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Boston Police arrested a suspect in a brazen early afternoon bank robbery in Dorchester Lower Mills today, and he was arrested with the help of a fleet-footed bank executive. A lone robber demanded cash from a teller at Meetinghouse Bank shortly before 2... Read more
As the city struggles to contain a dramatic spike in gun violence, 18 handguns bought through an illegal straw purchase in Georgia in 2009 are believed to have wound up on the streets of Boston. So far two of the 18 handguns have been recovered by Boston... Read more
A heat emergency is now in effect for the City of Boston through Friday, July 18 with temps ranging from 91 degrees to 97 degrees in the daytime and "little relief" overnight, according to a statement from city officials. “Our top priority is to protect... Read more
More than ten years after the closing of the Long Island Bridge, and twenty years into a national opioid crisis, a top official in Boston has declared the city’s efforts to resolve the drug-use problem in its South End neighborhood a failure. On June 23,... Read more
Firefighters on ladder approach fire in attic
Boston firefighters responded to 15 Corwin St. around 5:40 p.m. on Saturday for what turned into a three-alarm fire. The Boston Fire Department reports all seven residents of the two-family home safely evacuated. The department says the Red Cross is... Read more
Overall crime is down by 5 percent so far this year on the Area C-11 police district that covers much of eastern Dorchester. But, larcenies are on the rise, much of driven by a specific crime: shoplifting. Capt. Steve Sweeney, who commands the C-11... Read more
A 21-year-old man was found with life-threatening gunshot injuries early Sunday morning near the Milton-Dorchester line in Lower Mills. Milton Police report that the victim was found on Wharf Street near Milton Landing around 3:50 a.m. According to WCVB-... Read more
The man who fatally shot a Codman Square gas station attendant during an armed robbery on Oct. 6, 2018, received a life sentence without parole on June 30 in a Boston courtroom on June 30. Jerron Perry, 33, of Canton, was convicted two days earlier for... Read more
The man who fatally shot a Codman Square gas station attendant during an armed robbery on Oct. 6, 2018, received a life sentence without parole on June 30 in a Boston courtroom on June 30. Jerron Perry, 33, of Canton, was convicted two days earlier for... Read more
Collapsed porch on Harwood St.
The rear third-floor porch on a three decker at 39 Harwood St. in Dorchester collapsed around 9:45 p.m. on Friday, injuring at least nine people. One victim was transported to a local emergency room with injuries considered life threatening - which... Read more

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