CRIME & SAFETY
Father and Son Assaulted at Ashmont MBTA Station, Two Juveniles Charged as Boston Community Calls for Increased Transit Safety
A 51-year-old man and his 6-year-old son were victims of a brutal attack by a group of five juvenile males at the Ashmont MBTA station on April 26 around 7 PM, law enforcement officials report. The altercation began after the man asked the teenagers to snuff out their marijuana cigarette. The incident, which disturbed the evening commute, quickly escalated into physical violence, prompting an investigation by the Transit Police Department.
Daytime Shooting Leaves One Injured, Residents Distressed in Boston's Dorchester Area
Gunfire shattered the daytime calm in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood as bullets left one person injured and residents rattled on Thursday. Boston police responded to reports of a shooting near Washington Street and Glenarm Street, where officers discovered an individual with gunshot wounds, Boston 25 News reported. The victim, found near the intersection of Erie and Seaver streets, was rushed to the hospital with injuries not deemed life-threatening.
OSHA finds Boston window cleaning company responsible for death of employee who fell 29 stories
Sky Safety Inc. said it was not responsible for the death of the employee in a statement to Boston.com. Federal officials found a local window cleaning company is responsible for an employee’s fatal 29-story fall from a building in downtown Boston in October after failing to inspect equipment for damage, they announced Thursday.
No charges in Massachusetts after 4 newborns found frozen, wrapped in tin foil inside Boston apartment: DA
In a shocking move, the Suffolk District Attorney in Massachusetts announced on Tuesday that there will be no criminal charges filed in connection to the investigation involving the disturbing discovery of four newborn babies found wrapped in tin foil inside a freezer in the home of a Boston woman who "concealed her pregnancies."
Massachusetts State Police, K-9 ‘Zigo’, track down stolen vehicle and suspects after pursuit
“At approximately 2:40 AM on Monday, April 29, 2024, Acton Police requested that Massachusetts State Police patrols out of the Concord Barracks to be on the lookout for a black Audi that had been stolen in their town. Subsequently, Concord Police observed the stolen Audi pull into a parking lot in their town and saw three occupants get out of that vehicle and enter a gray BMW and speed away. Concord Officers pursued the BMW for a short distance before terminating their pursuit.
One arrested at Northeastern’s commencement ceremony at Fenway Park
Just over a week after more than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested on Northeastern’s campus., one person who attempted to disrupt Sunday’s commencement ceremony was arrested, school officials tell Boston 25.
7-Eleven armed robberies and others tied to violent gang, police say. One arrested
QUINCY ‒ Police in Quincy and Norwell have made one arrest and issued two warrants connected to a pair of armed robberies targeting two different 7-Elevens and a car theft from a Quincy autobody shop. The separate robberies took place within less than an hour on the morning of...
Boston police arrest two on firearm, drug charges following investigation
BOSTON — Officers from the Boston Police Department’s A-7 Drug Control Unit arrested two men on firearm and drug charges Friday night following an ongoing drug investigation in East Boston. At about 7:48 p.m., officers were surveilling the area of Bayswater Street and Shawsheen Road when they observed...
Quincy man accused of setting live racoon on fire now faces more serious charges
DEDHAM ‒ A Quincy man accused of lighting a live racoon on fire has been indicted on two felony counts of animal cruelty. Officers brought the wounded racoon to New England Wildlife Center animal hospital in Weymouth, where it received around-the-clock treatment for two weeks before ultimately dying of its injuries.
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