CRIME & SAFETY
Man Hit With Stray Bullet On I-93 In Braintree As Road Rage Incident Intensifies
A stray bullet hit a man in the leg as he drove through Braintree Wednesday afternoon, April 24, when a road rage incident turned violent, police said. Although, he was not involved in the altercation. The shooting happened just before 3 p.m. on I-93. Officers said two cars driving north on th…
City councilor calls on Boston police to address drag racing, illegal vehicle gatherings after Back Bay incident
Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn wrote a letter urging BPD to investigate a gathering of people and cars drag racing and doing donuts at 2 a.m. Sunday. A Boston city councilor is calling on the Boston Police Department to take action against street racing and other dangerous road activity after numerous vehicles were reported drag racing and doing donuts early in the morning in Back Bay over the weekend.
Massachusetts gang member caught on Snapchat posing with gun sent to prison
A Boston man who posed with guns on Snapchat has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition while under house arrest for four state firearm charges.
Crews battle fire at Roslindale convenience store
BOSTON (WHDH) - Crews responded in Roslindale Wednesday night after a fire broke out in a convenience store. The fire happened at Henry’s Market on South Street, drawing firefighters to the scene shortly before midnight, according to the Boston Fire Department. The fire department in a post on X...
Duxbury man charged with murdering father awaits his fate. What the jury told the judge
BROCKTON – The jury in the murder trial of a Duxbury man accused of drowning his father in 2021 told the judge they are having trouble reaching a unanimous verdict Tuesday afternoon but were instructed to continue deliberations. Prosecutors say Jack Callahan, now 22, dunked 57-year-old Scott Callahan's head...
Boston bouncer accused in stabbing death of 23-year-old Marine veteran expected to plead guilty
A 39-year-old East Boston man charged in connection with the stabbing death of a Marine veteran during St. Patrick’s Day weekend in Boston 2022 is expected to change his plea Thursday.
Federal appeals court dismisses lawsuit over fatal 2020 police shooting in Massachusetts
BOSTON — Justices of the U.S. Court of Appeals this week dismissed a lawsuit filed by the family of a Massachusetts man who was shot and killed by police in 2020. The chain of events that led to the death of Juston Root, 41, started just after 9 a.m. on Feb. 7, 2020, when police received a 911 call about a man with a gun near Brigham and Women's Hospital.
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