hill Ave.
Roxbury
JP man gets stolen bike back - after getting punched in the head
Unarmed robbery
1/6/12 - 6:09 pm
358 Centre St.
Jamaica Plain
Apparent drive-by shooting in Forest Hills this afternoon; no injuries
Gunfire
1/6/12 - 3:30 pm
219 South St.
Jamaica Plain
Two arrested for armed holdup of pizza delivery guy in Forest Hills
Armed robbery
1/5/12 - 10:15 pm
155 Williams St.
Jamaica Plain
Man shot in chest in Charlestown
Shooting
1/5/12 - 12:10 am
2 Carney Ct.
Charlestown
Man robbed of iPod, wallet, backpack by pack of masked men in Dorchester
Armed robbery
1/4/12 - 3:30 pm
19 Whitten St.
Dorchester
Pre-teen, two teens charged with armed robbery in JP
Armed robbery
1/3/12 - 1:12 pm
200 Centre St.
Jamaica Plain
Man shot as groups exchange gunfire on Columbia Road
Shooting
1/2/12 - 10:00 pm
185 Columbia Rd.
Dorchester
Gunpoint carjacking on Blue Hill Avenue
Carjacking
1/2/12 - 9:45 pm
1065 Blue Hill Ave.
Dorchester
Gunmen get out of car, start shooting, don't hit anybody on Hyde Park/Mattapan line
Shooting
1/2/12 - 2:45 pm
Ridlon St., and Greenfield St.
Mattapan
East Boston man pistol whipped in armed home invasion
Armed home invasion
1/2/12 - 2:30 pm
96 Wordsworth St.
East Boston
Man sought for breaking into several South End buildings gets cornered, surrenders when cops bring dog in
Burglary
1/1/12 - 8:30 pm
45 Dwight St.
Boston
Two shot in Allston apartment
Shooting
12/30/11 - 10:15 pm
15 Chester St.
Allston
Woman mugged at knifepoint outside Brewery in JP
Armed robbery
12/29/11 - 4:40 pm
Merriam St.
Jamaica Plain
Man robbed at knifepoint on Hanover Street
Armed robbery
12/28/11 - 11:41 pm
269 Hanover St.
Boston
Police look for South Boston mugger wearing hat embroidered with "Crook"
Unarmed robbery
12/28/11 - 7:40 pm
W. Broadway and St. Casimir St.
South Boston
South End proves to be no Sherwood Forest for alleged robbin' hood
Bank robbery
12/28/11 - 3:02 pm
6 Ave. de Lafayette
Boston
Police seek man who held up bank, did not stop to give money to little kids
Bank robbery
12/27/11 - 4:45 pm
176 Federal St.
Boston
Man charged with attempted murder while on bail on charges he shot at somebody repeatedly
Shooting
12/25/11 - 4:00 am
Nightingale St.
Dorchester
Stabbed to death in East Boston on Christmas Eve
Murder
12/24/11 - 5:39 pm
100 Meridian St.
East Boston
Gunpoint robbery at Fields Corner T stop
Armed robbery
12/23/11 - 9:40 pm
Dorchester Ave. and Faulkner St.
Dorchester
Egleston teen, West Roxbury man arrested on drug, gun charges
Illegal weapons possession
12/22/11 - 2:34 pm
209 Boylston St.
Jamaica Plain
The most wonderful time of the year ... for a bank robber
12/22/11 - 12:25 pm
Young teen stabbed in Roxbury
Stabbing
12/20/11 - 2:45 pm
85 Lenox St.
Roxbury
Criminal pro tip: If you see a bunch of guys talking, don't try to mug one of them
Armed robbery
12/16/11 - 8:39 pm
Cummins Highway and Fairway St.
Mattapan
Sovereign Bank branch in Downtown Crossing held up
Bank robbery
12/16/11 - 4:45 pm
125 Summer St.
Boston
Two shot near Shawmut and Lenox
Shooting
12/16/11 - 12:00 pm
618 Shawmut Ave.
Roxbury
Report: Another pot-related home invasion
Shooting
12/15/11 - 1:00 am
Castlegate Rd.
Roxbury
Girl barely in her teens and slightly older friend charged with Fenway cell-phone mugging
Unarmed robbery
12/14/11 - 7:23 pm
Huntington Ave. and Parker St.
Boston
Young thugs beating, robbing their way through Charlestown
Assault and battery
12/14/11 - 6:00 pm
High St. and Green St.
Charlestown
Police: Officer fired on gunman aiming loaded weapon at him; man captured without injury
Illegal weapons possession
12/13/11 - 11:30 am
431 River St.
Mattapan
BU hockey player charged with sexual assault
Indecent assault and battery
12/11/11 - 11:00 pm
10 Buick St.
Allston
DA: Man who threatened to murder pizza delivery guy sent away for evaluation
Armed robbery
12/10/11 - 9:57 pm
31 Capen St.
Dorchester
Food-delivery guy robbed at knifepoint in Roslindale
Armed robbery
12/10/11 - 9:30 pm
31 Bradeen St.
Roslindale
Police: Pizza boxes in trash tie Dorchester teen to series of armed holdups of pizza delivery guys
Illegal weapons possession
12/10/11 - 7:01 am
51 Wentworth St.
Dorchester
Shot to death in Dorchester
Murder
12/9/11 - 9:30 am
47 Winston Rd.
Dorchester
Man shot to death outside Roxbury liquor store
Murder
12/6/11 - 8:30 pm
60 Dearborn St.
Roxbury
Man shot to death inside Dorchester three decker
Murder
12/6/11 - 8:00 pm
7 Samoset St.
Dorchester
Two charged with mid-day robbery, face food smashing in Allston
Unarmed robbery
12/5/11 - 12:17 pm
1223 Commonwealth Ave.
Allston
Police: Routine traffic stop in Dorchester ends with arrest of guy with loaded gun
Illegal weapons possession
12/4/11 - 1:29 am
Whitfield St. and Wheatland Ave.
Dorchester
Homicide detectives investigating death of Egleston Square woman
Murder
12/3/11 - 10:08 am
8 Wardman Rd.
Roxbury
Maybe next time the kid should steal some Visine instead of candy
Armed robbery
12/2/11 - 7:30 pm
1660 Dorchester Ave.
Dorchester
DA: Man arrested during sink skirmish is awaiting trial on charges he helped rob a man getting to know his prostitute girlfriend
Assault and battery on a police officer
12/1/11 - 9:00 pm
Atlantic Ave. and Summer St.
Boston
Two charged with armed robbery in the South End
Armed robbery
11/30/11 - 9:14 pm
W. Springfield St. and Columbus Ave.
Boston
Several arrests, guns seized after man found tied up, bashed in head in Dorchester
Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon
11/29/11 - 12:20 am
153 E. Cottage St.
Dorchester
Man sought for attacking woman pushing a baby stroller in Franklin Park
Assault and battery
11/28/11 - 1:30 pm
Forest Hills Dr.
Jamaica Plain

Crime comments

How did this guy get a job
Mattapan man charged with stabbing woman in his apartment - but what was she doing there?
2/3/12 - 2:07 pm
How did this guy get a job with the City of Boston .lengthy record dating back to 1989, crimes of...
yes innocent, because he
Man charged with dickish behavior on a T bus in Dorchester
2/1/12 - 11:51 am
yes innocent, because he clearly has a mental illness, which should be treated adequately. nobody...
Aint worth getting shot
Roslindale armed-robbery suspect leads victims, police on chase down train tracks
1/31/12 - 7:34 pm
Aint worth getting shot people....duh
Saw the cruisers and the get
Convenience-store clerk robbed at knifepoint, then jumps in his car to pursue his attackers
1/31/12 - 3:21 pm
Saw the cruisers and the get away car in front of 7-11 last night. Was wondering what happened.
WTF???
Man charged with attempted murder while on bail on charges he shot at somebody repeatedly
1/30/12 - 8:41 pm
$5000 bail for illegal firearm possession and attempted murder? Gotta love them liberals.
And this is why every woman should carry pepper spray
Woman punched repeatedly by man who wanted the cab she was getting in
1/30/12 - 1:31 am
And be trained to kick a guy in the junk. As a man, I fully endorse the right of any woman to kick...
H/t eeka.
Dolts captured on video in act of Boloco burglary
1/29/12 - 3:17 pm
What does "H/t eeka." mean?
another angle on this
DA: Case against alleged gang member won't be hurt by courthouse theft of gun held as evidence...
1/28/12 - 1:08 pm
If three guns can be stolen from the courthouse evidence safe, and we don't know how, then what...
Status
Man on bike hit by car, then shot by one of its occupants
1/27/12 - 1:36 pm
What's the status of the victim? Hope he survives, and that they find the perp.
maybe he had a license for
Driveway rage: Police say man tired of parents stopping in front of his driveway to pick up kids...
1/27/12 - 10:41 am
maybe he had a license for the rifle but the scope was illegal. Wait ... what??? Scopes aren't...
General Electric in door-to-door sales fraud?
Boston is not offering free alarm systems to residents
1/27/12 - 10:41 am
I'm amazed (and dismayed) that a major blue-chip company, General Electric, is perpetrating this...
How do they target the elderly?
If somebody calls and says you've won a prize but you need to put up $300 first, it's a...
1/26/12 - 3:45 pm
Are they just the only ones left with landlines these days?
To put it more in his parlance...
Matt Drudge is probably not roaming Harvard stealing laptops
1/25/12 - 2:05 pm
You can't prove it's not him.
Sorry that people were seriously injured, but,
Police: Car that may have been in a drag race slammed into by car going wrong way on Rte. 16 in...
1/25/12 - 12:20 pm
What kind of an idiot would go drag-racing on route 16, especially in that particular area?
Irony or coincidence
Man charged with possession of an illegal spark plug
1/25/12 - 11:50 am
Seeing as how the spark plug was part of South End history and all.
If it isn't fresh, it isn't Legal
DA: Man charged as drug dealer after accepting delivery of raw opium from cop posing as delivery man
1/25/12 - 9:39 am
If it isn't fresh, it isn't Legal.
Better here than N.H., gomer
DA: Dorchester drug dealer had loaded gun, 400 rounds of ammo, a laser sight and a bulletproof vest
1/24/12 - 10:32 pm
Much like the beast in a Catalonian bullfight, the N.H. gun owner gets ornery and violent when he...
Now here's where you
Woman attacked while jogging in Newton
1/24/12 - 7:03 pm
haul off and punch someone as hard as you can. I would be seriously surprised to see the victim...
"Fighting words", etc.
Fed up with leering men on Harvard Avenue, woman punches one
1/24/12 - 8:53 am
I wonder if her action was legal. A case could be made for self-defense, if the dude's words were...
Catalytic converters?
Mind the purse on the T
1/23/12 - 10:11 am
Is there a big shortage of aftermarket converters? I'm curious why thieves are stealing this...
A rather scary story, to boot.
Court says it's past time for government to pay up for letting Whitey Bulger get away with...
1/21/12 - 4:48 pm
It's clear that Whitey Bulger is not only a very nasty, dangerous piece of work, but is even sicker...
Right of passage
Police: Three teens celebrated mugging in Southwest Corridor Park at nearby pizza place
1/20/12 - 2:52 pm
I've heard of bike muggings along South West Corridor path for years. I've even had a basketball...
Farmers in the Dell
Police gave suspect a choice: He could hand over the plastic bags in his butt cheeks or they could...
1/20/12 - 8:39 am
The Cheese doesn't stand alone?
Channel 25, on last night's
Man stabbed at Quincy Center T stop this afternoon
1/19/12 - 10:04 am
Channel 25, on last night's news, referred to the stop as being on the Orange Line.
formerly known as the kells?
Man stabbed in robbery outside Allston sports bar
1/19/12 - 8:40 am
when i drank there the worse thing that ever happened was someone getting cracked over the head...
Who says that locals don't go
One can only assume the suspect was the guy who looked like the Michelin Man
1/18/12 - 8:53 pm
Who says that locals don't go to Quincy Market?
Mug shot?
Newton second-grade teacher arrested on child-porn charges
1/18/12 - 7:09 am
?
why did they cite them if there was no evidence?
Alleged groping oyster shucker could face drug charges, deportation
1/17/12 - 2:52 pm
Why would they cite them for drug dealing...just to be a-holes?
Interesting choice of descriptor
If you hear knocking on your door, but don't see anybody through the peephole, don't open...
1/16/12 - 6:01 pm
Why "homeless man" as if to highlight this attribute of the guy, thereby suggesting that anyone who...
yea car almost smashed me head on
Police: High-speed wrong-way car thief causes four-car crash on Expressway
1/16/12 - 2:55 pm
I was driving down the highway and saw the car coming straight for ne and I swearved out of the way...
Just got replaced.
Shocking: Man who showed up at hospital with severe burns may be guy who tried to steal cable at...
1/16/12 - 2:31 pm
http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/downtown/2012/01/bronze_footprints_of_former_ma.html
In case you missed the news
Should Marky Mark take a meeting with Whitey?
1/16/12 - 10:39 am
Wahlberg Plans to Meet 'Whitey' Bulger in Prison
Thieves
Copper thieves learn there are still live wires in the old South Boston power plant
1/16/12 - 8:48 am
Copper, asbestos and PCB's not to mention all the security cameras around this dump. Sounds like an...
Was wondering when this was going to happen.
Man shot to death in Dorchester; first murder of the year
1/15/12 - 10:41 am
Wasn't last year's first murder much earlier, and also in Dorchester?
News reports that are now
Roxbury 5-year-old critical after allegedly drunk driver plows car into telephone pole
1/14/12 - 1:24 pm
News reports that are now saying that in addition to be drunk (allegedly) that the father is an...
He appears to be on Facebook,
Police: Saudi student arrested on charges of being an asshole
1/13/12 - 11:13 pm
at least for the moment. "Bored to death"- what a maroon.
Feb. 6
Forget cupcakes in jars: TSA marshal under investigation for alleged attack on Occupy Boston...
1/13/12 - 10:00 pm
In Boston Municipal Court, per the DA's office. He's charged with one count of unarmed robbery.
Wasn't there a Supreme Court
Court: No means no even if it's just indicated by a head shake
1/13/12 - 2:40 pm
Wasn't there a Supreme Court case a year or so ago (possibly the 2010 one mentioned in the article...
DA: What an absurd ruling
Court: Judges have the right to reduce plea-bargained sentences in certain circumstances
1/12/12 - 5:09 pm
Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley says: Justice Spina is absolutely correct in his...
I love that comment
Boston Latin School student arrested on arson charges
1/11/12 - 8:34 pm
From the headmaster. I would also like my kid to have an uninterrupted day of learning with no...
This happened my jr/sr year
Boston Latin pyromaniac strikes again
1/11/12 - 3:52 pm
This happened my jr/sr year when I was there, got out 5 years ago. Fires were started in bathrooms...
only in Boston could you mug someone 5 blocks from Police HQ
Armed robbery near Ruggles
1/11/12 - 10:31 am
....and run TOWARDS the HQ
Well, that's scary. My kid just
Somebody's setting fires at Boston Latin School
1/10/12 - 4:43 pm
called me when he got home from school to tell me about this. There's a lot of kids in that...
Pretty high bail
Boston welcomes visitors from the City of Brotherly Theft
1/10/12 - 3:53 pm
A Boston Municipal Court judge set bail at $10,000 for each of them, the Suffolk County District...
This is why I stopped flipping people off
Police: Gunmen with bad aim kept shooting at guy trying to get their plate number after a traffic...
1/9/12 - 2:30 pm
I once flipped off a guy for needlessly beeping at me. He wound up punching me in the face. These...
What to lock up?
JP man gets stolen bike back - after getting punched in the head
1/8/12 - 11:15 pm
Yes, locking a wheel to the frame would have prevented this ride-away theft. Locking the perp in a...
My god, you're a moron
Apparent drive-by shooting in Forest Hills this afternoon; no injuries
1/7/12 - 11:45 pm
Both of those incidents involved people from the same address. Unless "turf" suddenly went as...
A Trend...
Court rules you probably shouldn't rely on your dentist for tax advice
1/6/12 - 6:15 pm
What is it with dentists? My childhood oral surgeon went to prison for not paying the IRS for...
how stupid are these kids?
Two arrested for armed holdup of pizza delivery guy in Forest Hills
1/6/12 - 6:04 pm
What is it with these idiots? Seems like it's an almost constant problem. Do they not hear about...
that's some seriously bad automotive taste
Thirsty state trooper interrupts armed robbery at Newton pharmacy
1/6/12 - 10:45 am
If you're going to steal something, at least steal something that doesn't scream "I've given up on...