CRIME & SAFETY
Police investigating potentially fatal liposuction inside Mass. home
SOMERVILLE, Mass. — An illegal at-home liposuction procedure inside a Somerville, Massachusetts, home was under investigation by police, following a death that may be linked to the operation. Authorities said the procedure happened at a home in Somerville and that the person was rushed to the hospital after returning...
Man, girl shot in Dorchester, police say
A man and a girl were shot in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood Wednesday night, according to authorities. Officers responded to Fuller Street at about 9:26 p.m. for reports of two people shot, Boston police said. When officers arrived, they found the man and girl suffering from gunshot wounds, police said. "One...
Brian Albert, ex-Boston cop and owner of home where John O'Keefe was found, testifies in Karen Read trial: Watch live
As week two comes to a close, jurors in the trial continued to hear testimony from friends of Boston police Officer John O'Keefe. Read is charged with second-degree murder in the 2022 death of O'Keefe. He was found in the snow outside retired Boston Police Officer Brian Albert's home in Canton. Prosecutors say Read hit O'Keefe with her SUV, while Read says she has been framed in a wide-ranging coverup, claiming the Albert family — which includes a Canton police officer and current selectman — and the state's lead investigator, a family friend, put the blame on Read.
Passengers banned after fight on Spirit Airlines flight to Boston
EAST BOSTON, Mass. — A group of passengers who got in a fight on a Spirit Airlines flight that was en route to Boston are now banned for life. The fight that happened on a flight from Myrtle Beach to Logan International Airport on Tuesday night was captured on cellphone video.
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