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Woman stabbed at BU

9/22/22 - 8:43 pm
The Daily Free Press reports a woman was stabbed at the College of Fine Arts, 855 Commonwealth Ave. Thursday night. Injuries... Read more

Man stabbed on Polk Street in Charlestown; suspect turns self in, police say

9/21/22 - 9:14 pm
At 41 Polk St. at Walford Way around 9:15 p.m. Injuries not considered life threatening Boston Police report that Hakim Jackson... Read more

Guy tries to hold up Mass. Ave. bank while wearing a blue surgical mask, because you still can't be too careful these days

9/20/22 - 2:30 pm
Boston Police responded around 2:30 p.m. to the Santander Bank branch at 279 Massachusetts Avenue, after a man tried holding... Read more

Dorchester brawl ends with car chase, two arrested on gun charges, one of them just 16

9/19/22 - 7:55 pm
Boston Police report arresting a Dorchester man and a teen too young to have his name released on gun charges following a "... Read more

After gunfire off Norfolk Street in Dorchester, man ran away from officers with a gun in his hand, but was captured, police say

9/18/22 - 10:36 pm
Boston Police report officers responding to a report of gunfire on Hannon Street near Norfolk Street Sunday night arrested an... Read more

Two young teens charged with using machete, baseball bat in Jamaica Plain market robbery

9/16/22 - 7:50 pm
Boston Police report a 14-year-old and a 13-year-old didn't get far after robbing Blanco Market, 71 Day St. in Jamaica Plain... Read more

Excel High student, mom arrested trying to battle their way into school to attack another student, DA says

9/16/22 - 1:30 pm
Officials locked down Excel High School in South Boston Friday afternoon as BPD officers battled with a 14-year-old student and... Read more

Man stabbed repeatedly on Marion Street in Roslindale; suspect arrested

9/14/22 - 3:00 pm
Story updated with arrest info. Boston Police report a man was stabbed several times near 9 Marion St. in Roslindale, shortly... Read more

Two alleged brawlers arrested after Mass and Cass gunfire

9/14/22 - 1:15 am
Boston Police report officers who heard a single gunshot across from the Southampton Street shelter early Wednesday arrested... Read more

Jeremiah Burke High School student stabbed; Randolph teen charged

9/12/22 - 11:00 am
Boston Police report a student was stabbed in the shoulder at Jeremiah Burke High School in Dorchester around 11 a.m. on the... Read more

Heavily tinted car windows lead to gun arrest in Roxbury

Revolver
9/11/22 - 2:00 am
Boston Police continued their scrutiny of cars with excessively tinted windows early Sunday, leading to an arrest and the... Read more

Dorchester woman charged in Ashmont T-stop restroom rage

9/8/22 - 9:30 pm
Transit Police report arresting a Dorchester woman after allegedly she tried to end an argument about how long two people were... Read more

Two nailed for failed pedi larceny in West Roxbury, police say

9/6/22 - 12:08 am
Boston Police report they caught two suspects red-handed inside a nail salon on Washington Street in West Roxbury early this... Read more

Man stomped into unconsciousness at Andrew T stop

Wanted for Andrew attack
9/5/22 - 9:00 pm
Transit Police report they are looking for two men they say attacked a 56-year-old man at the Andrew Red Line stop around 9 p.m... Read more

Man arrested after firing gun into the ground in Roxbury, police say

9/4/22 - 4:56 pm
Boston Police report arresting a man they say took a gun out of a bag, aimed it at the ground and opened fire outside 30... Read more

Two shot dead on Melbourne Street in Dorchester; third man injured

9/4/22 - 2:59 am
Victims identified as Tefan Ivy, 32, of Brockton and Jermaine Daye, 23, of Randolph. Boston Police report that three men were... Read more

Woman critical after being shot on Savin Street in Roxbury

9/1/22 - 4:00 pm
WFXT reports a suspect is in custody following the 4 p.m. shooting.

Driver stopped for man lying in the road in Jackson Square, backed up, then drove right over him, killing him, DA says

9/1/22 - 4:30 am
A Hyde Park man faces murder charges for allegedly running over a pedestrian who had collapsed on the street in front of him... Read more

Man murdered on Dale Street in Roxbury

Dale Street shooting scene.
8/31/22 - 9:00 pm
Victim identified as Damonte Dancy, 29, of Roxbury. Boston Police report a man was shot outside 115 Dale St. in Roxbury around... Read more

Man fatally shot on Van Winkle Street in Dorchester

Van Winkle crime scene
8/31/22 - 5:06 pm
Victim identified as Keondre Roberts, 25. Boston Police report a man was shot outside 7 Van Winkle St. in Dorchester around 5:... Read more

Court officer charged in North End couch-moving rage that sent victim to the hospital with multiple broken bones

8/30/22 - 7:19 pm
A Charlestown court officer who lives on Salem Street in the North End grew so angry at noise from a man helping a friend move... Read more

Man drove up from Dedham with a gun loaded with 32 rounds, police say

8/30/22 - 1:21 am
Boston Police report arresting a Dedham man they say was driving in Dorchester with a loaded gun early this morning. Police say... Read more

Man forgets backpack at Copley T stop, but is arrested when he goes to retrieve it - because of the high-powered gun inside, police say

8/28/22 - 7:00 am
Transit Police report arresting a Boston man on gun charges at the Copley Green Line stop Sunday morning because of the "9mm... Read more

Gunfire near Martini Shell in Hyde Park followed by arrest

8/27/22 - 11:02 pm
Boston Police report officers responding to a report of gunfire last night in the area of the Martini Shell on Truman Parkway... Read more

Man shot to death on Blue Hill Avenue near Franklin Field in Dorchester

8/27/22 - 5:41 pm
Victim identified as Derrell Russell, 33, of Brighton. Boston Police report a man was shot at Blue Hill Avenue and Westview... Read more

One shot, one arrested with loaded gun at J'ouvert in Dorchester

8/27/22 - 6:45 am
Boston Police report arresting a Dorchester man they say showed up at yesterday's J'ouvert celebration with a gun loaded with... Read more

Woman on bus objects to being told to shut up, so she smashes other woman's head into a window repeatedly, police say

8/23/22 - 4:30 pm
A woman who was trying to have a phone conversation on a T bus rolling down Mass. Ave. in the Back Bay near Boylston Street... Read more

Gunfire on Stratton Street in Dorchester; person grazed in face by bullet

Stratton Street scene
8/21/22 - 8:45 pm
Update: Suspect arrested. Around 8:45 p.m. on Stratton Street at Lucerne Street.

Suspect in punching robbery attack on jewelry vendor at Blue Line stop arrested trying to get on an Orange Line shuttle bus a few days later, police say

8/20/22 - 11:46 pm
Transit Police report arresting one of three people they say waited until a Blue Line train came into Government Center to rob... Read more

Man from Maine, three local teens arrested with guns in Roslindale cemetery that has been plagued by gang issues, police say

8/19/22 - 7:06 pm
Boston Police report arresting a man, a 17-year-old and two 15-year-olds they say were roaming Oak Lawn Cemetery in Roslindale... Read more

Man charged with gunpoint robbery in Dorchester; police say he got victim's backpack but not his scooter, before they got him

Suspect under arrest
8/18/22 - 1:40 am
Boston Police report arresting a man they say tried to rob somebody of his backpack and scooter early this morning at Callender... Read more

Gun-toting music-video maker arrested at South Boston basketball court, police say

8/16/22 - 7:31 pm
Boston Police report arresting a man they say came to Orton Field on D Street to film a music video with a gun loaded with 11... Read more

Bicyclists sought for attacking motorist in the South End

Bicyclists wanted for attack
8/16/22 - 3:40 pm
The Boston Police Department reports it is looking for a group of bicyclists it says attacked a motorist on Tremont Street near... Read more

Man sought for attempted rape on Hyde Park Avenue in Hyde Park

Hyde Park Avenue attempted-rape suspect
8/16/22 - 2:25 pm
Update:

Police hunt suspect for another early morning rape in Chinatown

Surveillance photos of wanted man
8/14/22 - 4:45 am
Update: Suspect arrested. Boston Police report they are looking for a man involved in a sexual attack on Hudson Street in... Read more

Man shot repeatedly on Burrell Street in Roxbury; suspect arrested

Looking for evidence on Burrell Street
8/13/22 - 11:51 pm
Boston Police report arresting a Dorchester man for a shooting outside 77 Burrell St. around 11:50 p.m. on Saturday. Devon... Read more

Man shot to death on West Dedham Street in the South End

West Dedham Street crime scene
8/13/22 - 10:00 pm
Victim identified as Dion Ruiz, 26. Boston Police report a man was shot outside 58 West Dedham St. in the South End around 10... Read more

DA moves to seize money found after man who was already facing trial as a drug dealer was arrested on new drug charges in West Roxbury

8/13/22 - 4:58 pm
A Dedham man indicted on drug-trafficking charges by a Suffolk County grand jury last fall was arrested on Corey Street in West... Read more

Old guy stomps even older guy in dispute over a bag at Park Street T stop, police say

8/13/22 - 1:00 am
Transit Police report arresting a 66-year-old Holbrook man on charges he punched an 80-year-old-man to the floor and then kept... Read more

No bail for man charged as gun-toting Mass and Cass drug dealer

8/12/22 - 1:30 pm
A Dorchester man with a record going back to 1988 was ordered held without bail after his arrest last week on drug and gun... Read more

Man shot to death on Oak Hill Avenue in Mattapan

8/11/22 - 8:36 pm
Victim identified as Xavier Barkon, 19, of Mattapan. Boston Police report a man was shot outside 4 Oak Hill Ave., off West... Read more

Two guys were tooling around East Boston with two guns loaded with a total of 28 rounds; nabbed because their car's window tinting was too dark, police say

8/6/22 - 5:03 pm
Boston Police report arresting two Chelsea men they say were driving around East Boston Saturday afternoon in a car with... Read more

Man stabbed in the neck near State and Congress downtown

8/4/22 - 3:00 pm
Around 3 p.m. in the little plaza in front of the Staples between State Street and City Hall Plaza. A bystander found the... Read more

Man sought for sexual attack at Tufts Orange Line station

Wanted for attack
8/4/22 - 2:30 am
Transit Police have released a couple of photos of a man they say committed a sexual attack at the Tufts Medical Center Orange... Read more

Police say man pulled out of a Roxbury parking spot with no license plates, but with a gun loaded with 15 rounds, then crashed

8/2/22 - 5:28 pm
Boston Police report arresting a Dorchester man on gun and bad-driving charges after he crashed his plateless car around 5:30 p... Read more

Man shot to death on Norwell Street in Dorchester

8/1/22 - 12:06 pm
Victim identified as Roosevelt Thornton Jr., 33. Boston Police report a man was shot at 215 Norwell St. in Dorchester around 12... Read more

Two shot in Nubian Square

Detective looks at evidence in Nubian Square
7/31/22 - 10:30 pm
Live Boston reports two men were shot near the intersection of Roxbury and Washington streets in Nubian Square around 10:30 p.m... Read more

Dorchester man charged with running red light in Jamaica Plain, then barreling through barricade for parade, injuring two cops

7/31/22 - 12:15 pm
A judge set bail at $5,000 today for a man charged with a series of traffic violations - and for assault and battery with a... Read more

Guy with loaded gun and pal arrested trying to steal scooters out of a Chinatown alley, police say

7/31/22 - 1:18 am
Boston Police report a Roslindale man and a pal from Walpole were up to no good in an alley off Harrison Avenue in Chinatown... Read more

Barefoot man in ski mask was running down a Dorchester street with a loaded gun 45 minutes after three were shot there, police say

7/31/22 - 12:30 am
Boston Police report arresting a Dorchester man they say ran with a gun loaded with 12 rounds after gang-unit officers arrived... Read more

Three teens shot at Dorchester house party

7/30/22 - 11:45 pm
WCVB reports three teens - 19, 16 and 16 - were shot after a fight broke out at a party on Dakota Street around 11:45 p.m. on... Read more

Man charged with speeding down Melnea Cass Boulevard with a loaded gun

7/29/22 - 9:55 pm
Boston Police report officers who initially pulled a man over for making an unsafe lane change at a high rate of speed on... Read more

This isn't Times Square on VJ Day and you can't just grab some random woman and kiss her, man learns on the Green Line

7/28/22 - 12:20 pm
Transit Police report arresting a West Bridgewater man they say went up to a woman he didn't know inside the Green Line fare... Read more

Teen shot to death on Ellington Street in Dorchester

Ellington Street crime scene.
7/27/22 - 7:25 pm
Victim identified as Curtis Ashford, Jr., 15, of Dorchester. Boston Police report a teen was shot outside 28 Ellington St.... Read more

Man shot repeatedly outside MFA; suspect arrested trying to flee in front of BPD headquarters

7/23/22 - 11:11 am
Boston Police report a man was shot several times at Huntington Avenue and Museum Road, shortly after 11 a.m. on Saturday. The... Read more

House, car hit by gunfire on Shandon Road in Dorchester

7/22/22 - 9:50 pm
Gunfire on Shandon Road near Franklin Hill Avenue in Dorchester around 9:50 p.m.

Teen lifts sweatshirt to show off his loaded gun in Mattapan, but cops were watching; they arrest him and seize eight dirt bikes

Cops looking at dirt bikes
7/22/22 - 7:15 pm
Boston Police report arresting a 16-year-old they say was walking around the area of Norfolk and Babson streets in Mattapan... Read more

Woman was pushing a baby in a stroller through Downtown Crossing while packing a gun loaded with 17 rounds, police say

7/22/22 - 7:13 pm
Boston Police report arresting a woman on gun charges in Downtown Crossing Friday evening - after, they say, she knocked over a... Read more

Short guy with distinctive mole pattern on his bald head wanted for downtown bank robbery

Wanted for bank robbery
7/22/22 - 4:30 pm
The FBI has released photos of a guy they say held up the Bank of America branch at 6 Tremont St. around 4:30 p.m. on Friday.... Read more

Teen, man arrested with loaded guns after shots fired in separate incidents on Parker Street on Mission Hill, police say

7/21/22 - 10:46 pm
Boston Police report arresting a 15-year-old on gun charges Thursday night while responding to a report of gunfire in the area... Read more

Man murdered on Orlando Street in Mattapan

Medical examiner and police on Orlando Street
7/21/22 - 10:02 pm
Victim identified as Jahieem Gist-Vailes, 21, of Mattapan. Shot in the head at 14 Orlando St., at Savannah Avenue, around 10 p.... Read more

Woman pours beer on bus driver's head in Dorchester, bites one cop, spits on others, police say

7/19/22 - 10:00 am
Transit Police report arresting a woman who turned into a fighty, spitting whirling dervish of chaos Monday night. Police say... Read more

Man shot several times in the abdomen on Seaver Street in Roxbury

7/17/22 - 10:40 pm
A man was shot repeatedly on Seaver Street at Humboldt Avenue shortly before 10:45 p.m. The homicide unit was called in due to... Read more

Man murdered on Norfolk Street in Mattapan

7/17/22 - 9:14 pm
Victim identified as Ralphie Scott, 33, of Stoughton. Boston Police report a man was was shot around 9:15 p.m. on Norfolk... Read more

Three arrested at Marcella Park basketball tourney - one for having a loaded gun, two for interfering with his arrest - police say

7/17/22 - 6:43 am
Boston Police report arresting a Taunton man on charges he brought a loaded gun in a fanny pack strapped to his chest to a... Read more

State Police say a gun-packing, pot-dealing driver with no seat belt on is arrested after running a red light in Hyde Park right in front of a trooper

7/17/22 - 1:30 am
State Police report a man picked the wrong Hyde Park intersection to run a red light at early Sunday. State Police say a... Read more

Man stabbed to death on Harvard Street in Dorchester

7/16/22 - 1:03 am
Victim identified as Urvin Gerald, 48, of Dorchester. Boston Police report a man was stabbed at 110 Harvard St., at Norwell... Read more

Shots fired on two Dorchester streets

7/15/22 - 10:35 pm
Shortly after 10:35 p.m. on Mayhew Street between Boston and Roseclair streets and about two miles away on Washington Street at... Read more

House, car hit by gunfire near Ronan Park in Dorchester

7/15/22 - 10:17 pm
Police found fresh bullet damage to a house and a car after gunfire was reported at Fox and Percival streets in Dorchester... Read more

Four shot in Nubian Square

Nubian Square shooting scene
7/13/22 - 11:10 pm
Live Boston reports four people were shot on Warren Street in Nubian Square around 11:10 p.m. on Wednesday. One man was shot in... Read more

Terror ride on the Red Line as man attacks other passengers with fists, feet and a metal bottle, police say

7/13/22 - 3:30 pm
Transit Police report arresting a Dorchester man on charges he turned an afternoon Red Line ride from Ashmont to JFK/UMass into... Read more

Owner of Mass and Cass pizza place attacked with metal object

7/13/22 - 1:30 pm
WFXT reports the owner of New Market Pizza - in the unusual domed building at Mass and Cass - went outside yesterday afternoon... Read more

Guy beats man up in South Boston, then gets arrested for the gun loaded with 19 rounds he didn't use, police say

7/12/22 - 8:44 pm
Boston Police report arresting a South Boston man, not for beating somebody up on Costello Way in the West Broadway development... Read more

Police look for man they say beat an elderly person in Roxbury this week

Surveillance photo of wanted man
7/11/22 - 3:31 am
Boston Police report they are looking for this man on a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on an elderly... Read more

Alleged H-Block gang member now faces federal charge for the loaded 'ghost' gun police say they found on him

7/9/22 - 7:26 pm
Tyreek Hall, 19, arrested by Boston Police on June 9 for the "ghost" gun and ammo they say he had stuffed in his waistband, now... Read more

Woman with small dog has big beer-tossing, table-slamming outburst at East Boston pub

7/9/22 - 6:03 pm
A regular at Renegade's, 1004 Bennington St. in East Boston, exploded in uncontrollable rage one July evening when the... Read more

Police look for man they say hurled a homophobic slur at woman at Park Street, then doused her and her dog with an iced drink

Wanted for assault and battery
7/9/22 - 4:00 pm
Transit Police report they will charge this guy with assault and battery and civil-rights violations for an incident at Park... Read more

Police hunt man for attack that left victim unconscious at Savin Hill T stop

Wanted man
7/8/22 - 7:30 pm
Transit Police report they are looking for a guy they say punched, kicked and head-butted a man into unconsciousness on a... Read more

Police say teen in Mattapan tried to flee officers with a machete down his pants; it didn't work

7/7/22 - 9:36 pm
Boston Police report that officers who responded to a loud-music call at 541 Norfolk Ave. in Mattapan Thursday night arrested a... Read more

19-year old arrested as gun-toting drug dealer after early morning raid at his apartment in Hyde Park's Georgetowne

7/6/22 - 4:49 am
Boston Police report gang-unit and SWAT officers armed with a search warrant showed up at 42 Georgetowne Dr. at 4:49 this... Read more

Police say 13-year-old was driving down Columbia Road with a loaded gun

7/4/22 - 11:34 pm
Boston Police report officers who pulled over a car on Columbia Road near Geneva Avenue in Dorchester late last night pulled... Read more

Four shot outside Ashmont T station

7/4/22 - 12:30 am
Live Boston reports four people were shot at Dorchester Avenue and Bailey Street around 12:30 a.m. Police found three at the... Read more

Two shot in Roxbury, one in the back, one in the face

7/3/22 - 10:58 pm
Shortly before 11 p.m., police responded to Greenville Street between Dudley and Winthrop streets and found a man shot in the... Read more

Person shot on Woodbole Avenue in Mattapan

7/3/22 - 10:45 pm
Person shot in the right leg outside 50 Woodbole Ave. around 10:45 p.m. Injuries not considered life threatening.

Man stabbed repeatedly on Boston Common; suspect quickly arrested

Stabbing suspect on the ground
7/2/22 - 3:00 pm
Live Boston reports (with some graphic images) a man was stabbed numerous times on the Common along Tremont Street across from... Read more

Young teen shot on Wood Avenue in Hyde Park; second teen shooting there in seven months

Markers on Wood Avenue
7/2/22 - 3:45 am
Live Boston reports a 14-year-old girl found with gunshot wounds in an Uber car early this morning at Metropolitan Avenue and... Read more

Man in car shot on Carmen Street in Dorchester

7/1/22 - 1:15 pm
A man was shot in both legs on Carmen Street at Radcliffe Street around 1:15 p.m. Three cars were also hit by bullets.

Police say young teens smashed Red Line windows at JFK/UMass, then attacked cabbie with hammer, bottle and spit

6/30/22 - 10:45 pm
Transit Police report arresting a 14-year-old and a 16-year-old on charges related to an incident last night at the JFK/UMass... Read more

Man charged with neck slashing and scooterjacking in Roxbury

6/26/22 - 5:26 pm
Boston Police report arresting a Quincy man on charges he slashed another man in the neck with a "bladed weapon" before... Read more

Gun-toting teen from Brockton and three other Brockton pals were joyriding through Dorchester on scooters, until they ran a stop sign, police say

6/25/22 - 3:24 pm
Boston Police report arresting four Brockton teens, ages 14 through 18, on gun and drug charges in Codman Square Saturday... Read more

Drunken teen was ferrying a kid with a loaded gun on a scooter in Dorchester when they crashed into a cruiser, police say

6/25/22 - 2:53 am
Boston Police report arresting two teens, one from East Boston, one from Jamaica Plain, after nabbing them for puttering down... Read more

Another bag of bullets found at Boston Latin Academy

6/24/22 - 12:00 pm
A parent volunteer found "a small bag of bullets" during a staff-appreciation event at Boston Latin Academy around noon on... Read more

Police hunt four who stomped a man outside South Station last night

Three of the four attackers
6/24/22 - 12:05 am
Live Boston reports Boston Police are "close to arrests" of four young men who beat a man to the ground and then just kept... Read more

Double stabbing outside Hyde Park bar

Cavan Cafe crime scene
6/23/22 - 11:45 pm
Live Boston reports two people were stabbed outside the Cavan Cafe, 1406 Hyde Park Ave. around 11:45 p.m. on Thursday. Both... Read more

Man charged with selling drugs right outside Mass and Cass shelter

6/21/22 - 10:40 am
Boston Police report officers arrested a man outside the city shelter at 112 Southampton St. after "they observed him engage in... Read more

Northern Ireland sports star who'd hoped to make his name here now faces charges he stomped a man outside a South Boston bar

6/20/22 - 2:00 am
A Gaelic football star from Northern Ireland who moved to South Boston earlier this year was arraigned today on charges he... Read more

Man stabbed repeatedly on Norton Street in Dorchester

6/20/22 - 1:45 am
Around 1:45 a.m. at 35 Norton St., Live Boston reports.

Man stabbed to death in Mattapan

6/19/22 - 2:34 pm
Boston Police report a man was stabbed at 35 Colorado St. around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. He was taken to a local hospital, where... Read more

Man stabbed in the head in brawl on New Chardon Street

Crime scene
6/17/22 - 10:05 pm
Live Boston reports a fight involving several people at New Chardon and Bowker streets ended shortly after 10 p.m. on Friday... Read more

Car riddled with bullets in gunfire in Roslindale; state troopers working US Open detail on West Roxbury Parkway stop driver

6/17/22 - 5:10 pm
Shortly after 5 p.m, gunfire erupted on Belgrade Avenue near Aldrich Street in Roslindale. At least one house hit by a bullet... Read more

 

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Boston man crossed the river, fired six shots at somebody in Cambridge, but missed all six times, police say
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Malden man gets 6 1/2 years in federal pen in latest success for 'Operation Street Sweepah'
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Court upholds continued imprisonment for man convicted of Brookline rape in 1976, when he was a teenager
Thomas Ruffen, run over in the middle of the street in Jackson Square, was active in improving life at Mildred Hailey Apartments and across Boston
Beefy anti-vaxxer who likes lunging at elected officials arrested outside City Council after throwing woman against balcony wall overlooking two-story drop
25 to 30 for man who raped, beat woman in Codman Square restroom
Children's Hospital locked down after bomb threat called in couple weeks after doctors started getting death threats
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Dorchester man faces federal charges for four area bank robberies
Drunken off-duty Cambridge cop plows into three motorcyclists, police say
Teen arrested on Talbot Avenue in Dorchester for Georgia murder
Dorchester man charged with shooting 13-year-old in the face
Alleged Chinatown rapist nabbed, police say
Dorchester man charged with enticing girl from another state to come here, then forced her into prostitution
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Two shot in area of Hoyt Field in Cambridge
West Roxbury man who showed up at the hospital with a gunshot wound winds up arrested for the five ghost guns and seven magazines police found at his home, DA says
Two prisoners charged with bashing Whitey Bulger's head in; third also charged with his murder
Probationary state trooper indicted as drunk Expressway smoocher whose antics killed a motorcyclist
Dorchester man charged with attempted rape in Hyde Park
Henderson School student indicted on charge of punching principal into unconsciousness
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Children's Hospital doctors and staff getting death threats over bogus online accusations about their care for transgender patients
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Man arrested for Chinatown rape
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Police hunt man they say shot somebody repeatedly on Seaver Street in Roxbury last month
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Brockton man admits he fraudulently obtained $1.5 million in Covid-19 relief funds, much of which he used to buy cryptocurrency
Leader of Boston-area Nazi group arrested while sturming away from protest; police had to escort parents and little kids out of story hour at Loring Greenough
Father of man murdered outside Dorchester apartment building sues owner and management and security firms for failing to protect son's life
Feds raid Hell's Angels clubhouses in Lynn, Danvers
Construction-industry job site agrees to pay $230,000 fine for way some 3,000 Massachusetts resident may have had their personal information stolen
Alabaman, three locals charged with shipping guns up to Boston
Brighton food-truck operator charged with pandemic-relief fraud; used federal grants aimed at keeping his business afloat to play the stock market, feds say
Feds say text messages to dead man's phone helped lead them to a drug ring based in a Codman Square garage
Man threatens to bean T bus driver for driving too slow
Seven recent and current Northeastern science students arrested after breaking into the dangerous Government Center Garage demolition site for a little looksee, police say
Philadelphia murder suspect might be in Roslindale, police say
You drive one of those Google Street View cars and you see a beatdown right in front of you: Do you stop and call 911 or just keep driving and photographing?
Convicted rapist now charged with a 1988 murder loses a legal battle - over state's refusal to let him enter last year's vaccine lottery drawings
Man arrested on South Boston groping charge
One of the two men stabbed in Central Square Sunday night had been stabbed earlier that day as well, police say
State's high court rules unlicensed gun possession still a legitimate reason to hold somebody without bail in some cases
Two stabbed in Central Square
Losing homophobic losers with spray paint lose in Hyde Park and now the cops are after them
Police: Driver lets pedestrian cross in front of him at Brookline intersection, then gets out and robs him at gunpoint
Court upholds murder conviction in case of man fatally shot in the eye while walking to work in Dorchester in 2017
Man already awaiting trial for Back Bay slashing ordered held without bail for Boston Common stabbing
Police seek woman for Mission Hill package thefts, not for back tattoo that reads 'Beat Me Instead of Them'
One of the people shot over the weekend charged in connection with another weekend shooting
Mayor, federal prosecutor vow to bring charges against Nazis for attack on man in Copley Square - once they can ID them
Winthrop man charged with criminal dumbassery for allegedly pointing a fake AK-47 at people before parade
Gunfire in Cambridge; nobody hit
White woman only gets probation for attacking East Boston mother and daughter who were speaking Spanish in public
The family that sells fentanyl made to look like Percocets gets sentenced together
Police seek dozen for gunfire near Charlestown High graduation last month
Boston cop gets reduced probation sentence for scratchie tax fraud in exchange for cooperating with investigation into larger lottery scheme
Two charged for October murder near Ross Playground in Hyde Park; one was once charged for gang murder for which his brother pleaded guilty
Trial starts for woman charged with attacking mother, daughter in East Boston because they were speaking Spanish

 

Date Type Street Neighborhood
9/22/22 - 8:43 pm Woman stabbed at BU Stabbing 855 Commonwealth Ave. Fenway
9/21/22 - 9:14 pm Man stabbed on Polk Street in Charlestown; suspect turns self in, police say Stabbin 41 Polk St. Charlestown
9/20/22 - 2:30 pm Guy tries to hold up Mass. Ave. bank while wearing a blue surgical mask, because you still can't be too careful these days Attempted bank robbery 279 Massachusetts Ave. Fenway
9/19/22 - 7:55 pm Dorchester brawl ends with car chase, two arrested on gun charges, one of them just 16 Illegal gun possession Talbot Ave. and Lithgow St. Dorchester
9/18/22 - 10:36 pm After gunfire off Norfolk Street in Dorchester, man ran away from officers with a gun in his hand, but was captured, police say Gunfire 24 Hannon St. Dorchester
9/16/22 - 7:50 pm Two young teens charged with using machete, baseball bat in Jamaica Plain market robbery Armed robbery 71 Day St. Jamaica Plain
9/16/22 - 1:30 pm Excel High student, mom arrested trying to battle their way into school to attack another student, DA says Assault and battery 95 G St. South Boston
9/14/22 - 3:00 pm Man stabbed repeatedly on Marion Street in Roslindale; suspect arrested Stabbing 9 Marion St. Roslindale
9/14/22 - 1:15 am Two alleged brawlers arrested after Mass and Cass gunfire Gunfire 115 Southampton St. Roxbury
9/12/22 - 11:00 am Jeremiah Burke High School student stabbed; Randolph teen charged Stabbing 60 Washington St. Dorchester
9/11/22 - 2:00 am Heavily tinted car windows lead to gun arrest in Roxbury Illegal gun possession Warren St. and Carlisle St. Roxbury
9/8/22 - 9:30 pm Dorchester woman charged in Ashmont T-stop restroom rage Assault and battery Ashmont MBTA Station Dorchester
9/6/22 - 12:08 am Two nailed for failed pedi larceny in West Roxbury, police say Attempted breaking and entering 5256 Washington St. West Roxbury
9/5/22 - 9:00 pm Man stomped into unconsciousness at Andrew T stop Assault and battery with a dangeous weapon Andrew MBTA station South Boston
9/4/22 - 4:56 pm Man arrested after firing gun into the ground in Roxbury, police say Gunfire 30 Pompeii St. Roxbury
9/4/22 - 2:59 am Two shot dead on Melbourne Street in Dorchester; third man injured Murder 26 Melbourne St. Dorchester
9/1/22 - 4:00 pm Woman critical after being shot on Savin Street in Roxbury Shooting 55 Savin St. Roxbury
9/1/22 - 4:30 am Driver stopped for man lying in the road in Jackson Square, backed up, then drove right over him, killing him, DA says Murder Columbus Ave. and Centre St. Jamaica Plain
8/31/22 - 9:00 pm Man murdered on Dale Street in Roxbury Murder Dale St. and Regent St. Roxbury
8/31/22 - 5:06 pm Man fatally shot on Van Winkle Street in Dorchester Murder 7 Van Winkle St. Dorchester
8/30/22 - 7:19 pm Court officer charged in North End couch-moving rage that sent victim to the hospital with multiple broken bones Assault and battery Salem Street North End
8/30/22 - 1:21 am Man drove up from Dedham with a gun loaded with 32 rounds, police say Illegal gun possession Columbia Rd. and Oldfields Rd. Dorchester
8/28/22 - 7:00 am Man forgets backpack at Copley T stop, but is arrested when he goes to retrieve it - because of the high-powered gun inside, police say Illegal gun possession Copley T station Back Bay
8/27/22 - 11:02 pm Gunfire near Martini Shell in Hyde Park followed by arrest Illegal gun possession Woodglen Rd. Hyde Park
8/27/22 - 5:41 pm Man shot to death on Blue Hill Avenue near Franklin Field in Dorchester Murder Blue Hill Ave. and Westview St. Dorchester
8/27/22 - 6:45 am One shot, one arrested with loaded gun at J'ouvert in Dorchester Shooting Westview St. Dorchester
8/23/22 - 4:30 pm Woman on bus objects to being told to shut up, so she smashes other woman's head into a window repeatedly, police say Assault and battery with a dangeous weapon Massachusetts Ave. and Boylston St. Back Bay
8/21/22 - 8:45 pm Gunfire on Stratton Street in Dorchester; person grazed in face by bullet Shooting Stratton St. and Lucerne St. Dorchester
8/20/22 - 11:46 pm Suspect in punching robbery attack on jewelry vendor at Blue Line stop arrested trying to get on an Orange Line shuttle bus a few days later, police say Assault and battery Government Center. Downtown
8/19/22 - 7:06 pm Man from Maine, three local teens arrested with guns in Roslindale cemetery that has been plagued by gang issues, police say Illegal gun possession 427 Cummins Highway Roslindale
8/18/22 - 1:40 am Man charged with gunpoint robbery in Dorchester; police say he got victim's backpack but not his scooter, before they got him Armed robbery Callender St. and Lyford St. Dorchester
8/16/22 - 7:31 pm Gun-toting music-video maker arrested at South Boston basketball court, police say Illegal gun possession 200 D St. South Boston
8/16/22 - 3:40 pm Bicyclists sought for attacking motorist in the South End Assault and battery 571 Tremont St. South End
8/16/22 - 2:25 pm Man sought for attempted rape on Hyde Park Avenue in Hyde Park Attempted rape Hyde Park Ave. and American Legion Highway Hyde Park
8/14/22 - 4:45 am Police hunt suspect for another early morning rape in Chinatown Rape Hudson Street Chinatown
8/13/22 - 11:51 pm Man shot repeatedly on Burrell Street in Roxbury; suspect arrested Shooting 77 Burrell St. Roxbury
8/13/22 - 10:00 pm Man shot to death on West Dedham Street in the South End Murder 58 W. Dedham St. South End
8/13/22 - 4:58 pm DA moves to seize money found after man who was already facing trial as a drug dealer was arrested on new drug charges in West Roxbury Illegal drug possession Corey St. West Roxbury
8/13/22 - 1:00 am Old guy stomps even older guy in dispute over a bag at Park Street T stop, police say Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon Park St. MBTA station Downtown
8/12/22 - 1:30 pm No bail for man charged as gun-toting Mass and Cass drug dealer Illegal drug possession Southampton St. Roxbury
8/11/22 - 8:36 pm Man shot to death on Oak Hill Avenue in Mattapan Murder 4 Oak Hill Ave. Mattapan
8/6/22 - 5:03 pm Two guys were tooling around East Boston with two guns loaded with a total of 28 rounds; nabbed because their car's window tinting was too dark, police say Illegal gun possession Saratoga St. and Barnes Ave. East Boston
8/4/22 - 3:00 pm Man stabbed in the neck near State and Congress downtown Stabbing 28 Congress St. Downtown
8/4/22 - 2:30 am Man sought for sexual attack at Tufts Orange Line station Sexual attack 799 Washington St. Chinatown
8/2/22 - 5:28 pm Police say man pulled out of a Roxbury parking spot with no license plates, but with a gun loaded with 15 rounds, then crashed Illegal gun possession Circuit Dr. and Fenwick Pl. Roxbury
8/1/22 - 12:06 pm Man shot to death on Norwell Street in Dorchester Murder 215 Norwell St. Dorchester
7/31/22 - 10:30 pm Two shot in Nubian Square Shooting Roxbury St. and Washington St. Roxbury
7/31/22 - 12:15 pm Dorchester man charged with running red light in Jamaica Plain, then barreling through barricade for parade, injuring two cops Assault and battery with a dangeous weapon Warren Ave. and Peter Parley Rd. Jamaica Plain
7/31/22 - 1:18 am Guy with loaded gun and pal arrested trying to steal scooters out of a Chinatown alley, police say Illegal gun possession 1 Oxford Pl. Chinatown
7/31/22 - 12:30 am Barefoot man in ski mask was running down a Dorchester street with a loaded gun 45 minutes after three were shot there, police say Illegal gun possession Dakota St. and Greenbrier St. Dorchester
7/30/22 - 11:45 pm Three teens shot at Dorchester house party Shooting 77 Dakota St. Dorchester
7/29/22 - 9:55 pm Man charged with speeding down Melnea Cass Boulevard with a loaded gun Illegal gun possession Melnea Cass Blvd. and Albany St. Roxbury
7/28/22 - 12:20 pm This isn't Times Square on VJ Day and you can't just grab some random woman and kiss her, man learns on the Green Line Assault and battery Park Street MBTA station Downtown
7/27/22 - 7:25 pm Teen shot to death on Ellington Street in Dorchester Murder 28 Ellington St. Dorchester
7/23/22 - 11:11 am Man shot repeatedly outside MFA; suspect arrested trying to flee in front of BPD headquarters Shooting 491 Huntington Ave. Fenway
7/22/22 - 9:50 pm House, car hit by gunfire on Shandon Road in Dorchester Gunfire 1 Shandon Rd. Dorchester
7/22/22 - 7:15 pm Teen lifts sweatshirt to show off his loaded gun in Mattapan, but cops were watching; they arrest him and seize eight dirt bikes Illegal gun possession Norfolk St. and Babson St. Mattapan
7/22/22 - 7:13 pm Woman was pushing a baby in a stroller through Downtown Crossing while packing a gun loaded with 17 rounds, police say Illegal gun possession Washington St. and Summer St. Downtown
7/22/22 - 4:30 pm Short guy with distinctive mole pattern on his bald head wanted for downtown bank robbery Bank robbery 6 Tremont St. Downtown
7/21/22 - 10:46 pm Teen, man arrested with loaded guns after shots fired in separate incidents on Parker Street on Mission Hill, police say Illegal gun possession 746 Parker St. Mission Hill
7/21/22 - 10:02 pm Man murdered on Orlando Street in Mattapan Murder 14 Orlando St. Mattapan
7/19/22 - 10:00 am Woman pours beer on bus driver's head in Dorchester, bites one cop, spits on others, police say Assault and battery Columbia Rd. and Washington St. Dorchester
7/17/22 - 10:40 pm Man shot several times in the abdomen on Seaver Street in Roxbury Shooting Seaver St. and Humboldt Ave. Roxbury
7/17/22 - 9:14 pm Man murdered on Norfolk Street in Mattapan Murder Norfolk St. and Elizabeth St. Mattapan
7/17/22 - 6:43 am Three arrested at Marcella Park basketball tourney - one for having a loaded gun, two for interfering with his arrest - police say Illegal gun possession 260 Highland St. Roxbury
7/17/22 - 1:30 am State Police say a gun-packing, pot-dealing driver with no seat belt on is arrested after running a red light in Hyde Park right in front of a trooper Illegal gun possession Hyde Park Ave. and West St. Hyde Park
7/16/22 - 1:03 am Man stabbed to death on Harvard Street in Dorchester Murder 110 Harvard St. Dorchester
7/15/22 - 10:35 pm Shots fired on two Dorchester streets Gunfire 159 Washington St. Dorchester
7/15/22 - 10:17 pm House, car hit by gunfire near Ronan Park in Dorchester Gunfire Fox St. and Percival St. Dorchester
7/13/22 - 11:10 pm Four shot in Nubian Square Shooting 39 Warren St. Roxbury
7/13/22 - 3:30 pm Terror ride on the Red Line as man attacks other passengers with fists, feet and a metal bottle, police say Assault and battery with a dangeous weapon JFK/UMass Dorchester
7/13/22 - 1:30 pm Owner of Mass and Cass pizza place attacked with metal object Assault and battery with a dangeous weapon 850 Massachusetts Ave. South End
7/12/22 - 8:44 pm Guy beats man up in South Boston, then gets arrested for the gun loaded with 19 rounds he didn't use, police say Illegal gun possession 47 B St. South Boston
7/11/22 - 3:31 am Police look for man they say beat an elderly person in Roxbury this week Assault and battery with a dangeous weapon Alaska St. and Blue Hill Ave. Roxbury
7/9/22 - 7:26 pm Alleged H-Block gang member now faces federal charge for the loaded 'ghost' gun police say they found on him Illegal gun possession 3 Elm Hill Park Roxbury
7/9/22 - 6:03 pm Woman with small dog has big beer-tossing, table-slamming outburst at East Boston pub Assault and battery 1004 Bennington St. East Boston
7/9/22 - 4:00 pm Police look for man they say hurled a homophobic slur at woman at Park Street, then doused her and her dog with an iced drink Assault and battery Park St. Downtown
7/8/22 - 7:30 pm Police hunt man for attack that left victim unconscious at Savin Hill T stop Assault and battery with a dangeous weapon 125 Savin Hill Ave. Dorchester
7/7/22 - 9:36 pm Police say teen in Mattapan tried to flee officers with a machete down his pants; it didn't work Illegal knife possession 541 Norfolk Ave. Mattapan
7/6/22 - 4:49 am 19-year old arrested as gun-toting drug dealer after early morning raid at his apartment in Hyde Park's Georgetowne Illegal gun possession 42 Georgetowne Dr. Hyde Park
7/4/22 - 11:34 pm Police say 13-year-old was driving down Columbia Road with a loaded gun Illegal gun possession 144 Columbia Rd. Dorchester
7/4/22 - 12:30 am Four shot outside Ashmont T station Shooting Dorchester Ave. and Bailey St. Dorchester
7/3/22 - 10:58 pm Two shot in Roxbury, one in the back, one in the face Shooting 19 Greenville St. Roxbury
7/3/22 - 10:45 pm Person shot on Woodbole Avenue in Mattapan Shooting 50 Woodbole Ave. Mattapan
7/2/22 - 3:00 pm Man stabbed repeatedly on Boston Common; suspect quickly arrested Stabbing Tremont St and Avery St. Downtown
7/2/22 - 3:45 am Young teen shot on Wood Avenue in Hyde Park; second teen shooting there in seven months
7/1/22 - 1:15 pm Man in car shot on Carmen Street in Dorchester Shooting Carmen St. and Radcliffe St. Dorchester
6/30/22 - 10:45 pm Police say young teens smashed Red Line windows at JFK/UMass, then attacked cabbie with hammer, bottle and spit Assault and battery with a dangeous weapon JFK/UMass Dorchester
6/26/22 - 5:26 pm Man charged with neck slashing and scooterjacking in Roxbury Stabbing 10 Roxbury St. Roxbury
6/25/22 - 3:24 pm Gun-toting teen from Brockton and three other Brockton pals were joyriding through Dorchester on scooters, until they ran a stop sign, police say Illegal gun possession Whitfield St. Dorchester
6/25/22 - 2:53 am Drunken teen was ferrying a kid with a loaded gun on a scooter in Dorchester when they crashed into a cruiser, police say Illegal gun possession Helen St. and Bernard St. Dorchester
6/24/22 - 12:00 pm Another bag of bullets found at Boston Latin Academy Bullets found 205 Townsend St. Roxbury
6/24/22 - 12:05 am Police hunt four who stomped a man outside South Station last night Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon Atlantic Ave. and Summer St. Downtown
6/23/22 - 11:45 pm Double stabbing outside Hyde Park bar Stabbing 1406 Hyde Park Ave. Hyde Park
6/21/22 - 10:40 am Man charged with selling drugs right outside Mass and Cass shelter Illegal drug possession 112 Southampton St. Roxbury
6/20/22 - 2:00 am Northern Ireland sports star who'd hoped to make his name here now faces charges he stomped a man outside a South Boston bar Assault and battery with a dangeous weapon 425 W. Broadway South Boston
6/20/22 - 1:45 am Man stabbed repeatedly on Norton Street in Dorchester Stabbing 35 Norton St. Dorchester
6/19/22 - 2:34 pm Man stabbed to death in Mattapan Murder 35 Colorado St. Mattapan
6/17/22 - 10:05 pm Man stabbed in the head in brawl on New Chardon Street Stabbing New Chardon St. and Bowker St. Downtown
6/17/22 - 5:10 pm Car riddled with bullets in gunfire in Roslindale; state troopers working US Open detail on West Roxbury Parkway stop driver Gunfire Belgrade Ave. and Aldrich St. Roslindale