Public Safety
The Boston Police Department reports it got a quick lead on a suspect in a Fields Corner robbery yesterday - the alleged criminal mastermind left behind his birth certificate.
According to police, a woman who'd just exited the Fields Corner T stop was... Read more
Could this be the future of public transit in parts of Boston— perhaps even Dorchester's own Columbia Point? How about Blue Hill Avenue?
Moving around town in a solar-powered “pod” that cuts down on congestion, helps the environment and gives you your... Read more
The Boston Police Department is investigating a midday shooting at Devon Street and Vaughan Avenue that sent a man and a woman to the hospital on Monday.
Both adults, in their early 20s, are expected to survive getting shot around 2 p.m. An infant in a... Read more
The Boston Fire Department reports a two-alarm fire that broke out around 5 p.m. on Sunday at 271 Hancock St. did an estimated $350,000 in damage.
The cause of the fire, which broke through the roof, is under investigation.
The Boston Police Department reports a man was shot around 9:45 p.m. at 70 Ames St. He was taken to Boston Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
The victim, in his 20s, had been shot in the chest.
Gov. Paul Cellucci at Fields Corner station in Sept. 2000: Republican governor announced plans to rebuild Dot's crumbling MBTA stops. Photo by Bill Forry
It’s easy to forget just how bad Dorchester’s MBTA stations were back in the 1990s. And it’s easier... Read more
With leaked revelations disclosing the scope of the federal government’s ability to peer into the public’s phone calls and email use, both U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Congressman John Tierney indicated the law that enabled the snooping will be up for... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports a 16-year-old was shot around 1:40 a.m. on Sunday at Ashmont and Ocean streets.
Police report they found witnesses who reported a large group of men at the Dot. Ave. Tedeschi, but no victim. Not long after, however,... Read more
The Boston Police Department report arresting the man they say had robbed five McDonald's and Dunkin' Donuts outlets in Dorchester, Mattapan and Roxbury over the past two weeks.
Richard Calderon-Colon, 40, was sleeping in a car parked outside 27 Ames St... Read more
A man's leg was grazed by a bullet around 10:20 p.m. on Thursday at the busway at Ashmont station.
He was taken to Carney Hospital. The station was briefly shut as Transit and Boston police investigated. Police were looking for two black men and one... Read more
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