Crime & Safety stories in Boston

[Link: https://v.redd.it/c5j3ljtpg7xg1] Hello! I posted this on [r/legaladvice](r/legaladvice) with little to no help so I’m hoping someone on here would be able to give me some guidance. I recently got into a small accident with a company car as I was driving out of Boston, MA, with a friend. In

One person was killed in a crash in Plymouth after a brief police pursuit Friday morning, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz announced. At approximately 9:37 a.m., Plymouth police received a 911 call for a report of a domestic violence incident. When officers arrived, they learned

A road rage incident escalated into a violent fight in the middle of a street in Lynn Friday, according to Massachusetts State Police. State police responded to Sunny’s Car Wash on Route 1A at approximately 9:30 a.m. for a report of a person being assaulted in connection to a road rage inc

Photo by Jim McDevitt. Edith Petrillo and Robert Fisher got married on Feb. 8, 1959, but were unable to spend the first night of their new life together because he was locked up at District 7 police station in East Boston after their reception at Meridian Hall in Central Square ended in an all out b

A federal appeals court could determine whether the regime gets to re-arrest Harvard Medical School researcher Kseniia Petrova when her visa expires on Sunday - and possibly stick her on a plane back to her native Russia, where she fears persecution or worse. At issue is an order by Boston federal j

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A month ago, I met a woman at an event on the Milford oval. The police were processing an altercation, and she asked if I knew what was going on. We continued to talk when I noticed she was wearing a light blue combination of gloves and mittens. I asked, "What are those called, sporks? The finge

Police ask for help in finding Toshiaki Takenaka.

A Bourne man and his Plymouth sidekick pleaded guilty today to a federal charge of conspiracy to damage, by means of an explosive for the way they broke into a building at Harvard Medical School and set off a "large commercial firework" in a locker up on the fourth floor. In plea deals with Logan Da

Boston Police report arresting a man they say grabbed a fistful of cash from somebody who'd just withdrawn it from the TD Bank ATM at 1333 Boylston St. in the Fenway, then rushed into the nearby Target to try to grab items without paying for them Thursday afternoon. According to police, the victim w

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Jorge Junior Alvarez Alvarado, a 21-year-old from the Dominican Republic, pleaded guilty to possessing child sex abuse materials found on his phone while traveling through Boston Logan International Airport. The plea was made on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Barnstable police are requesting assistance in identifying a person linked to a brush fire that occurred earlier this month. The fire, which affected up to two acres, prompted a response from multiple fire departments.

Boston police are requesting assistance from the public to identify a suspect involved in a stabbing incident that occurred in the Seaport District last month. The victim sustained serious injuries during the attack.

Barnstable police are requesting assistance in identifying an individual linked to a brush fire that occurred earlier this month. The fire, which affected up to two acres, prompted a response from multiple fire departments.

Christopher Gillum, a former law enforcement officer from North Carolina, was arrested in Florida for planning a mass shooting targeting Black individuals at a New Orleans festival. He was found with a handgun and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.

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The retrial of former Ohio sheriff’s deputy Jason Meade has commenced, charged with murder in the shooting of Casey Goodson Jr. The incident, which sparked protests, involved Goodson being shot multiple times in the back while entering his grandmother's home.

Two teenagers from Dorchester, Manuel Guerrero and Luis Perez, pleaded guilty to charges related to a fatal shooting in 2024. They were sentenced to 18 to 22 years in prison by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.

Dr. Derrick Todd has pleaded not guilty to 81 indictments for sexual abuse, involving allegations of unnecessary medical examinations on female patients. Prosecutors have described these actions as serious violations of trust and medical ethics.