Boston crime

Man shot a short block from Brigham and Women's

6/14/21 - 2:00 pm

WHDH reports a man was shot around 2 p.m. on Fenwood Road, a short walk from Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Teen shot on Abbotsford Road in Roxbury

6/11/21 - 8:50 pm

Live Boston reports a 17-year-old was shot in the leg on Abbotsford Street near Harold Street around 8:50 p.m. on Friday.

Two shot on Orton Marotta Way in South Boston

6/8/21 - 8:05 pm

Shortly after 8 p.m. on Orton Marotta Way near Joyce Hayes Way in the West Broadway development. The homicide unit was called... Read more

Man fatally shot on Mission Hill

6/7/21 - 8:40 pm

Victim identified as Fermin Baez, 32, of Dorchester. Stanley Staco reports a man was shot at Tremont and Burney streets,... Read more

Man shot in the thigh on West Concord Street in the South End

6/6/21 - 11:15 pm

While the victim was in a car, shortly before 11:20 p.m. on West Concord Street at Shawmut Avenue. The victim got himself to a... Read more

Man with life-threatening head injury found on Blue Hill Avenue in Mattapan

6/6/21 - 2:01 am

Boston Police report a man with "apparent head trauma" was found lying on the sidewalk at 1200 Blue Hill Ave. - about a block... Read more

Hyde Park man charged with two sexual attacks inside a West Roxbury thrift store

6/5/21 - 11:30 am

Updated with arrest information. Boston Police report arresting a Hyde Park man for indecent assault and battery on two women... Read more

Man shot while sitting on his porch on Brinsley Street in Dorchester

6/4/21 - 11:15 pm

Live Boston reports a man was shot in the chest at 8 Brinsley St. around 11:15 p.m. on Friday. Neighbors said the man was just... Read more

Fitchburg man shoots up Edson Street in Dorchester, then crashes car, police say

6/2/21 - 4:25 pm

Boston Police report arresting a man they say fired "multiple shots" on Edson Street in Dorchester on Wednesday afternoon,... Read more

Gunshot grazes man's butt in Roxbury; suspect arrested, police say

6/2/21 - 2:58 am

Boston Police report a man's posterior was grazed by a bullet at Martin Luther King Boulevard and Warren Street shortly before... Read more

Person arrested inside Boston Medical Center with a loaded gun, police say

5/29/21 - 3:50 am

Boston Police report arresting a Texas resident with a loaded gun inside Boston Medical Center's Shapiro Center early Saturday... Read more

Man shot to death on Park Street in Dorchester

5/28/21 - 11:50 am

Victim identified as Ivanildo Barros, 37, of Dorchester. Boston Police report a man was murdered at 590 Park St., near Millet... Read more

Gunfire on Shawmut Avenue leaves two cars, one occupied, with bullet holes

5/26/21 - 8:42 pm

Police are looking for somebody who opened fire on Shawmut Avenue in the area of San Juan Street around 8:45 p.m. One of the... Read more

Woman stabbed on Devon Street in Dorchester

5/24/21 - 10:00 pm

Live Boston reports a woman was stabbed around at 69 Devon St. around 10 p.m. on Monday. She was taken to the hospital with... Read more

Man murdered on Blue Hill Avenue near Harvard Street

5/24/21 - 8:04 pm

Update: Victim identified as Levar Foster, 40, of Taunton. Boston Police report a man was shot at 917 Blue Hill Ave. around 8:... Read more

Three shot on Creston Street, one dead

5/23/21 - 10:50 pm

Update: Boston Police report one victim died. He was Keith Jordan, 36, of Hyde Park. Stanley Staco reports three people were... Read more

Man arrested with loaded gun and $44,000 in cash next door to West Roxbury police station, police say

5/23/21 - 3:50 pm

Officers from the E-5 drug unit didn't have far to go yesterday to arrest Rafael Vargas Mariano - they just walked next door on... Read more

Man shot on Mt. Everett Street in Dorchester

5/22/21 - 10:05 pm

Near Quincy Street, around 10:05 p.m.

Three people shot at in Mattapan

5/22/21 - 7:58 pm

On Blue Hill Avenue outside the Domino's near Fremont Street, shortly before 8 p.m. Police are looking for two men on a scooter.

Masshole traffic stop in Roxbury ends with gun arrest, police say

5/22/21 - 1:57 am

Boston Police report Boston and State gang-unit officers who stopped an Acton man they say sped down one street, didn't stop... Read more

Three stabbed at South Boston gas station

5/22/21 - 1:30 am

South Boston Scanner reports three people were stabbed on Old Colony Avenue around 1:30 a.m. Anna Meiler at WBZ reports an... Read more

Man shot in Pleasure Bay parking lot along Day Boulevard

5/21/21 - 10:40 pm

State Police report a 19-year-old man was shot around 10:40 p.m. on Friday. Preliminary investigation reveals that a group of... Read more

Man shot in Downtown Crossing

5/21/21 - 1:45 pm

In the plaza at Washington and Franklin streets next to Millennium Tower, around 1:45 p.m., possibly by one of two guys on red... Read more

Two out-of-towners charged as gun-toting Methadone Mile drug dealers

5/19/21 - 8:45 am

Boston Police report arresting a Lynn woman and a Swansea man on gun and drug charges at Mass and Cass around 8:45 a.m. Police... Read more

Person shot on Annunciation Road

5/18/21 - 8:50 pm

Update: Suspect charged. Somebody was shot at 25 Annunciation Rd. around 8:50 p.m. About 15 minutes later, police stopped a... Read more

Man charged with trying to shoot two other men to death on Ruggles Street in Roxbury, only he missed 12 times

5/17/21 - 10:29 pm

Boston Police report arresting a man they say tried shooting two other men in a car on Annunciation Road on May 17, only he... Read more

Another person stabbed outside Southampton Street shelter; suspect arrested

5/17/21 - 6:08 pm

Boston Police report a man was robbed and stabbed outside the city shelter at 112 Southampton St. around 6 p.m. on Monday.... Read more

Three officers injured while arresting Mass/Cass robbery suspect - two from the pepper spray they used to try to control him - police say

5/16/21 - 3:12 pm

Boston Police report a man who robbed and spit on a woman at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard... Read more

Person shot in the head on East Street near Dot Ave.

5/14/21 - 10:00 pm

On East Street near Church Street in Dorchester, around 10 p.m., Stanley Staco reports.

Man shot on Norton Street in Dorchester; suspect arrested

5/14/21 - 9:19 pm

Boston Police report a man was shot outside 34 Norton St. in Dorchester around 9:15 p.m. on Friday. The victim survived. Police... Read more

Man stabbed to death on Shawmut Avenue in the South End

5/14/21 - 8:48 pm

Victim identified as Gerie Acevedo, 24, of the South End. Boston Police report a man was fatally stabbed at Shawmut Avenue and... Read more

Multi-vehicle gun battle leaves Wales Street in Dorchester littered with bullets

5/12/21 - 9:13 pm

Boston Police are looking for up to four SUVs or vans that came rolling down Wales Street between Blue Hill Avenue and Harvard... Read more

Police say man went berserk on an Orange Line car, smashing windows and spraying everything with a fire extinguisher

5/12/21 - 7:30 pm

Transit Police report arresting a Malden man for an incident that started in an Orange Line car at Haymarket and ended with him... Read more

Two arrested after gunfire near Humboldt Avenue in Roxbury

5/11/21 - 9:34 pm

Boston Police report gang-unit officers investigating gunfire on Humboldt Court in Roxbury around 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday arrested... Read more

Teens attacked in West Roxbury park with long history of teens who drink and fight

5/10/21 - 8:10 pm

Boston Police report three teens playing on the basketball courts at Billings Field, off Bellevue Street in West Roxbury, were... Read more

Licensed gun owner spots guy choking woman in robbery attempt in Franklin Park; fires gun to get a faster response by police, which worked

5/9/21 - 4:44 pm

Boston Police report arresting a man they say put his hands around a woman's neck during a robbery attempt at the Franklin Park... Read more

Sleeping man was packing a loaded gun and heroin at Downtown Crossing Orange Line stop, police say

5/9/21 - 11:40 am

Transit Police report waking up a Lynn man and arresting him on gun and drug charges at Downtown Crossing yesterday after a... Read more

Four detained after Mattapan street is shot up early this morning

5/9/21 - 4:30 am

Live Boston reports somebody in a pickup with three other guys seems to have gone down Hiawatha Road in Mattapan firing a gun... Read more

Window hit by gunfire at South Street development in Jamaica Plain

5/8/21 - 6:20 pm

Around 6:20 p.m. on Metcalf Court. Nobody hit.

Two teens tried but failed to hold up Mattapan market at knifepoint; both arrested, police say

5/5/21 - 9:38 pm

Boston Police report arresting two Mattapan teens on charges they tried to hold up Ortiz Convenience, 1300 Blue Hill Ave., but... Read more

Two women stabbed to death on Taft Street in Dorchester; two children spared

5/2/21 - 12:26 pm

Boston Police report two women were stabbed at 26 Taft St. in Dorchester shortly before 12:25 p.m. One woman was declared dead... Read more

Guy sought for smashing man to the platform at Park Street T station

5/1/21 - 8:04 am

Transit Police report they are looking for this guy for an attack on the Green Line stop at Park Street that ended with the... Read more

Guy punches man in the face several times at South Station while demanding his phone back; man didn't have his phone, it was at Lost and Found the whole time, police say

4/30/21 - 5:51 pm

Transit Police report arresting an allegedly short-tempered Providence man who blamed another man at South Station for stealing... Read more

Man shot on Fayston Street in Dorchester; two arrested

4/28/21 - 6:44 pm

Boston Police report a man was shot on Fayston Street around 6:40 p.m. on Wednesday. He was taken to the hospital with injuries... Read more

Man charged with robbing downtown bank 20 years after he robbed two other banks

4/26/21 - 4:19 pm

Boston Police report arresting Coleman Nee, 40, of South Boston on charges he held up the TD Bank branch at 1 Union St., across... Read more

Man shot in the side on Clarkson Street in Dorchester

4/25/21 - 9:59 pm

A man sitting in a car on Clarkson Street was shot shortly before 10 p.m. Multiple spent shells recovered.

Early morning burglary attempt leaves Roslindale store employee knocked out, but would-be robbers get away with nothing after passing motorist intervenes

4/25/21 - 3:15 am

Boston Police are looking for three guys they say broke into Bob's Pita Market, 4198 Washington St. in Roslindale Square early... Read more

Barrage of gunfire at Paxton and Harvard streets in Dorchester sends one bullet into a living room

4/25/21 - 1:25 am

Shortly before 1:30 a.m. at least nine rounds were fired on Paxton Street at Harvard Street, with one going through a window... Read more

Man shot somewhere south of Grove Hall; didn't wait for police or EMS

4/25/21 - 12:55 am

Sometime before 1 a.m., a man was shot somewhere south of Grove Hall. A friend picked him up near the B-3 police station at... Read more

Gunfire at Humboldt Avenue and Laurel Street in Roxbury sends bullet into house around the corner

4/25/21 - 12:25 am

Gunfire at Laurel Street and Humboldt Avenue around 12:25 a.m. left a car damaged and a bullet in a residence on Bower Street.

Two shot on Glenway Street in Dorchester

4/25/21 - 12:15 am

One in the leg, one in the arm, on Glenway Street at York Street, around 12:15 a.m. A car was also hit.

Mattapan gunfire blitz leaves one shot, several cars, houses hit; suspects later crash SUV

4/24/21 - 9:30 pm

Live Boston reports a man sitting in a car on Ormond Street at Outlook Road was shot around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday. The man is... Read more

Police charge Fall River man ran amok in Seaport restaurant, crashed car, tried to run away with garbage bags full of marijuana

4/22/21 - 6:20 pm

Boston Police report arresting a Fall River man on a variety of charges last night after he allegedly did a variety of bad... Read more

Man stabbed on O'Callaghan Way in South Boston

4/22/21 - 3:00 am

Live Boston reports a man was stabbed several times in the stomach at 250 Msgr. O'Callaghan Way around 3 a.m. on Thursday.

Gunfire damages car on Levant Street in Dorchester

4/20/21 - 11:30 pm

Around 11:30 p.m. at Levant and Delano streets. No people hit.

Gunfire damages car in parking lot off Normandy Street in Dorchester

4/20/21 - 10:15 pm

Around 10:15 p.m. in the parking lot behind 23-25 Normandy St. No victim found.

Man shot in the leg on Garfield Avenue in Hyde Park

4/19/21 - 6:45 pm

Outside 155 Garfield Ave. in the Fairmount development, around 6:45 p.m.

Fight dogs rescued, alleged trainer arrested at Fields Corner house where man was shot, police say

4/17/21 - 10:00 am

Boston Police report officers with a search warrant teamed up with the MSPCA yesterday to rescue five "endangered" pit bulls... Read more

Gunfire on Stellman Road in Roslindale; car hit

4/14/21 - 10:30 pm

Around 10:30 p.m. on Stellman Road, just off Washington Street. Responding officers fond at least one spent shell; a car's rear... Read more

Man shot in Fields Corner

4/14/21 - 6:30 pm

Live Boston reports a man was shot around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday on Toledo Terrace at Arcadia Street in Dorchester. Injuries... Read more

Police: Man rams bicyclist with a Bluebike on Columbus Avenue, then he and his pals punch and rob the victim

4/14/21 - 4:31 pm

Boston Police report arresting three teenagers - two local and one from Norfolk - on charges they beat and robbed a man on a... Read more

First a fire and now gunshots on the edge of a forest in Hyde Park

4/13/21 - 11:45 pm

Live Boston reports Boston Police responded to Gordon Avenue at Enneking Parkway last night after reports of gunfire in the... Read more

Grandmother sitting on front porch shot to death by gunman aiming at somebody else

4/10/21 - 5:56 pm

Update: Victim identified as Delois Brown, 73. WCVB reports a woman in her 70s sitting on the front porch of 19 Olney St. in... Read more

Two shot in drive-by on Dudley Street in Roxbury

4/9/21 - 9:59 pm

A woman was shot in the leg shortly before 10 p.m. on Dudley Street near Dearborn Street. Not long after, a man showed up at a... Read more

Mission Hill barbershop shot up in daytime drive-by; stolen motorcycle used in attack is later torched

4/9/21 - 3:30 pm

Live Boston reports police are looking for two guys on a motorcycle who opened fire outside Sully's Barber, 1596 Tremont St.,... Read more

Man wanted for Back Bay bank robbery

4/9/21 - 2:20 pm

The FBI has released photos of a 40-something white man wanted for holding up the Eastern Bank branch at the corner of... Read more

Man who was already wanted for attacks charged with double stabbing at Southampton Street shelter

4/4/21 - 2:01 pm

Boston Police report arresting a Quincy man on charges he stabbed two men at the city shelter at 112 Southampton St. on Sunday... Read more

Man arrested after Franklin Field gunfire

4/4/21 - 1:20 am

Boston Police report officers investigating gunfire in the area of Stratton Street at Lucerne Street early Sunday arrested a... Read more

Man stabbed on Norfolk Street in Mattapan

4/3/21 - 8:43 pm

A man was stabbed in the neck and side inside 620 Norfolk St., at Babson Street, in Mattapan around 8:40 p.m. Because of the... Read more

Man shot repeatedly at Dublin House in Dorchester

4/3/21 - 1:20 am

Live Boston reports a man was found with several gunshot wounds outside the Dublin House, Stoughton Street at Columbia Road in... Read more

Somebody takes a shot at the South Bay Target

3/31/21 - 9:10 pm

Around 9:10 p.m., by one of two men who then jumped into a car and sped off. At least one bullet hit the Target, but nobody... Read more

Teen shot, postal truck hit by gunfire in mid-day bullet barrage in Dorchester

3/30/21 - 12:18 pm

Boston Police report an incident around 12:15 p.m. at Quincy and Dacia streets in Dorchester left one person shot, one truck... Read more

Man arrested after shots fired on Heath Street

3/30/21 - 11:10 am

Boston Police report arresting a South Boston man and seizing a gun they found on him after gunfire along Heath Street across... Read more

Mom was driving kid with loaded gun in his pants down Hyde Park Avenue, police say

3/29/21 - 11:30 am

Boston Police report gang officers spotted a kid wanted on charges of attacking a cop in a car driving down Hyde Park Avenue... Read more

Police say man tapped on woman's car window in East Boston with a loaded gun early Sunday morning

3/28/21 - 3:49 am

Boston Police report arresting an East Boston man for an alleged gun incident around 3:45 a.m. on Sunday at Saratoga and... Read more

Man shot on Southern Avenue in Dorchester

3/27/21 - 11:00 am

On Southern Avenue at Millet Street, around 11 a.m., Jay T. Kenney reports. The victim was found in the basement of a house a... Read more

Man found shot in car riddled with bullet holes in Dorchester

3/26/21 - 5:30 pm

Live Boston reports a man shot at least twice was found in a car with multiple fresh bullet holes at Bowdoin and Hamilton... Read more

A lot of pot: Investigation at Dorchester hotel ends with drug seizure, arrest

3/26/21 - 2:20 pm

Boston Police report an investigation into drug dealing at the Ramada Inn on Morrissey Boulevard ended with the arrest of a... Read more

Man stabbed on Boston Common

3/25/21 - 9:00 pm

Around 9 p.m. in the area of Tremont Street and Temple Place.

Man shot to death in Charlestown

3/20/21 - 3:21 am

Victim identified as Jawad Muhammed, 33, of Mattapan. Boston Police report a man was shot inside 6 Mystic Pl. in Charlestown... Read more

Police: Man attacks somebody in Nubian Square, then his companion tries smacking officers with a bottle

3/19/21 - 7:24 pm

Transit Police report arresting a couple on assault and battery charges following a couple of incidents in and near the Nubian... Read more

Woman able to escape laughing ride-share driver who'd locked her into his car in Allston, police say

3/18/21 - 8:32 pm

Boston Police report arresting an Acton man they say responded to a woman's demands that he stop and let her out because he'd... Read more

Man stabbed inside the Corner Mall in Downtown Crossing

3/18/21 - 8:07 pm

Around 6 p.m. on Thursday, Live Boston reports.

Man charged as Mass. Ave. drug dealer

3/18/21 - 1:00 pm

Boston Police report officers on patrol in the general Methadone Mile area due to resident complaints about drug sales arrested... Read more

Young teen arrested after Annunciation Road gunfire; getaway driver also faces charges

3/17/21 - 8:58 pm

Boston Police report arresting a 14-year-old after they say officers spotted him firing a gun around 9 p.m. on Wednesday at 58... Read more

Two stabbed on Union Street downtown

3/14/21 - 10:00 pm

Update: Suspect arrested. WBZ reports two people were stabbed at the Bell in Hand around 10 p.m. on Saturday.

Out-of-staters were being driven around the Fenway with a loaded gun, police say

3/14/21 - 12:08 am

Boston Police report arresting three people, two on gun charges, after a traffic stop on Brookline Avenue near Kilmarnock... Read more

Police charge man tried run over officers, punch his way out of an arrest in Dorchester

3/12/21 - 9:47 pm

Boston Police report arresting a man who they say, on being ordered out of his car instead shifted into reverse, smashing into... Read more

Woman robs man of phone at Ashmont T station, then her pal threatens victim with a knife when he tries to get his phone back, police say

3/11/21 - 7:40 pm

Transit Police report arresting a Dorchester couple for an armed robbery at Ashmont station Thursday night. According to police... Read more

Person shot on Beacon Street in Hyde Park

3/11/21 - 3:00 pm

Around 3 p.m. at 74 Beacon St., between Milton and Metropolitan avenues. The victim was found at Metropolitan Avenue and Summit... Read more

Man shot in Andrew Square

3/8/21 - 9:00 pm

On Dorchester Street at Woodward Street, around 9 p.m. Because of the severity of the victim's injuries, the homicide unit was... Read more

Police: Slippery-fingered man drops loaded gun during East Boston fight; intended victim's mom picks it up and tries to flee

3/7/21 - 4:03 pm

Boston Police report arresting two men they say were involved in a fight on South Bremen Street in East Boston on Sunday... Read more

Other crime news

BPD detectives did nothing wrong when they boarded a T bus in Mattapan in search of a stabbing and robbery suspect, court rules

Dorchester, Mattapan men sentenced to federal prison for roles in drug ring; had previously served federal time for other offenses

Man sliced in the forehead in Central Square attack

DA says Boston cop slammed family member's head into driveway but judge dismisses most serious charge against him; DA appeals

Boston police officer already on DA watch list is accused of violent attack on family member

Lynnfield short-term rental host not responsible for murder of a guest at a party at his mansion, court rules

Another Boston cop charged in Hyde Park overtime scandal

Two police officers shot in Braintree, suspect in custody

Mattapan man charged with Hyde Park murder last November

Former BPD sergeant pleads guilty in Hyde Park overtime scandal

Man arrested as Methadone Mile drug dealer is released, arrested again as Methadone Mile drug dealer two weeks later; DA vows crackdown

Text messages stop being legally private the instant you send them, court rules

Braintree man charged with throwing water bottle at Kyrie Irving

Convicted armed robber once charged with murdering own brother arrested for Friday murder in Dorchester

Guy talks to elderly woman at Haymarket about her dog to distract her long enough to steal her purse, police say

Two Nigerians laundered money from Covid-19 scams through somebody they snared in a romance scam, feds charge

Scooter guy putt-putts the wrong way on I-93, is eventually arrested

Feds: Drug ring sent air fryers packed with kilos of coke to non-existent people at local houses, where they waited for letter carriers to drop them off

Dorchester man with long record for violent crime charged for Blue Hill Avenue murder

East Boston man charged with stomping cabbie at Braintree T stop

Leader of a Latin Kings gang in Roxbury gets 3 1/2 years

Physical therapist barred in several states for defrauding insurers moved to the Boston area, where he defrauded insurers, feds say

Former youth-baseball coach convicted of child rape after being brought back from the Dominican Republic, where he will be returned following his sentence

Jury convicts Lexington man for repeatedly smashing glass into Seaport bouncer's face while screaming racial epithets at him

Spare Change Guy arrested in Cambridge for failing to register as a convicted sex offender

Mattapan teen charged for Annunciation Road shooting

Two men shot in Cambridge

Two arrested for murder on Erie Street in Dorchester last year

Heisenberg legal uncertainty principle: Court says prosecutor could use parolee's GPS device to show where he was when a car was shot up, but not how fast he was moving around at the time

Alleged neo-Nazi from Gloucester with a Boston tummy tattoo dumped three dead men at a New Mexico hospital, possibly after killing at least one of them, feds say

MIT researcher wanted for murdering Yale grad student is finally found, arrested

Janey to name BPD Superintendent Nora Baston as new police commissioner

Boston Latin School graduate gets 12 years for videoing students there from stalls in boys' rooms

MSPCA offers reward for capture of Cambridge cat killer, who may have tortured other cats

Miami woman charged with using RMV Web site to help steal people's IDs and apply for federal disaster loans

DA: Hyde Park man shot would-be marijuana customer in the stomach, then kept firing as the victim and his friends tried to flee

Man arrested for Hyde Park murder in December

Ramming speed achieved in Mattapan

Man shot in hail of gunfire in Cambridge early this morning

Police say Cambridge dognapper returns to the scene of the crime, where he is promptly arrested thanks to an alert TV reporter

Judge reduces life sentence for man convicted of building a bomb that blew up a cop in Roslindale

Somebody taped down a cat, then killed it by shooting it repeatedly with a BB gun in Cambridge

Court tosses drug evidence because trooper spent too long questioning driver after a traffic stop

In exchange for better training, DA to drop charges against Primark security firm over the way one of its guards allegedly stomped a girl suspected of shoplifting

Nothing wrong with Zoom court hearings in a pandemic, but somebody who wants to wait for an in-person hearing has that right, state's highest court rules

No more legal cloud over Sean Ellis

Beverly pizzeria owner charged with using federal payroll grant to start a new life as a gentleman alpaca farmer in Vermont

Transgender community remembers Jahaira DeAlto, anti-violence advocate and one of the two women murdered in Dorchester yesterday

Drug dealer who dreamed of the ultimate convenience of having a gun in every room pleads guilty to federal drug charges

Alleged neo-Nazi from Stoughton charged in FBI gun sting

Jamaica Plain man charged in connection with Roxbury murder last fall

Covid-19 not good enough reason to release men convicted of Boston murders decades ago while they pursue new appeals, court rules

Roxbury nanny, Jamaica Plain man arrested on child-porn charges

Fall River man arrested in connection with shooting outside Dublin House in Dorchester

Methadone Mile murder suspect has long criminal history - and had a young son who died in an accidental shooting

Taunton man charged with Methadone Mile murder in February

Brawl outside Quincy bar ends with two stabbed, one arrested

Georgia grad student charged with blackmailing Boston-area woman over nude pics, videos, for more than a year

Taxi driver to face charges for holding onto $13,000 flute a passenger left in his cab in 2012

Redacted file on 1995 child-rape allegation against Patrick Rose released; Janey blasts him and BPD

Ride-share driver charged with sexually attacking passenger in Brighton

You get stopped for running a stop sign near a murder scene with a holster near your foot, cops have a good reason to search you and your car, court rules

Natick Town Meeting member feels persecuted by vote condemning failed coup; yes, she's the Town Meeting member charged with participating in it

Goniff who defrauded Jewish philanthropists and groups in the Boston area completes his life sentence

Janey: City will likely release redacted Patrick Rose file by the end of the week

Police looking for driver who slammed into grocery-laden pedestrian crossing McGrath Highway in Somerville, then drove away

Two charged for January stabbing murder outside Southampton Street shelter; one arrested with heroin outside the shelter this morning, police say

BPD looks to build ambitious public visualization site for crime data, but first it hopes to restore a simpler spreadsheet-like feed of the information

Boston men charged with drug dealing following Cambridge shooting

Newmarket Square business owners, residents: Violence is out of control, we need help from city and governor - and Quincy needs to knock it off with the legal nonsense over Long Island

Fundraising drive set up for family of murdered Dorchester woman

Boston Police learned of Patrick Rose's alleged child molesting in 1995, but he stayed on the force - and worked on child sexual-abuse cases

Randolph man charged with February murder in Dorchester

Stoneham pair charged with using other people's IDs to grab pandemic unemployment payments

Two lovebirds with a taste for champagne and a love of gunplay are linked to vicious gang wars north of Boston

Feds: Former Northeastern coach tried to scam women athletes into sending him nude photos - besides the ones he'd already lifted off their phones at track meets

Two Randolph men arrested for Savin Hill murder

Fake Uber driver already charged with raping eight women passengers now charged with raping a ninth

Fenway man with conviction for child porn charged with forcing runaway minor to have sex with him in exchange for shelter and drugs

Man fatally shot on Pemberton Street in Cambridge

Pro tip: If you steal a bike, you might not want to keep riding it right around where you stole it

Hyde Park, Canton men charged with swindling lonely older women and unemployment departments across the country

Brockton man charged with shooting near Ashmont T station

Feds allege a Dominican drug ring and Chinese money launderers teamed up to bring Mexican drugs into New England

Man charged as Mass. Ave. T-stop ATM burglar

Suffolk DA moves to vacate drug convictions where evidence was tested at tainted state lab in JP; more than 74,000 cases could be involved

If you get a parking ticket, don't make a big show of ripping it up in front of the cop and tossing it out the window as you drive away - there's a law against that

Charlestown murder house an Airbnb with complaints called into 311; victim shot point blank in the head

BPD detective arrested in West Roxbury on New Hampshire drug charges

Sweet-toothed shoplifter makes off with '90s nostalgia cookies from Cambridge convenience store

BU student robbed in Brookline garage just off Comm. Ave.

Hyde Park landlord evicts non-profit group home from house where somebody was shot last week

Judge rules Newbury Street landlord owed nothing by tenant that couldn't pay rent after pandemic hit

Feds say ring sucked money out of bank accounts from Uphams Corner to Peabody, with help from bank tellers on the take, feds say

Lawrence men arrested after driving to Dorchester to pick up a parcel filled with more than two pounds of cocaine, police say

Court orders new trial for man convicted of stomping murder in a Quincy bar; says prosecutor shouldn't have badgered him or called him a bully repeatedly in closing arguments

Randolph man charged with double stabbing at the Bell in Hand

Man charged as racist testicle-grabbing, book-throwing puncher at Braintree Red Line station

Man sought for jamming locks at churches in Dorchester, South Boston, knocking over Virgin Mary statue

Boston Police blowing through overtime budget; blames Covid-19, injuries, protests

Date		Type	Street	Neighborhood
6/14/21 - 2:00 pm	Man shot a short block from Brigham and Women's	Shooting	Fenwood Road	Roxbury
6/11/21 - 8:50 pm	Teen shot on Abbotsford Road in Roxbury	Shooting	11 Abbotsford St.	Roxbury
6/8/21 - 8:05 pm	Two shot on Orton Marotta Way in South Boston	Shooting	81 Orton Marotta Way	South Boston
6/7/21 - 8:40 pm	Man fatally shot on Mission Hill	Murder	1510 Tremont St.	Mission Hill
6/6/21 - 11:15 pm	Man shot in the thigh on West Concord Street in the South End	Shooting	126 West Concord St.	South End
6/6/21 - 2:01 am	Man with life-threatening head injury found on Blue Hill Avenue in Mattapan	Assault with a dangerous weapon	1200 Blue Hill Ave.	Mattapan
6/5/21 - 11:30 am	Hyde Park man charged with two sexual attacks inside a West Roxbury thrift store	Indecent assault and battery	1230 VFW Parkway	West Roxbury
6/4/21 - 11:15 pm	Man shot while sitting on his porch on Brinsley Street in Dorchester	Shooting	8 Brinsley St.	Dorchester
6/2/21 - 4:25 pm	Fitchburg man shoots up Edson Street in Dorchester, then crashes car, police say	Shooting	Edson St.	Dorchester
6/2/21 - 2:58 am	Gunshot grazes man's butt in Roxbury; suspect arrested, police say	Shooting	Martin Luther King Blvd. and Warren St.	Roxbury
5/29/21 - 3:50 am	Person arrested inside Boston Medical Center with a loaded gun, police say	Illegal gun possession	725 Albany St.	South End
5/28/21 - 11:50 am	Man shot to death on Park Street in Dorchester	Murder	590 Park St.	Dorchester
5/26/21 - 8:42 pm	Gunfire on Shawmut Avenue leaves two cars, one occupied, with bullet holes	Gunfire	Shawmut Ave. and San Juan St.	South End
5/24/21 - 10:00 pm	Woman stabbed on Devon Street in Dorchester	Stabbing	69 Devon St.	Dorchester
5/24/21 - 8:04 pm	Man murdered on Blue Hill Avenue near Harvard Street	Murder	917 Blue Hill Ave.	Dorchester
5/23/21 - 10:50 pm	Three shot on Creston Street, one dead	Murder	11 Creston St.	Dorchester
5/23/21 - 3:50 pm	Man arrested with loaded gun and $44,000 in cash next door to West Roxbury police station, police say	Illegal gun possession	1710 Centre St.	West Roxbury
5/22/21 - 10:05 pm	Man shot on Mt. Everett Street in Dorchester	Shooting	Mt. Everett St.	Dorchester
5/22/21 - 7:58 pm	Three people shot at in Mattapan	Gunfire	1514 Blue Hill Ave.	Mattapan
5/22/21 - 1:57 am	Masshole traffic stop in Roxbury ends with gun arrest, police say	Illegal gun possession	Dorr St.	Roxbury
5/22/21 - 1:30 am	Three stabbed at South Boston gas station	Stabbing	151 Old Colony Ave.	South Boston
5/21/21 - 10:40 pm	Man shot in Pleasure Bay parking lot along Day Boulevard	Shooting	Day Blvd. and Head Island Causeway	South Boston
5/21/21 - 1:45 pm	Man shot in Downtown Crossing	Shooting	Washington St. and Franklin St.	Downtown
5/19/21 - 8:45 am	Two out-of-towners charged as gun-toting Methadone Mile drug dealers	Illegal drug possession	Massachsuetts Ave. and Melnea Cass Blvd.	South End
5/18/21 - 8:50 pm	Person shot on Annunciation Road	Shooting	2 Annunciation Rd.	Mission Hill
5/17/21 - 10:29 pm	Man charged with trying to shoot two other men to death on Ruggles Street in Roxbury, only he missed 12 times	Gunfire	59 Ruggles St.	Roxbury
5/17/21 - 6:08 pm	Another person stabbed outside Southampton Street shelter; suspect arrested	Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon	112 Southampton St.	South End
5/16/21 - 3:12 pm	Three officers injured while arresting Mass/Cass robbery suspect - two from the pepper spray they used to try to control him - police say	Assault and battery	Massachusetts Ave. Connector and Southampton St.	South End
5/14/21 - 10:00 pm	Person shot in the head on East Street near Dot Ave.	Shooting	East St. and Church St.	Dorchester
5/14/21 - 9:19 pm	Man shot on Norton Street in Dorchester; suspect arrested	Shooting	34 Norton St.	Dorchester
5/14/21 - 8:48 pm	Man stabbed to death on Shawmut Avenue in the South End	Murder	Shawmut Ave. and West Newton St.	South End
5/12/21 - 9:13 pm	Multi-vehicle gun battle leaves Wales Street in Dorchester littered with bullets	Gunfire	35 Wales St.	Dorchester
5/12/21 - 7:30 pm	Police say man went berserk on an Orange Line car, smashing windows and spraying everything with a fire extinguisher	Malicious destructon of proerty	Congress St. and New Sudbury St.	Downtown
5/11/21 - 9:34 pm	Two arrested after gunfire near Humboldt Avenue in Roxbury	Illegal gun possession	108 Harold St.	Roxbury
5/10/21 - 8:10 pm	Teens attacked in West Roxbury park with long history of teens who drink and fight	Assault and battery	Bellevue St.	West Roxbury
5/9/21 - 4:44 pm	Licensed gun owner spots guy choking woman in robbery attempt in Franklin Park; fires gun to get a faster response by police, which worked	Assault and battery	1 Circuit Dr.	Roxbury
5/9/21 - 11:40 am	Sleeping man was packing a loaded gun and heroin at Downtown Crossing Orange Line stop, police say	Illegal gun possession	Washington St. and Summer St.	Downtown
5/9/21 - 4:30 am	Four detained after Mattapan street is shot up early this morning	Gunfire	Hiawatha Road	Mattapan
5/8/21 - 6:20 pm	Window hit by gunfire at South Street development in Jamaica Plain	Gunfire	Metcalf Ct.	Jamaica Plain
5/5/21 - 9:38 pm	Two teens tried but failed to hold up Mattapan market at knifepoint; both arrested, police say	Attempted armed robbery	1300 Blue Hill Ave.	Mattapan
5/2/21 - 12:26 pm	Two women stabbed to death on Taft Street in Dorchester; two children spared	Murder	26 Taft St.	Dorchester
5/1/21 - 8:04 am	Guy sought for smashing man to the platform at Park Street T station	Assault and battery	Park St. and Tremont St.	Downtown
4/30/21 - 5:51 pm	Guy punches man in the face several times at South Station while demanding his phone back; man didn't have his phone, it was at Lost and Found the whole time, police say	Assault and battery	South Station	Downtown
4/28/21 - 6:44 pm	Man shot on Fayston Street in Dorchester; two arrested	Shooting	26 Fayston St.	Dorchester
4/26/21 - 4:19 pm	Man charged with robbing downtown bank 20 years after he robbed two other banks		Bank robbery	1 Union St.
4/25/21 - 9:59 pm	Man shot in the side on Clarkson Street in Dorchester	Shooting	96 Clarkson St.	Dorchester
4/25/21 - 3:15 am	Early morning burglary attempt leaves Roslindale store employee knocked out, but would-be robbers get away with nothing after passing motorist intervenes	Assault and battery	4198 Washington St.	Roslindale
4/25/21 - 1:25 am	Barrage of gunfire at Paxton and Harvard streets in Dorchester sends one bullet into a living room	Gunfire	Paxton St. and Harvard St.	Dorchester
4/25/21 - 12:55 am	Man shot somewhere south of Grove Hall; didn't wait for police or EMS	Shooting	Blue Hill Ave. and Morton St.	Mattapan
4/25/21 - 12:25 am	Gunfire at Humboldt Avenue and Laurel Street in Roxbury sends bullet into house around the corner	Gunfire	Bower St. and Humboldt Ave.	Roxbury
4/25/21 - 12:15 am	Two shot on Glenway Street in Dorchester	Shooting	120 Glenway St.	Dorchester
4/24/21 - 9:30 pm	Mattapan gunfire blitz leaves one shot, several cars, houses hit; suspects later crash SUV	Ormond St. and Outlook Rd.	50 Ormond St.	Mattapan
4/22/21 - 6:20 pm	Police charge Fall River man ran amok in Seaport restaurant, crashed car, tried to run away with garbage bags full of marijuana	Assault and battery	140 Seaport Blvd.	South Boston
4/22/21 - 3:00 am	Man stabbed on O'Callaghan Way in South Boston	Stabbing	250 Msgr. O'Callaghan Way	South Boston
4/20/21 - 11:30 pm	Gunfire damages car on Levant Street in Dorchester	Gunfire	Levant St. and Delano St.	Dorchester
4/20/21 - 10:15 pm	Gunfire damages car in parking lot off Normandy Street in Dorchester	Gunfire	23-25 Normandy St.	Dorchester
4/19/21 - 6:45 pm	Man shot in the leg on Garfield Avenue in Hyde Park	Shooting	155 Garfield Ave.	Hyde Park
4/17/21 - 10:00 am	Fight dogs rescued, alleged trainer arrested at Fields Corner house where man was shot, police say	Animal cruelty	5 Toledo Terr	Dorchester
4/14/21 - 10:30 pm	Gunfire on Stellman Road in Roslindale; car hit	Gunfire	Stellman Rd.	Roslindale
4/14/21 - 6:30 pm	Man shot in Fields Corner	Shooting	Toledo Terr.	Dorchester
4/14/21 - 4:31 pm	Police: Man rams bicyclist with a Bluebike on Columbus Avenue, then he and his pals punch and rob the victim	Armed robbery	624 Columbus Ave.	Roxbury
4/13/21 - 11:45 pm	First a fire and now gunshots on the edge of a forest in Hyde Park	Gunfire	Gordon Ave. and Enneking Pkwy	Hyde Park
4/10/21 - 5:56 pm	Grandmother sitting on front porch shot to death by gunman aiming at somebody else	Murder	19 Olney St.	Dorchester
4/9/21 - 9:59 pm	Two shot in drive-by on Dudley Street in Roxbury	Shooting	267 Dudley St.	Roxbury
4/9/21 - 3:30 pm	Mission Hill barbershop shot up in daytime drive-by; stolen motorcycle used in attack is later torched	Gunfire	1596 Tremont St.	Mission Hill
4/9/21 - 2:20 pm	Man wanted for Back Bay bank robbery	Bank robbery	155 Dartmouth St.	Back Bay
4/4/21 - 2:01 pm	Man who was already wanted for attacks charged with double stabbing at Southampton Street shelter	Stabbing	112 Southampton St.	South End
4/4/21 - 1:20 am	Man arrested after Franklin Field gunfire	Gunfire	66 Stratton St.	Dorchester
4/3/21 - 8:43 pm	Man stabbed on Norfolk Street in Mattapan	Stabbing	620 Nortolk St.	Mattapan
4/3/21 - 1:20 am	Man shot repeatedly at Dublin House in Dorchester	Shooting	7 Stoughton St.	Dorchester
3/31/21 - 9:10 pm	Somebody takes a shot at the South Bay Target	Gunfire	7 Allstate Rd.	Dorchester
3/30/21 - 12:18 pm	Teen shot, postal truck hit by gunfire in mid-day bullet barrage in Dorchester	Shooting	Quincy St. and Dacia St.	Dorchester
3/30/21 - 11:10 am	Man arrested after shots fired on Heath Street	Gunfire	123 Heath St.	Jamaica Plain
3/29/21 - 11:30 am	Mom was driving kid with loaded gun in his pants down Hyde Park Avenue, police say	Illegal gun possession	615 Hyde Park Ave.	Roslindale
3/28/21 - 3:49 am	Police say man tapped on woman's car window in East Boston with a loaded gun early Sunday morning	Illegal gun possession	Saratoga St. and Wordsworth St.	East Boston
3/27/21 - 11:00 am	Man shot on Southern Avenue in Dorchester	Shooting	Southern Ave. and Millet St.	Dorchester
3/26/21 - 5:30 pm	Man found shot in car riddled with bullet holes in Dorchester	Shooting	270 Columbia Rd.	Dorchester
3/26/21 - 2:20 pm	A lot of pot: Investigation at Dorchester hotel ends with drug seizure, arrest	Illegal drug possession	800 Morrissey Blvd.	Dorchester
3/25/21 - 9:00 pm	Man stabbed on Boston Common	Stabbing	Tremont St. and Temple Pl.	Downtown
3/20/21 - 3:21 am	Man shot to death in Charlestown	Murder	6 Mystic Pl.	Charlestown
3/19/21 - 7:24 pm	Police: Man attacks somebody in Nubian Square, then his companion tries smacking officers with a bottle	Assault and battery	Washington St. and Ziegler St.	Roxbury
3/18/21 - 8:32 pm	Woman able to escape laughing ride-share driver who'd locked her into his car in Allston, police say	Kidnapping	1139 Commonwealth Ave.	Allston
3/18/21 - 8:07 pm	Man stabbed inside the Corner Mall in Downtown Crossing
3/18/21 - 1:00 pm	Man charged as Mass. Ave. drug dealer	Illegal drug possession	Massachusetts Avenue and Washington St.	South End
3/17/21 - 8:58 pm	Young teen arrested after Annunciation Road gunfire; getaway driver also faces charges	Gunfire	58 Annunciation Rd.	Mission Hill
3/14/21 - 10:00 pm	Two stabbed on Union Street downtown	Stabbing	45 Union St.	Downtown
3/14/21 - 12:08 am	Out-of-staters were being driven around the Fenway with a loaded gun, police say	Illegal gun possession	132 Brookline Ave.	Fenway
3/12/21 - 9:47 pm	Police charge man tried run over officers, punch his way out of an arrest in Dorchester	Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon	329 Washington St.	Dorchester
3/11/21 - 7:40 pm	Woman robs man of phone at Ashmont T station, then her pal threatens victim with a knife when he tries to get his phone back, police say	Armed robbery	1900 Dorchester Ave.	Dorchester
3/11/21 - 3:00 pm	Person shot on Beacon Street in Hyde Park	Shooting	74 Beacon St.	Hyde Park
3/8/21 - 9:00 pm	Man shot in Andrew Square	Shooting	Dorchester St. and Woodward St.	South Boston
3/7/21 - 4:03 pm	Police: Slippery-fingered man drops loaded gun during East Boston fight; intended victim's mom picks it up and tries to flee	Assault with a dangerous weapon	30 S. Bremen St.	East Boston
3/5/21 - 1:30 pm	Guy went for a ride down Morrissey Boulevard with a loaded gun, police say	Illegal gun possession	Morrissey Blvd. and Old Colony Terr.	Dorchester
3/4/21 - 9:30 pm	Person shot on Dorchester Avenue near Ashmont T station	Shooting	Dorchester Ave. and Ashmont St.	Dorchester
2/28/21 - 11:53 pm	Cambridge teens journey to Mattapan with loaded guns, fire them on a side street, police say	Gunfire	35 Meadowbank Rd.	Mattapan
2/27/21 - 5:45 am	Man stabbed to death at Mass and Cass	Murder	Melnea Cass Blvd. and Massachusetts Ave.	South End
2/27/21 - 2:36 am	Houses, cars on Waverly Street in Roxbury shot up in apparent gun battle; nobody injured	Gunfire	Waverly St. and Blue Hill Ave.	Roxbury
2/26/21 - 6:30 pm	Ashmont fare evader spits at T worker, who evades the saliva, police say	Assault	1900 Dorchester Ave.	Dorchester
2/25/21 - 4:00 pm	Man stabbed in Grove Hall; suspect arrested	Stabbing	21 Geneva Ave.	Dorchester
2/23/21 - 10:00 pm	Police hunt man for unprovoked pummeling at Andrew T station	Assault and battery	Dorchester Ave. and Southampton St.	South Boston

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