Boston crime

East Boston man charged as drug dealer

3/21/23 - 12:00 pm

Boston Police report officers with a search warrant raided a home on Faywood Avenue, between Crestwood and Vallar roads in East... Read more

Guy on the back of a scooter was tooling around Roxbury with a gun loaded with 12 bullets, police say

3/20/23 - 9:20 pm

Boston Police report arresting two men on gun charges after a foot chase that began near Columbus Avenue following a scooter... Read more

Shots fired on Centre Street in Jackson Square

3/16/23 - 9:45 pm

Around 9:45 p.m. in the area of Centre and Bickford streets. Nobody hit.

Two men, one with a taser in a fanny pack, charged with stealing car from Cummins Highway garage

3/16/23 - 7:48 am

Boston Police report arresting a Roslindale man and an alleged accomplice from Hyde Park after, police say, they smashed the... Read more

Man charged with trying to lift wife out of wheelchair and toss her into Fort Point Channel

3/15/23 - 2:57 pm

A judge yesterday ordered 20 days of evaluation for a Boston man arrested after, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office... Read more

Man came a long way to fail at robbing South Bay bank branch, police say

3/11/23 - 11:02 am

Boston Police report arresting a Cape Cod man whose attempt to rob bank branch inside the South Bay Stop & Shop, 1100... Read more

Guy was tooling down Shawmut Avenue in Roxbury with a loaded gun, police say

3/8/23 - 3:30 pm

Boston Police report gang-unit officers making a traffic stop on Shawmut Avenue inbound near Ramsay Park arrested the driver on... Read more

Person shot in the head next to playground at Thetford and Evans in Dorchester

3/8/23 - 10:45 am

Live Boston reports somebody was shot in the head Thetford Avenue near Evans Street - and the Thetford-Evans Playground -... Read more

Two sliced in the neck on Blue Hill Avenue in Roxbury

3/7/23 - 2:10 pm

Boston Police report two men were sliced in the neck at 189 Blue Hill Ave. around 2:10 p.m. on Tuesday. Police report arresting... Read more

Watertown man robbed Uphams Corner bank, but didn't get far, police say

3/6/23 - 1:10 pm

Boston Police report arresting a Watertown man they say robbed the Santander Bank branch at 535 Columbia Rd. in Dorchester... Read more

Man shot to death in a Mildred Hailey apartment

3/5/23 - 11:34 pm

Victim identified as Orlando Watkins, 44, of Dorchester. Boston Police report a man was found dead of gunshot wounds at 940... Read more

Pair arrested on American Legion Highway in Roslindale with two guns, one loaded with 40 bullets, police say

3/5/23 - 4:10 pm

Boston Police report arresting two men in the parking lot of the McDonald's at 718 American Legion Highway in Roslindale after... Read more

Man shot to death at Academy Homes in Roxbury

3/4/23 - 3:31 pm

Victim identified as Jose Despeignes, 56, of Hyde Park. Boston Police report a man was shot at 109 Weaver Way in Roxbury around... Read more

Hamburglar sought for robbery at Roxbury McDonald's

3/4/23 - 12:45 am

Boston Police report they're looking for a guy they say broke into the McDonald's at 301 Warren St. after it had closed for sit... Read more

Guy angry at somebody inside a Red Line train waiting at Ashmont slams self into train window, cracking it, police say

3/2/23 - 5:00 pm

A Red Line train at Ashmont had to be taken out of service at rush hour yesterday after some guy on the platform attempted to... Read more

Jamaica Plain dispensary worker arrested after showing up at work with unlicensed, loaded gun and two magazines filled with bullets, police say

2/28/23 - 4:32 pm

Boston Police report arresting an employee at Seed, 401 Centre St. in Hyde Square, for the Glock with a bullet in the chamber... Read more

If the signal problems on the T don't get you, a fellow rider might

2/27/23 - 11:13 pm

Transit Police report arresting a Roslindale man on charges he sprayed a rider at the Fenway Green Line stop with "an unknown... Read more

Roslindale dispensary robbed at gunpoint

2/26/23 - 7:10 pm

The High Profile x Budega dispensary, 3995 Washington St., was robbed shortly after 7 p.m. on Sunday by three men in ski masks... Read more

Two shot, one dead, on Wilrose Street in Dorchester

2/21/23 - 7:40 pm

Victim identified as Mario G. Santos, 21, of Dorchester. Police found two men shot on Wilrose Street between Westwood Street... Read more

Cleary Square convenience store held up at gunpoint

2/20/23 - 9:40 pm

Update: Photo of suspect released. SK Convenience, 1283 River St. in Hyde Park, was held up around 9:40 p.m. by a man who then... Read more

Suburban kids run amok in Downtown Crossing, beating some people, throwing bottles at others, police say

2/19/23 - 7:49 pm

Boston Police report detaining four suburban youths, one just 11, on charges they and some of their pals went on a beating... Read more

Woman beaten by two teens on MBTA bus in Dorchester, police say

2/19/23 - 5:00 pm

Transit Police report two "juvenile females" punched and spit at a 50-year-old woman and pulled her hair around 5 p.m. on Feb.... Read more

Boston outreach worker charged with racing through Mattapan Square with two loaded guns

2/19/23 - 8:30 am

Boston Police report arresting a Roxbury man who was a Boston outreach worker after a chase Sunday in which he sped through... Read more

One dead, one injured in shooting outside bar on Tremont Street in Roxbury

2/18/23 - 11:34 pm

Victim identified as Terrell Banks, 37. Boston Police report two men were shot at Tremont Street at Hammond Street around 11:30... Read more

Woman murdered on Fermoy Heights Avenue in Dorchester

2/18/23 - 8:46 pm

Victim identified as Diva Ayuso, 32, of Sharon. Boston Police report a woman was found shot at 15 Fermoy Heights Ave. around 8:... Read more

Man trying to tear down handicap-parking sign in the North End is arrested, but for the half-pound of fentanyl he was holding, police say

2/17/23 - 10:23 pm

Boston Police report that officers on patrol in the North End Thursday night spotted a guy trying to tear down a "Handicap"... Read more

Four arrested after guns, dirt bikes and drugs seized at Roslindale self-storage place in investigation into area drag racing, police say

2/17/23 - 12:10 pm

Boston Police report arresting four men after a months-long investigation into boisterous and illegal summertime drag races -... Read more

Police hunt guy they say sexually attacked a child on a bus in Dorchester and another guy who stroked himself on the Red Line

2/16/23 - 7:00 am

Transit Police report they are looking for a man for indecent assault and battery on a child for an incident on a Route 17 bus... Read more

Two Roxbury men charged with selling 3-D printed devices for turning regular guns into machine guns

2/16/23 - 12:00 am

Two Roxbury men face federal gun charges for allegedly storing and selling devices for turning regular guns into rapid-fire... Read more

West End man who left his apartment door unlocked murdered by New Yorker who snuck in, slashed his throat, ate some of his food, DA says

2/15/23 - 9:40 pm

A Brooklyn man was arraigned today on charges he walked into an apartment at the West End Apartments last month and fatally... Read more

Two shot, one dead on Dewey Street in Dorchester

2/13/23 - 8:10 pm

Victim identified as Paris Quilter, 31, of Dorchester. Boston Police report two men were shot at 21 Dewey St. in Dorchester... Read more

Man, kid beat up another man at Forest Hills, police say

2/13/23 - 8:00 pm

Transit Police report that a 19-year-old man and an 11-year-old boy punched and kicked a 63-year-old man in the upper busway at... Read more

One woman dead, teen injured, another teen charged with their stabbing in Jamaica Plain

2/11/23 - 4:57 pm

Murder victim identified as Brianna Brown, 21. Boston Police report two people were stabbed repeatedly at 5 Woodside Ave., off... Read more

Man walloped woman who said 'excuse me' to him in Downtown Crossing concourse, police say

2/7/23 - 2:00 pm

Transit Police have put out a BOLO for a man they say punched a 62-year-old woman after she said "excuse me" as she tried to... Read more

Man stabbed in the chest on Roxbury Street in Nubian Square

2/6/23 - 8:58 pm

Around 9 p.m. on Roxbury Street at Malcolm X Boulevard.

Guy wanted for beating up somebody in the Fenway badly enough to put him in the hospital

2/5/23 - 1:31 am

Boston Police they're looking for a guy they say beat another man up, sending the victim to the hospital with serious injuries... Read more

Man found shot in the face on Bennington Street in East Boston

2/3/23 - 11:50 pm

Live Boston reports a man was found shot in the face around midnight at Bennington and Chelsea streets in East Boston, but that... Read more

Orange Line face puncher sought

1/31/23 - 3:00 pm

Transit Police have released photos a guy they say went up to another man and, for no reason they can figure out, punched him... Read more

Three students at TechBoston Academy in Dorchester stabbed in fight near school

1/30/23 - 2:45 pm

A large fight among TechBoston Academy students that started on the basketball court in Roberts Playground near Armandine and... Read more

Teen shot dead on Babson Street in Mattapan

1/29/23 - 11:30 am

Victim identified as Tyler Lawrence, 13, of Norwood. GoFundMe. A teenager was murdered at Babson and Fremont streets in... Read more

Four charged with slicing, tasing, beating man on the Red Line in robbery attempt; one also charged for crowbar beatings, robberies on the Green Line

1/25/23 - 7:27 pm

Two men and two women face charges that they broke a Red Line rider's nose, sliced his jacket and tased him during a robbery... Read more

Group of teens attack another group of teens and a window on a T bus with bricks; two injured, windows smashed, police say

1/25/23 - 3:30 pm

Transit Police report that one group of teens attacked another group unprovoked on a bus at Blue Hill Avenue and Columbia Road... Read more

Man crashes car in Mattapan, then gets arrested for the loaded gun he'd stored in his engine compartment, police say

1/24/23 - 9:16 pm

Boston Police report officers arrived at a car crash outside 595 River St. in Mattapan just as the driver was "reaching for a... Read more

Orange Line seat-hog rage at Back Bay sends one to the hospital, shuts service

1/24/23 - 3:40 pm

Transit Police report a guy taking up "too many seats" on an Orange Line train refused to yield any of the seats, which another... Read more

12-year-old arrested on gun charges in Dorchester after running from stolen car driven by a 16-year-old, police say

1/23/23 - 1:21 pm

Boston Police report officers arrested a 12-year-old boy who ran from a stolen car on Stratton Street while clutching a loaded... Read more

Police: Guy running away from gunfire scene in Dorchester arrested after gun falls out of his clothes

1/22/23 - 8:01 am

Boston Police report officers responding to call about a person with a gun on Brenton Street this morning spotted a guy running... Read more

Police say cop smashed in face while trying to arrest congresswoman's daughter in Boston Common protest

1/21/23 - 9:30 pm

Update: Bail set at $500. Boston Police report one officer was injured and two people arrested during a protest Saturday night... Read more

High-speed road-rage battle that started in Forest Hills ends in crash in Hyde Park

1/21/23 - 7:00 pm

Live Boston reports at least two road ragers managed to make it nearly 3 miles from Ukraine Way and Hyde Park Avenue in Forest... Read more

Police say guy had a gun loaded with 33 bullets when they came looking for him in Roxbury

1/21/23 - 12:45 pm

Boston Police report officers, including gang-unit members, arrested Jonathan Velasquez, 18, on gun charges a Seaver and Harold... Read more

Man pushing wheelchair killed in Mass and Cass hit and run

1/20/23 - 10:45 pm

Update: The man was pushing a wheelchair, not in one, when he hit and killed, the Suffolk County DA's office reports, adding... Read more

Man opens fire in Bowdoin Street barbershop; one person grazed in the neck

1/20/23 - 9:18 pm

A man walked into the Eliot Barber Shop, 243 Bowdoin St. in Dorchester and opened fire with a gun shortly before 9:20 p.m. One... Read more

Roslindale pizza place robbed at gunpoint by man wearing pink gloves

1/20/23 - 4:30 pm

WHDH reports Arboretum Pizza Grill, 4025 Washington St., was robbed at gunpoint around 4:30 p.m.

Person shot outside Roslindale apartment complex

1/20/23 - 1:00 pm

WFXT reports somebody was shot outside 950 Canterbury St., near the intersection with Cummins Highway and American Legion... Read more

Stretch of Washington Street in Roslindale shut after man police say was driving a stolen car crashed, then ran away

1/19/23 - 9:10 pm

A Ford Fusion reported stolen on Cohasset Street around 8:50 p.m. wound up crashed into two other cars around 9:10 p.m. at... Read more

Medical assistant at Back Bay health center charged with raping patient in exam room

1/18/23 - 3:40 pm

A medical assistant at the MGH Back Bay Health Center, 388 Commonwealth Ave., was arrested yesterday after allegedly raping a... Read more

Alleged Cambridge Street bank robber made two mistakes: He didn't check his loot for a tracker and he tried escaping on the Red Line

1/17/23 - 12:20 pm

A man with a criminal record dating to 1990 was ordered held in lieu of $10,000 bail at his arraignment on a charge that he... Read more

Two adults, three teens arrested in connection with investigation into Hyde Park armed robberies, home invasions and carjackings

1/17/23 - 6:00 am

Boston Police report gang-unit officers looking for suspects for a series of violent crimes in Hyde Park arrested five people... Read more

Man charged with raping woman at Chinatown hotel, holding her there for ransom

1/16/23 - 8:00 am

A Boston man was ordered held without bail for at least 60 days at his arraignment this week for kidnapping, two counts of... Read more

Police: Man was speeding down Blue Hill Avenue with a loaded assault rifle, a loaded handgun, a pound of pot and a bunch of counterfeit credit cards

1/16/23 - 3:00 am

State Police report arresting a man on a variety of charges following a search that lasted several hours after he ran away from... Read more

Teen stabbed in the back on Temple Place downtown; two other teens arrested, one just 13

1/15/23 - 7:39 pm

Updated Monday with arrest info. A 15-year-old was stabbed in the back on Temple Place near Tremont Street around 7:40 p.m. His... Read more

Woman shot in Polish Triangle

1/15/23 - 5:30 pm

Live Boston reports a woman was shot in a vehicle on Dorchester Avenue near Divine Way around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday. She is... Read more

Person stabbed in chest on Dorchester Avenue

1/12/23 - 10:30 pm

Live Boston reports a person was stabbed in the chest and leg at Dorchester Avenue and East Cottage Street in Dorchester... Read more

Gang rode the Red and Green lines with a crowbar at rush hour, robbing and beating people, police say

1/12/23 - 5:15 pm

Transit Police report arresting three of the four people they say got on the Red Line at Harvard with a crowbar, then used it... Read more

Back Bay medical assistant charged with second patient sexual attack

1/12/23 - 3:00 pm

A medical assistant at the MGH Back Bay Health Center, 388 Commonwealth Ave., who was arrested last week on a charge he raped a... Read more

Man robs Chinatown bank with a spray bottle, police say

1/12/23 - 9:18 am

Boston Police report arresting an Uxbridge man on charges he held up the Santander Bank branch at 61 Harrison Ave. in Chinatown... Read more

Roxbury market robbed at gunpoint

1/9/23 - 9:41 pm

Marcella's Market, 80 Marcella St., was robbed at gunpoint by a Black man wearing a black baseball cap with yellow writing on... Read more

Man had loaded AK47, handgun in Dorchester apartment when arrested on drug charges, police say

1/6/23 - 6:00 am

Boston Police report Distict C-6 (South Boston) drug-unit officers and FBI agents armed with three search warrants, raided an... Read more

Woman says she has no idea how a loaded gun with a defaced serial number wound up in her purse as she entered a courthouse to support her boyfriend at his arraignment on gun charges

1/5/23 - 9:55 am

A Mattapan woman was ordered today held pending a dangerousness hearing on charges she tried bringing a loaded gun into... Read more

Police say woman was driving through Roxbury with a loaded gun and drugs, although they say it was her failure to turn her lights on that first grabbed their attention

1/2/23 - 5:03 pm

Boston Police report officers arrested a Dorchester woman on gun and drug charges after initially stopping her for driving down... Read more

Bro herd sought for downtown stomping on New Year's Day

1/1/23 - 5:40 pm

Boston Police have released photos and descriptions of five men, three in local sports-team attire, that they say punched and... Read more

Mattapan Square house party ends with two shot, one dead

1/1/23 - 5:56 am

Victim identified as Jymaal Cox, 33 and a father of two, of Mattapan. Boston Police report two men were shot, one fatally, at... Read more

Woman shot on MBTA bus near Andrew station; photo of possible suspect released

12/30/22 - 5:25 pm

Update: Police say they found the guy, have talked to him and that their investigation continues. Transit Police have released... Read more

Hyde Park man on bail in Brighton copper-theft case charged with trying to sneak a loaded gun onto a plane at Logan

12/28/22 - 7:15 pm

A Hyde Park man traveling with a child was arrested at Logan Airport yesterday after he allegedly tried to get a loaded handgun... Read more

Woman says devil made her set Dorchester three decker on fire today, DA says

12/27/22 - 11:20 am

A Dorchester woman was arrested today on charges she set a Mora Street three decker on fire this morning, the Suffolk County... Read more

Failed Foodies carjacking suspect sought in South Boston

12/26/22 - 5:29 pm

Boston Police have released photos of a guy they say attacked somebody outside Foodies, 230 West Broadway and tried but failed... Read more

Man charged as Mass and Cass crack dealer

12/26/22 - 1:00 pm

A man with a criminal record that dates to the 1980s sold crack to at least two individuals at Atkinson and Southampton streets... Read more

Roslindale gas station held up at gunpoint

12/24/22 - 10:35 pm

The Alfa gas station, 4139 Washington St. in Roslindale, was held up at gunpoint shortly after 10:30 p.m. The suspect described... Read more

Randolph motorist charged with hitting woman outside North Station, then running her over

12/24/22 - 12:45 am

A Randolph man faces a variety of charges after he allegedly ran a woman down outside North Station early this morning, while a... Read more

Man shot to death on Franklin Hill Avenue in Dorchester

12/23/22 - 11:01 pm

Victim identified as Michael Collins, Jr., 18, of Dorchester. A man was shot in the head at Franklin Hill Avenue and Shandon... Read more

Man stabbed and run over on Manchester Street in Mattapan

12/23/22 - 9:28 pm

Update: Victim's girlfriend charged. A man was stabbed in the stomach shortly before 9:30 p.m. and then run over on Manchester... Read more

Woman stabbed in Fields Corner fight; one arrested

12/21/22 - 5:02 pm

Boston Police report arresting a Roxbury woman on charges she stabbed another woman in the stomach during a fight at Geneva... Read more

Man robbed at gunpoint in Roslindale; three arrested with gun, zip ties and duct tape, police say

12/21/22 - 12:18 am

Boston Police report arresting two men from Malden and one from Everett following an armed robbery on Hyde Park Avenue, near... Read more

Bank on VFW Parkway in West Roxbury robbed

12/20/22 - 11:20 am

Update: Photos of suspect released. The Citizens Bank branch in the Hancock Village mall on VFW Parkway at Independence Drive... Read more

Police looking for man they say attacked woman in Back Bay garage

12/19/22 - 5:15 pm

Boston Police report a woman was sexually attacked inside the garage at 100 Clarendon St. , next to Back Bay station, around 5:... Read more

Man arrested for taking a snooze in his car on an I-93 onramp in Sullivan Square - and for being drunk and having a loaded gun - DA says

12/19/22 - 4:15 am

A Transit Police officer who happened on a car just sitting on a Sullivan Square onramp up to I-93 north early Monday wound up... Read more

Person stabbed at Theater District club; melee erupts

12/18/22 - 11:00 pm

Live Boston reports one person was stabbed at Venu, 100 Warrenton St. in the Theater District, late Sunday night and that... Read more

Man attacked three women near Back Bay station Saturday afternoon, police say

12/17/22 - 12:45 pm

>Update: Suspect arrested. Boston Police have released photos of a man they say physically attacked three women in separate... Read more

Man shot to death on Kensington Street in Roxbury

12/14/22 - 11:20 pm

GoFundMe for family. Boston Police report a man was shot at 16 Kensington St. in Roxbury around 11:20 p.m. on Thursday. Live... Read more

Officers had just finished a traffic stop in Dorchester when they noticed a guy walking by with what appeared to be a gun, police say

12/13/22 - 8:58 pm

Boston Police report two officers had just finished up with a traffic stop on Bowdoin Street between Mt. Ida Road and Adams... Read more

14-year-old was traipsing around Humboldt Avenue in Roxbury with a gun loaded with eight rounds, police say

12/13/22 - 4:28 pm

Boston Police report gang-unit officers conducting a gun investigation Tuesday afternoon, stopped one particular 14-year-old at... Read more

Shots fired on Roseland Street in Dorchester

12/13/22 - 1:30 pm

Boston Police responded to Roseland Street near Samoset Street for gunfire around 1:30 p.m. One vehicle was hit. Officers found... Read more

Man stabbed at Mass and Cass gas station

12/13/22 - 1:30 pm

A man was stabbed in the elbow at the Alltown Mobil station, 85 Southampton St., around 1:30 p.m. The bleeding was bad enough... Read more

Man who stabbed a woman on Deckard Street in Roxbury also tried attacking another woman nearby a few days later, DA charges

12/13/22 - 5:50 am

Ranlee Flores, 34, of Roxbury, had bail set at $30,000 yesterday on charges he stabbed a woman as she unloaded her groceries... Read more

One shot, one stabbed in the Theater District

12/11/22 - 9:10 pm

Update: The shooting victim, Branden Barrett, 34, of South Weymouth, died several days later. Police are looking for his killer... Read more

Police find dead person in 12th-floor Northampton Street apartment - and a live person who jumped out a window, but was saved

12/11/22 - 8:00 pm

Victim identified as Jose Aponte. Boston Police report officers called to do a well being check on a resident at 35 Northampton... Read more

Other crime news

Man gets probation after admitting he tied a dog to a shoreline boulder at Revere Beach to drown when the tide came in

Man who was charged as worker-terrorizing pizza-place owner ordered held without bail

Area white supremacist seeks to move Capitol-insurrection trial from DC to Massachusetts, where he thinks potential jurors would be less likely to hate him right off the bat

Natick woman who admitted she was in the Capitol on Jan. 6 appeals her 15-day sentence

Dognapping on Beacon Hill

Man arrested down the street from Slade's for murder outside the bar last month

Owner of Dorchester, Roslindale pizza places charged with beating, intimidating his mostly immigrant workers; one had to have genital surgery and all his teeth removed after attacks

Cambridge teen already facing carjacking charge arrested after stealing a car in Brookline with a dog inside, then nearly running over some MIT students, police say

Judge might decide next month whether woman charged with repeatedly stabbing Boston EMT can go free without standing trial

Masshole smashes bus window after bus driver honks at him for blocking access to South Boston bus stop, police say

Roslindale man got up to 120 m.p.h. in I-93 drag race before slamming into another vehicle and killing its driver, police say

Alleged in-flight door unlocker and spoon stabber ordered to undergo mental testing

Feds expand indictment against non-profit founder and her husband; now also charged with defrauding Boston and the state out of pandemic funds

Drink-spiking, rape case against Rhode Island man falls apart, charges dropped

Dorchester man charged with Academy Homes murder; another suspect still at large

Laughing masturbator on the Red Line arrested, police say

Man charged with trying to open a door on a flight to Boston and then trying to stab a flight attendant

Police say Newton domestic-violence suspect punched out two cops, leaving one unconscious

DC jury convicts Somerville yoga instructor as Jan. 6 Capitol rioter

Salem elementary school evacuated after yet another bomb threat made against nearby Satanic Temple

Police say Red Line creeper lived up to stereotype: He tried to lure two girls with promise of candy and puppies

Revere man who came into town thinking he was meeting with a fellow child-porn fan was instead arrested by undercover BPD and FBI investigators, DA says

Cambridge thief has wiiings, police say

East Boston man gets 6 to 10 for drunken high-speed crash that killed one of his passengers

Guy gets 7 1/2 years for the guns and crimes he promoted on his YouTube channel

Cohasset town worker ran a cryptocurrency 'mine' in crawlspace under town high school, police charge

Man keeps holding up Hyde Park convenience stores at gunpoint, police say

Pair sought for attacking Asian-American woman at Davis Square Red Line stop

Court orders new trial for Dorchester man convicted of 2010 murder because his lawyer never used potentially exculpatory information handed him by prosecutors

Man walking on 128 in Needham hit and killed by driver who kept going, police say

Man charged with robbing letter carrier at gunpoint for his mailbox key

Man kicked out of Dorchester lodge after argument stayed outside and fatally stabbed the other man in the neck when he left, DA says

Sharon woman who worked for state Environmental Police identified as Franklin Hill murder victim

Boston man arrested in Ohio for murder on Harvard Street in Dorchester last year

No bail for man charged with gunning down kid walking down a Mattapan street listening to music

Black, Muslim man who pleaded guilty to being a violent, drug running pimp seeks new trial because his lawyer was a virulent racist Islamophobe

Board says Faneuil Hall bar not to blame for way one patron slammed another to the sidewalk outside, possibly injuring him for life

Boston jury convicts Russian exec as ringleader of financial-hacking ring

Boston firefighter slammed man to the sidewalk after bar scuffle neither was involved in - but took off his coat as a pillow for his victim, police, family say

Teen went into murderous rage over explicit photos her boyfriend sent, DA says

Charlestown and East Boston high schools among several locked down on fake reports of possible attacks by a gunman

Harvard Law student with a baseball bat charged with homophobic attack on fellow student, going after hospital workers

Man charged with fatal Mass and Cass hit and run

City Hall finance director charged with money laundering in prison drug-smuggling effort

Man who wreaked havoc slamming his car into concrete barrier at Alewife T station to face criminal charges, police say

Man upset he got the wrong size drink at Lynn drive-through shoots worker

Former Army sharpshooter's murder conviction upheld for shooting a man in the head after an argument outside a Fenway bar over whether the Yankees suck

Facebook-scrolling driver slams onto Green Line tracks in Brookline, police say

Gang member murdered Tyler Lawrence in Mattapan, then was arrested three days later for selling fentanyl, DA, feds say

Suburban man to face charges after speeding onto Green Line tracks at MFA, police say

Four previously indicted BPD cops face additional charge related to Hyde Park evidence-warehouse overtime scandal

Canton woman gets 3 1/2 years for role in online-romance and pandemic fraud scheme

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Violent, rapping Dorchester gang leader sentenced to nine years in federal prison

Man who got $850,000 in Covid relief funds to support employees he didn't actually have used the money to buy a house, a Rolls Royce and French bulldogs, feds charge

Board permanently shuts Dorchester restaurant that was scene of early morning triple shooting

Man charged with December shooting on Brighton Avenue in Allston

Police say they can't find the owner of a Dorchester restaurant where three were shot in an illegal after-hours club in the basement

Man gets 19-20 for killing man during drug buy in Dorchester apartment in 2017

Orange Line passengers need to wear raincoats these days

Murder most cheap: Feds arrest Dorchester man they say wanted his wife, her boyfriend dead - but could only afford to pay for it with a discount and on an installment plan

Investigators say triple shooting in Hyde Park led them to a Littleton gun dealer, who was arrested today for illegally selling guns to one of the victims

DA says there's enough evidence to charge Dorchester man with 2007 murder of his girlfriend even without her body

Prospective jurors in securities-fraud and hacking trial could be asked about the war in Ukraine

Man charged with murdering his girlfriend, last seen in Dorchester in 2007

Brighton food-truck operator admits he used much of the $1.5 million or so in Covid relief funds he got to play the stock market instead of keeping people employed

Tech exec at area drug company and boyfriend charged with swindling company out of more than $2 million

Is this a TikTok challenge or something? Teens taking to smashing T windows, pulling alarms and jumping fare gates

Boston Police bring back walking beat in one part of Dorchester

Police seek help finding gunman who held up Roxbury market

Connecticut man sues Faneuil Hall bar, Boston firefighter who has been charged with slamming him to the ground last month

Hyde Park woman and teen pal charged with slicing, stomping woman in Quincy road rager

Somebody keeps forging Boston Medical Center checks and the hospital is getting tired of it

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Masshole parks in bus stop, bus pulls up ahead to let off passenger in wheelchair, Masshole can't wait, drives over wheelchair ramp, police say

Dorchester man charged with shooting woman on bus outside Andrew station

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Lynn man to be charged with attacks on three women near Back Bay station

Alleged cop-punching putsch doctor released on personal recognizance, but has to undergo periodic drug tests - and is ordered not tamper with them

Sixth bomb threat sent to Tufts, which is getting rather tired of it all

Man who was shot outside Theater District hotel has died

Ashland gynecologist charged with punching cop in the head during failed Capitol coup

Boston cop charged with domestic violence

Tufts bomb-threat maker took the weekend off, but he's back

Another day, another threat at Tufts

Date		Type	Street	Neighborhood
3/21/23 - 12:00 pm	East Boston man charged as drug dealer	Illegal drug possession	125 Faywood Ave.	East Boston
3/20/23 - 9:20 pm	Guy on the back of a scooter was tooling around Roxbury with a gun loaded with 12 bullets, police say	Illegal gun possession	New Heath St.	Roxbury
3/16/23 - 9:45 pm	Shots fired on Centre Street in Jackson Square	Gunfire	Centre St. and Bickford St.	Jamaica Plain
3/16/23 - 7:48 am	Two men, one with a taser in a fanny pack, charged with stealing car from Cummins Highway garage	Illegal stun-gun possession	645 Cummins Highway	Hyde Park
3/15/23 - 2:57 pm	Man charged with trying to lift wife out of wheelchair and toss her into Fort Point Channel	Assault and battery	Summer St. and Melcher St.	South Boston
3/11/23 - 11:02 am	Man came a long way to fail at robbing South Bay bank branch, police say	Attempted bank robbery	1100 Massachusetts Ave.	Dorchester
3/8/23 - 3:30 pm	Guy was tooling down Shawmut Avenue in Roxbury with a loaded gun, police say	Illegal gun possession	618 Shawmut Ave.	Roxbury
3/8/23 - 10:45 am	Person shot in the head next to playground at Thetford and Evans in Dorchester	Shooting	Thetford Ave. and Evans St.	Dorchester
3/7/23 - 2:10 pm	Two sliced in the neck on Blue Hill Avenue in Roxbury	Stabbing	189 Blue Hill Ave.	Roxbury
3/6/23 - 1:10 pm	Watertown man robbed Uphams Corner bank, but didn't get far, police say	Bank robbery	535 Columbia Rd.	Dorchester
3/5/23 - 11:34 pm	Man shot to death in a Mildred Hailey apartment	Murder	940 Parker St.	Jamaica Plain
3/5/23 - 4:10 pm	Pair arrested on American Legion Highway in Roslindale with two guns, one loaded with 40 bullets, police say	Illegal gun possession	718 American Legion Highway	Roslindale
3/4/23 - 3:31 pm	Man shot to death at Academy Homes in Roxbury	Murder	109 Weaver Way	Roxbury
3/4/23 - 12:45 am	Hamburglar sought for robbery at Roxbury McDonald's	Unarmed robbery	301 Warren St.	Roxbury
3/2/23 - 5:00 pm	Guy angry at somebody inside a Red Line train waiting at Ashmont slams self into train window, cracking it, police say	Assault	Ashmont MBTA Station	Dorchester
2/28/23 - 4:32 pm	Jamaica Plain dispensary worker arrested after showing up at work with unlicensed, loaded gun and two magazines filled with bullets, police say	Illegal gun possession	401 Centre St.	Jamaica Plain
2/27/23 - 11:13 pm	If the signal problems on the T don't get you, a fellow rider might	Assault and battery	Fenway MBTA station	Fenway
2/26/23 - 7:10 pm	Roslindale dispensary robbed at gunpoint	Armed robbery	3995 Washington St.	Roslindale
2/21/23 - 7:40 pm	Two shot, one dead, on Wilrose Street in Dorchester	Murder	59 Wilrose St.	Dorchester
2/20/23 - 9:40 pm	Cleary Square convenience store held up at gunpoint	Armed robbery	1283 River St.	Hyde Park
2/19/23 - 7:49 pm	Suburban kids run amok in Downtown Crossing, beating some people, throwing bottles at others, police say	Assault and battery with a dangeous weapon	Washington St. and Franklin St.	Downtown
2/19/23 - 5:00 pm	Woman beaten by two teens on MBTA bus in Dorchester, police say	Assault and battery	Washington St. and Columbia Rd.	Dorchester
2/19/23 - 8:30 am	Boston outreach worker charged with racing through Mattapan Square with two loaded guns	Illegal gun possession	River St. and Cummins Highway	Mattapan
2/18/23 - 11:34 pm	One dead, one injured in shooting outside bar on Tremont Street in Roxbury	Murder	958 Tremont St.	Roxbury
2/18/23 - 8:46 pm	Woman murdered on Fermoy Heights Avenue in Dorchester	Murder	15 Fermoy Heights Ave.	Dorchester
2/17/23 - 10:23 pm	Man trying to tear down handicap-parking sign in the North End is arrested, but for the half-pound of fentanyl he was holding, police say	Illegal drug possession	149 Fulton St.	North End
2/17/23 - 12:10 pm	Four arrested after guns, dirt bikes and drugs seized at Roslindale self-storage place in investigation into area drag racing, police say	Illegal gun possession	44 Lochdale Rd.	Roslindale
2/16/23 - 7:00 am	Police hunt guy they say sexually attacked a child on a bus in Dorchester and another guy who stroked himself on the Red Line	Indecent assault and battery	Columbia Road	Dorchester
2/16/23 - 12:00 am	Two Roxbury men charged with selling 3-D printed devices for turning regular guns into machine guns	Illegal gun possession	39 Homestead St.	Roxbury
2/15/23 - 9:40 pm	West End man who left his apartment door unlocked murdered by New Yorker who snuck in, slashed his throat, ate some of his food, DA says	Murder	65 Martha Rd.	West End
2/13/23 - 8:10 pm	Two shot, one dead on Dewey Street in Dorchester	Murder	21 Dewey St.	Dorchester
2/13/23 - 8:00 pm	Man, kid beat up another man at Forest Hills, police say	Assault and battery	Forest Hills MBTA station	Jamaica Plain
2/11/23 - 4:57 pm	One woman dead, teen injured, another teen charged with their stabbing in Jamaica Plain	Murder	5 Woodside Ave.	Jamaica Plain
2/7/23 - 2:00 pm	Man walloped woman who said 'excuse me' to him in Downtown Crossing concourse, police say	Assault and battery	Washington St. and Summer St.	Downtown
2/6/23 - 8:58 pm	Man stabbed in the chest on Roxbury Street in Nubian Square	Stabbing	39 Roxbury St.	Roxbury
2/5/23 - 1:31 am	Guy wanted for beating up somebody in the Fenway badly enough to put him in the hospital	Armed robbery	82 Lansdowne St.	Fenway
2/3/23 - 11:50 pm	Man found shot in the face on Bennington Street in East Boston	Shooting	259 Bennington St	East Boston
1/31/23 - 3:00 pm	Orange Line face puncher sought	Assault and battery	Massachusetts Avenue MBTA station	Roxbury
1/30/23 - 2:45 pm	Three students at TechBoston Academy in Dorchester stabbed in fight near school	Stabbing	Armandine St. and Washington St.	Dorchester
1/29/23 - 11:30 am	Teen shot dead on Babson Street in Mattapan	Murder	Babson St. and Fremont St.	Mattapan
1/25/23 - 7:27 pm	Four charged with slicing, tasing, beating man on the Red Line in robbery attempt; one also charged for crowbar beatings, robberies on the Green Line	Assault and battery with a dangeous weapon	South Station	Downtown
1/25/23 - 3:30 pm	Group of teens attack another group of teens and a window on a T bus with bricks; two injured, windows smashed, police say	Assault and battery with a dangeous weapon	Blue Hill Ave. and Columbia Rd.	Dorchester
1/24/23 - 9:16 pm	Man crashes car in Mattapan, then gets arrested for the loaded gun he'd stored in his engine compartment, police say	Illegal gun possession	595 River St.	Mattapan
1/24/23 - 3:40 pm	Orange Line seat-hog rage at Back Bay sends one to the hospital, shuts service	Stabbing	Back Bay station	Back Bay
1/23/23 - 1:21 pm	12-year-old arrested on gun charges in Dorchester after running from stolen car driven by a 16-year-old, police say	Illegal gun possession	205 Stratton St.	Dorchester
1/22/23 - 8:01 am	Police: Guy running away from gunfire scene in Dorchester arrested after gun falls out of his clothes	Illegal gun possession	Brenton St.	Dorchester
1/21/23 - 9:30 pm	Police say cop smashed in face while trying to arrest congresswoman's daughter in Boston Common protest	Assault and battery	Parkman Bandstand	Downtown
1/21/23 - 7:00 pm	High-speed road-rage battle that started in Forest Hills ends in crash in Hyde Park	Road-rage crash	River St. and West St.	Hyde Park
1/21/23 - 12:45 pm	Police say guy had a gun loaded with 33 bullets when they came looking for him in Roxbury	Illegal gun possession	Seaver St. and Harold St.	Roxbury
1/20/23 - 10:45 pm	Man pushing wheelchair killed in Mass and Cass hit and run	Fatal hit and run	Massachusetts Ave. and Melnea Cass Blvd.	South End
1/20/23 - 9:18 pm	Man opens fire in Bowdoin Street barbershop; one person grazed in the neck	Shooting	243 Bowdoin St.	Dorchester
1/20/23 - 4:30 pm	Roslindale pizza place robbed at gunpoint by man wearing pink gloves	Armed robbery	4025 Washington St.	Roslindale
1/20/23 - 1:00 pm	Person shot outside Roslindale apartment complex	Shooting	950 Canterbury Hwy	Roslindale
1/19/23 - 9:10 pm	Stretch of Washington Street in Roslindale shut after man police say was driving a stolen car crashed, then ran away	Stolen car crash	Washington St. and Cedrus Ave.	Roslindale
1/18/23 - 3:40 pm	Medical assistant at Back Bay health center charged with raping patient in exam room	Rape	388 Commonwealth Ave.	Back Bay
1/17/23 - 12:20 pm	Alleged Cambridge Street bank robber made two mistakes: He didn't check his loot for a tracker and he tried escaping on the Red Line	Bank robbery	250 Cambridge St.	Beacon Hill
1/17/23 - 6:00 am	Two adults, three teens arrested in connection with investigation into Hyde Park armed robberies, home invasions and carjackings	Illegal gun possession	1187 Hyde Park Ave.	Hyde Park
1/16/23 - 8:00 am	Man charged with raping woman at Chinatown hotel, holding her there for ransom	Rape	821 Washington St.	Chinatown
1/16/23 - 3:00 am	Police: Man was speeding down Blue Hill Avenue with a loaded assault rifle, a loaded handgun, a pound of pot and a bunch of counterfeit credit cards	Illegal gun possession	Blue Hill Ave. and McClellan St.	Dorchester
1/15/23 - 7:39 pm	Teen stabbed in the back on Temple Place downtown; two other teens arrested, one just 13	Stabbing	Temple Place	Downtown
1/15/23 - 5:30 pm	Woman shot in Polish Triangle	Shooting	629 Dorchester Ave.	Dorchester
1/12/23 - 10:30 pm	Person stabbed in chest on Dorchester Avenue	Stabbing	Dorcheter Ave. and East Cottage St.	Dorchester
1/12/23 - 5:15 pm	Gang rode the Red and Green lines with a crowbar at rush hour, robbing and beating people, police say
1/12/23 - 3:00 pm	Back Bay medical assistant charged with second patient sexual attack	Indecent assault and battery	388 Commonwealth Ave.	Back Bay
1/12/23 - 9:18 am	Man robs Chinatown bank with a spray bottle, police say	Bank robbery	61 Harrison Ave.	Chinatown
1/9/23 - 9:41 pm	Roxbury market robbed at gunpoint	Armed robbery	80 Marcella St.	Roxbury
1/6/23 - 6:00 am	Man had loaded AK47, handgun in Dorchester apartment when arrested on drug charges, police say	Illegal gun possession	15 Boyden St.	Dorchester
1/5/23 - 9:55 am	Woman says she has no idea how a loaded gun with a defaced serial number wound up in her purse as she entered a courthouse to support her boyfriend at his arraignment on gun charges	Illegal gun possession	3 Pemberton Sq.	Beacon Hill
1/2/23 - 5:03 pm	Police say woman was driving through Roxbury with a loaded gun and drugs, although they say it was her failure to turn her lights on that first grabbed their attention	Illegal gun possession	Blue Hill Ave. and Winthrop St.	Roxbury
1/1/23 - 5:40 pm	Bro herd sought for downtown stomping on New Year's Day	Assault and battery with a dangeous weapon	540 Atlantic Ave.	Downtown
1/1/23 - 5:56 am	Mattapan Square house party ends with two shot, one dead	Murder	1601 Blue Hill Ave.	Mattapan
12/30/22 - 5:25 pm	Woman shot on MBTA bus near Andrew station; photo of possible suspect released	Shooting	Andrew MBTA station	South Boston
12/28/22 - 7:15 pm	Hyde Park man on bail in Brighton copper-theft case charged with trying to sneak a loaded gun onto a plane at Logan	Illegal gun possession	Logan Airport, Terminal A	East Boston
12/27/22 - 11:20 am	Woman says devil made her set Dorchester three decker on fire today, DA says	Arson	74 Mora St.	Dorchester
12/26/22 - 5:29 pm	Failed Foodies carjacking suspect sought in South Boston	Attempted carjacking	230 West Broadway	South Boston
12/26/22 - 1:00 pm	Man charged as Mass and Cass crack dealer	Illegal drug possession	Southampton St. and Atkinson St.	South End
12/24/22 - 10:35 pm	Roslindale gas station held up at gunpoint	Armed robbery	4139 Washington St.	Roslindale
12/24/22 - 12:45 am	Randolph motorist charged with hitting woman outside North Station, then running her over	Leaving the scene of a personal-injury accident	Portland St. and Causway St.	West End
12/23/22 - 11:01 pm	Man shot to death on Franklin Hill Avenue in Dorchester	Murder	Franklin Hill Ave. and Shandon Rd.	Dorchester
12/23/22 - 9:28 pm	Man stabbed and run over on Manchester Street in Mattapan	Stabbing	Manchester St.	Mattapan
12/21/22 - 5:02 pm	Woman stabbed in Fields Corner fight; one arrested	Stabbing	500 Geneva Ave.	Dorchester
12/21/22 - 12:18 am	Man robbed at gunpoint in Roslindale; three arrested with gun, zip ties and duct tape, police say	Armed robbery	428 Hyde Park Ave.	Roslindale
12/20/22 - 11:20 am	Bank on VFW Parkway in West Roxbury robbed	Bank robbery	673 VFW Parkway	West Roxbury
12/19/22 - 5:15 pm	Police looking for man they say attacked woman in Back Bay garage	Indecent assault and battery	100 Clarendon St.	Back Bay
12/19/22 - 4:15 am	Man arrested for taking a snooze in his car on an I-93 onramp in Sullivan Square - and for being drunk and having a loaded gun - DA says	Illegal gun possession	Sullivan Square	Charlestown
12/18/22 - 11:00 pm	Person stabbed at Theater District club; melee erupts	Stabbing	100 Warrenton St.	Chinatown
12/17/22 - 12:45 pm	Man attacked three women near Back Bay station Saturday afternoon, police say	Assault and battery	145 Dartmouth St.	Back Bay
12/14/22 - 11:20 pm	Man shot to death on Kensington Street in Roxbury	Murder	16 Kensington St.	Roxbury
12/13/22 - 8:58 pm	Officers had just finished a traffic stop in Dorchester when they noticed a guy walking by with what appeared to be a gun, police say	Illegal gun possession	309 Bowdoin St.	Dorchester
12/13/22 - 4:28 pm	14-year-old was traipsing around Humboldt Avenue in Roxbury with a gun loaded with eight rounds, police say	Illegal gun possession	Humbold Avenue and Harrishof St.	Roxbury
12/13/22 - 1:30 pm	Shots fired on Roseland Street in Dorchester	Gunfire	Roseland St.	Dorchester
12/13/22 - 1:30 pm	Man stabbed at Mass and Cass gas station	Stabbing	85 Southampton St.	South End
12/13/22 - 5:50 am	Man who stabbed a woman on Deckard Street in Roxbury also tried attacking another woman nearby a few days later, DA charges	Assault	Harrishof St.	Roxbury
12/11/22 - 9:10 pm	One shot, one stabbed in the Theater District	Shooting	240 Tremont St.	Chinatown
12/11/22 - 8:00 pm	Police find dead person in 12th-floor Northampton Street apartment - and a live person who jumped out a window, but was saved	Murder	35 Northampton St.	Roxbury
12/11/22 - 2:36 am	Man shot on Brighton Avenue in Allston	Shooting	128 Brighton Ave.	Allston
12/10/22 - 5:30 pm	Man shot on Centre Street in Jamaica Plain	Shooting	484 Centre St.	Jamaica Plain
12/10/22 - 12:30 am	Gunfire early this morning on Talbot Avenue, where two men were shot on Monday	Gunfire	128 Talbot Ave.	Dorchester
12/8/22 - 7:15 pm	Man smashed in the face with a gun in failed Mattapan Square robbery, police say	Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon	1635 Blue Hill Ave.	Mattapan
12/8/22 - 5:26 pm	Roxbury robber slams woman in head and stabs her, but she manages to fend him off, police say	Assault and battery with a dangeous weapon	Deckard St.	Roxbury

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