Public Safety
The City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a proposal aimed at cracking down on absentee landlords whose properties have frequently drawn neighborhood complaints and a heavy police presence.
The proposal expands the definition of “public nuisance... Read more
The long process of mapping out a “missing link” on the Neponset Greenway between Mattapan Square and Lower Mills has been frustrating at times. There are still some serious hurdles to clear before actual work can begin on the riverside trail that is... Read more
Neponset Greenway: The Mattapan trolley stop at Central Ave, left. A proposed Greenway path would follow a route closer to the river, at right. Photo by Ed Forry
As officials with the MBTA and the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) seek a... Read more
City health officials say that the year's first cases of West Nile Virus-infected insects have been detected from trap pools in West Roxbury this week. While there have not yet been any reported human cases of the mosquito-borne illness, officials say... Read more
A.J.: Shot in the back at Harambee Park on June 28.Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis says that some family members of the 4 year-old boy "A.J." who was shot at Harambee Park last week "have not been cooperative" with police as they search for the... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports a man in his 30s was found with multiple gunshot wounds around 11:20 p.m., Thursday at Mountain Avenue and Mascot Street.
He was taken to Boston Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Police found evidence that... Read more
HazMat crew on Semont Rd.: Boston Firefighters spent the morning investigating an "irritant" found in the air inside 14 Semont Rd. Photo by Ed Forry
(Updated— Friday, July 8, 1:30 p.m.) — Hazardous material teams from the Boston fire and police... Read more
Boston Police Superintendent-in-Chief Daniel Linskey: Testified during Wednesday's City Council hearing. Photo by Callum BorchersThe Menino Administration explained Wednesday the discretion implied in a proposed city ordinance that would bill negligent... Read more
Butler Street apartment fire: The scene outside 68 Butler Street this morning. Photo by Ryan Whitcomb
(Updated, 9:30 a.m.) — Boston firefighters pulled an unconscious 68 year-old woman from a burning fourth-floor apartment in Lower Mills early this... Read more
The City of Boston’s new strategy of targeting so-called “problem properties” in our neighborhoods is finally taking real shape this week. A task force organized by Mayor Menino’s office will identify and pressure absentee landlords whose out-of-control... Read more
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