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Police & Fire
Axe-Waving Robber Steals Juice, Bottled Water From Boston Whole Foods
An axe-wielding man who said he could take whatever he wanted from a Boston grocery store made good on his threats as he ran off with some juice and bottled water, authorities said. Alan Badgett, 33, of Boston, was arrested and charged with armed robbery following the Wednesday afternoon, July 17, heist, Boston police said. Police were called to the Whole Foods Market at 27 Austin Street in Charlestown just after noon to reports of an axe-wielding man threatening someone. The store security said the man claimed he could take whatever he wanted from the store and left with…
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Shooting Boston Cop In Chest Charged
A 31-year-old Boston man has been arrested and charged with shooting a police officer who was responding to a 911 call Monday night, March 18, police said. Avery Lewis, of Dorchester, faces 10 charges from the 9:30 p.m. shooting in Mattapan, Boston police announced on Tuesday. The officer, whose name was not released, responded to a 911 call near the intersection of Esmond and Bradshaw Streets to reports of a man armed with a gun in the area. Police approached the man who fired a single shot and hit one of them in the chest. The officer is expected to survive, WCVB r…
Police & Fire
Smoking Cash, 'Brave Bystander' Help Officers Capture Boston Bank Robber: Police
Police in Boston said they received an assist from a "brave bystander" who helped them capture a bank robber trying to make her getaway. The robbery happened just after 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28, when a woman, described as 5 feet tall in a black hoodie and surgical mask, demanded cash and then sprinted away, Boston police said. Police began scouring the area looking for her when a bystander flagged down officers on Father Songin Way. The bystander told police he saw the woman running from the bank down Boston Street toward Andrew Station. Red smoke was billowing ou…
Police & Fire
Woman Throws Stapler, Phone At Grocery Delivery Driver In Boston, Escapes: Police
Police are searching for a woman who they say assaulted a grocery delivery man in Boston. The incident happened on Friday, Feb. 9 in Roxbury, according to the Boston Police Department. At approximately 6:50 p.m. that day, a man was delivering groceries in the area of Dale Street when the unknown woman struck. Police said the woman threw both a stapler and a phone at the delivery man’s head before leaving the scene. She is described as a Black woman who wore light-colored sweatpants and a black hooded sweatshirt. Detectives, who are working to identify the woman, ask anyone who has i…
Police & Fire
Police Ask For Help Finding Boston Man Who Went Missing 3 Months Ago
A Boston man who told his family he was headed to Braintree in November 2023 has not been heard from since, and police are asking the public for help in finding him. John Wesley Young, III, 57, last talked to his family on the phone on Nov. 22, 2023, at around 7 p.m. and told them that he was traveling to Braintree, about 30 minutes away from his hometown of Boston. Boston police initially shared his name only as John Wesley. Related: 12-Year-Old Aliana Roberts Of Boston Missing For 3 Days Police described him as 6 feet 3 inches tall, weighing around 300 pounds, with a bald head, mus…
Police & Fire
Boston Man, 28, Charged With Teen's Killing Near Playground 6 Months Later
Authorities in Boston say they have put handcuffs on the man responsible for a fatal shooting of a teen at a Roxbury playground over the summer. Anthony Ramos, 28, of Dorchester, was arrested and charged this week with the killing of 19-year-old Tywon Meeks on July 6 at 5 Leyland Street, the Suffolk County District Attorney. He is charged with first-degree murder, possession of a firearm, possession of ammunition, and carrying a loaded firearm. Ramos was already in custody after police busted him last week on a firearms charge, the prosecutor added. Officers arr…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Dies In Hit-Run Crash Near Encore Boston Harbor Casino
A pedestrian died after a hit-and-run crash in Charlestown on Monday morning, Dec. 18, and police are now searching for the driver. The crash happened shortly after 3 a.m. on Alford and Dexter streets, according to posts by the Boston police. The car drove away from the scene, which was just outside the Encore Boston Harbor casino, WHDH reported. The pedestrian died later Monday morning. Alford Street and Sullivan Square have reopened to traffic. The fatal investigation continues. https://t.co/12bpflE68H — Boston Police Dept. (@bostonpolice) December 18, 2023 No further details …
Police & Fire
Man Dies From Stab Wounds In Boston Hospital: Police
A man stabbed in East Boston on Friday morning, Dec. 15, has died in the hospital, police said. Boston officers found the man at 186 Gove Street shortly after 6:30 a.m., suffering from life-threatening wounds. Paramedics rushed him to an area hospital, where he died of his injuries, police said. Authorities have not released his name pending family notification. No arrests have been made as of Friday afternoon. Detectives ask anyone with information about the stabbing to contact the Boston police homicide unit at 617-343-4470.
Police & Fire
Do You Know Them? Boston Police Searching For Alleged Dorchester Armed Robbers
Police in Boston are asking for help identifying two people who robbed someone at gunpoint in Dorchester. The armed robbery happened shortly before 5 p.m. on Oct. 25, near 25 Robin Hood St., police said. Photos of the two people were shared on X, formerly Twitter, by the Boston Police Department. No further detail about the incident were immediately available. Anyone with information about the women's whereabouts is asked to call District B-2 Detectives at (617) 343-4275.
Police & Fire
Thieves Swipe $30K In Luxury Handbags, Shoes In Boston
A luxury fashion boutique in Boston’s Back Bay lost more than $30,000 after two thieves broke into the store and ran off with several items. The thieves are seen on security video breaking into the Valentino boutique at 47 Newbury St. shortly after 3 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 11, according to the Boston police. Photos shared on social media show the men grabbing several handbags and shoes. BPD Community Alert: Detectives Assigned to District D-4 Seek the Public’s Help to Identify The Following Individuals in Relation to a Breaking and Entering incident in The Back Bay https://t.co/…
News
Trial Begins For Woman Who Drunkenly Ran Over Friend, Killing Her During Fight In Boston: DA
Suffolk County prosecutors made their opening statements Friday, Dec. 8, in the trial of a Boston woman who is accused of driving over her friend during an argument, leading to injuries that would cause her death. Amara Smothers, 47, of Mattapan, is accused of killing Darnella Grossett-Kellam, 51, a woman she had known for several years, during a heated argument in March 2017, the prosecutor said. Smothers, who had been drinking, got into a Dodge Caravan and intentionally backed it onto the sidewalk near Julien and Galen streets and over Grossett-Kellam, off…
Police & Fire
Do You Know The Smoking Bandit? Boston Police Are On His Scent
Police in Boston are searching for a smoking man who was caught on camera stealing several packages in an apartment building in Mattapan. A resident said they smelled cigarettes and found multiple opened packages in the lobby of the building located on River Street shortly before 9 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 30. Surveillance videos released by Boston police showed the man entering the lobby while carrying the stolen packages and then roaming the halls. BPD Community Alert: Detectives Assigned to District B-3 Seek the Public’s Help to Identify the following individual In a package theft http…
Police & Fire
'Bright Light' To All: Lynn Man Killed In Allston Remembered As Loving Dad, Friend
The family of a 32-year-old father of one has raised nearly $16,000 after he was gunned down in an Allston parking lot last week in a shooting that left another person injured. Marcos Alfonso Sosa, of Lynn, was shot dead across from 12 Glenville Ave., behind 161 Harvard Ave., on Saturday, Nov. 25, according to Boston police. Officers responded to a report of two people shot near 85 E. Newton St. in the city’s South End shortly before 2:30 a.m. and found Sosa and the other man with gunshot wounds, police said. Sosa died at the scene, while the other man’s injuries were non-life-threat…
Police & Fire
Couple Accused Of Stealing $6K Worth Of Designer Sunglasses In Boston
Police in Boston are searching for two people who they say shoplifted several brands of sunglasses worth up to $6,000. The incident happened shortly before 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, near 800 Boylston Street, according to Boston police. The suspects are believed to have stolen between $5,000 to $6,000 worth of designer sunglasses. Surveillance photos have been shared by the department. No further details about the shoplifting has been released. Anyone with information is asked to call the Boston Police Department at (617) 343-5619.
Police & Fire
Robber Cuts Hole In Man's Pants To Steal Cash, ATM Card, Phone: Boston Police
A man with a knife allegedly stole a man’s phone, money, and ATM card by cutting a hole in his pants on Monday night, Nov. 20, Boston police said. Brandon Frazier, 36, of East Boston, pulled a knife on the man and demanded money from him at 406 Meridian St. shortly before 7 p.m., according to the Boston Police Department. When the man refused to give him money, Frazier cut a hole in the man’s pants and grabbed the cash, an ATM card, and a cell phone. Frazier held the knife to the man’s throat and demanded his PIN, police said. When the man refused again, Frazier dropped his phone and ATM …
Police & Fire
Protesters Block Boston U Bridge To Demand Ceasefire In Gaza
Dozens of protesters have taken to the Boston University bridge between Cambridge and Boston on Thursday morning, Nov. 16, to call on politicians to demand a ceasefire in Gaza. The group IfNotNow gathered on the bridge around 8 a.m., demanding that Sen. Elizabeth Warren support an immediate ceasefire. Senator Elizabeth Warren: So many of us voted for you, organized for you, even worked for you. We know that you know, in your heart, that more violence and death is not the answer. Please, we beg you: call for a ceasefire. Stop the bombs, stop the suffering, stop the war. pic.twitter.com/6…
Police & Fire
Boston Police Searching For 3 Suspects They Say Shot, Killed Dog In Jamaica Plain
Police in Boston are searching for three people in connection with shooting and killing a dog in October in Jamaica Plain, authorities said on Monday, Nov. 13. Surveillance photos released by the Boston Police Department shows the trio along with a dark-colored car used in the shooting, which happened on Oct. 19 shortly after 4 p.m. in the 279 Centre St. area. BPD Community Alert: Detectives Assigned to District E-13 Seek the Public’s Help to Identify the following People of Interest and Motor Vehicle https://t.co/43JsIUddHT pic.twitter.com/vbxHFX3iPA — Boston Police Dept. (@bostonpolic…
Police & Fire
2 Teens Stabbed, Another Assaulted In Boston; Police Seek Suspect: Cops
Police are searching for a suspect who they say stabbed two teens and assaulted a third person in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood on Wednesday evening, Nov. 8. The three boys were found with serious injuries at Tremont and Camden Streets shortly before 6 p.m., according to Boston police. Paramedics rushed the trio to an area hospital, with one suffering life-threatening injuries. Officers were initially dispatched to reports of a person being hit by a car, but instead, they found this scene of carnage. Two of the boys had been slashed, and the suspect attacked a third but didn't stab him, p…
Police & Fire
Attempted Kidnapping, Robbery: Boston Police Release Photos Of Suspects
Authorities are searching for two people they say were involved in an attempted kidnapping and robbery in East Boston. The incident happened on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at 155 Meridian St, the Boston Police Department said. No further details about the incident have been released, but police shared surveillance photos showing the two people walking on the streets. BPD Community Alert: Detectives Assigned to District a-7 Seek the Public’s Help to Identify two individuals from a Kidnapping and Robbery Incident in East Boston https://t.co/eHAup0mIBr pic.twitter.com/lmlSxNHB1y — Boston Police …
Police & Fire
Man Wearing Flower Hat Tried To Break Into Brighton Home: Boston PD
Police are searching for a man who tried to break into a Brighton home on Sunday, Oct. 1. The attempted burglary happened just before 3 a.m. in the area of 34 Pratt St., according to the Boston Police Department. BPD Community Alert: Detectives Assigned to District D-14 Seek the Public’s Help to Identify An Individual Following an Attempted Breaking and Entering In Brighton https://t.co/OSskyE6bxt pic.twitter.com/o4pqjrVMMD — Boston Police Dept. (@bostonpolice) November 2, 2023 Photos from a surveillance camera show the man wearing a windbreaker jacket and baseball cap with flowers on …
Police & Fire
Missing Boston Woman Could Be In Danger, Police Ask For Help Finding Her
Police in Boston are asking for the public's help to find a missing 23-year-old woman. Helen Medina, of Jamaica Plain, was last seen in Worcester on Tuesday, Oct. 17, according to the Boston Police Department. A woman who claims to be Medina’s sister said in a Facebook post that she was discharged from a hospital in Worcester for behavioral medicine. She doesn't have a phone, ID, or means of transportation. BPD Missing Person With Complications Alert: Helen Medina, 23, Of Jamaica Plain BPD Missing Person Alert: Detectives... Posted by Boston Police Department (Official) on Monday, …
Police & Fire
Woman Raped After Getting Into Car She Thought Was An Uber In Boston: DA
A woman told Boston police she got the ride from hell when she accidentally got into a car she believed was her Uber on Saturday, Oct. 14, and the driver raped her, authorities said. Qabel Najeeb, 29, of Worcester, who investigators said was behind the wheel of that car, is charged with one count of rape and was being held on a $10,000 bail, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. The 32-year-old woman called Boston police and said she'd ordered a ride home from a Boston nightclub a little before 5 a.m., but the ride was canceled, authorities said. The woman did not realize t…
Police & Fire
No Bail For Quincy Man Nabbed For 'Nightmarish' Attack On Woman: DA
A woman was left bloodied and bruised after a Norfolk County man grabbed her from behind, threw her to the ground, and began punching her and trying to take off her clothes, officials say. Amos Sykes, 35, of Quincy, was ordered held without bail on Monday, Aug. 14 after being arraigned for assaulting a woman in Boston's South End two days earlier, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden. Sykes attacked a woman who was walking on Columbus Avenue, according to the Boston Police Department. Witnesses heard the woman's screams and saw him sitting on top of her, punching…
Police & Fire
Man's Body Found In South Boston Dumpster
Boston police are investigating after a public works employee found a dead body inside a dumpster that had been left on the side of a road in South Boston, police and reports said. A man's body was discovered in the area of 400 Frontage Road in South Boston on Monday, August 7, according to the Boston Police Department. Police responded to the scene around 10:10 a.m. Bay Village residents called 311 to report a shopping cart full of rubbish, including a blue trash can on Winchester Street near the intersection of Arlington Street, according to CBS Boston. Department of Public Works emp…
Police & Fire
Firefighters Hurt, 30 Left Homeless In Raging Boston 4-Alarm Fire
An occupied home turned into a pillar of fire on Monday, Aug. 7, sending firefighters scrambling to extinguish the blaze. A 3-family home at 20 Irma Street in Boston caught on fire Monday afternoon, with the flames speaking to two nearby buildings and becoming a four-alarm conflagration, Boston firefighters said. Heavy fire in the rest of 20 Irma St. A 3 family occupied building.The fire has spread to 2 adjacent buildings at 16 and 24 a 3rd alarm has been ordered pic.twitter.com/rZgEcoMHEE — Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) August 7, 2023 Three firefighters were injured fighting back …
Police & Fire
6 Teens Attack, Injure Cops At Boston Shopping Center: Police
A group of boys assaulted and threw rocks at Boston police and their cars, shattering windows and injuring several officers, officials say. Six teenage boys were arrested in South Boston around 7 p.m. on Monday, July 31, after they assaulted several police officers, according to the Boston Police Department. Police received several 911 calls about a group of boys loitering and disrupting businesses around South Bay Mall and 24 District Avenue earlier that day. They removed the teens. Officers saw the same group of teenagers in the area later that day and attempted to remo…
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Killing Child In Hit-Run In Boston Crash Turns Himself In
The man who allegedly killed a 4-year-old boy in Boston's Hyde Park earlier this month in a hit-and-run crash has turned himself in to police, authorities said. Olguens Joseph was identified as the person who killed 4-year-old Ivan Christopher Pierre with a car at 165 Wood Avenue on July 18 before he sped away, according to the Boston Police Department. The Suffolk County District Attorney's Office issued a warrant for his arrest on Monday. Joseph is charged with: Motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation, Leaving the scene of personal injury and death, and Op…
Police & Fire
New Update: Man Who Kidnapped Child In Boston Arrested
The Suffolk County man who stole a truck with a child still inside was arrested, officials say. Cristofanes Mendes, age 33, of Boston, was arrested via a warrant on Monday, July 31 around 10:30 a.m. two weeks after he stole a truck with a toddler still inside of it on Friday, July 14, according to the Boston Police Department. Mendes jumped in a truck and drove away in the area of 430 Geneva Avenue. The chil's parent's had gotten out of the vehicle to tend to their toddler. The car thief returned to the area shortly after, dropped the child off on the sidewalk, and sped of…
Obituaries
Support Pours In For Family Of ‘Vivacious’ 4-Year-Old Who Died In Boston Hit, Run
The family of a 4-year-old who died in a hit-and-run crash in Suffolk County is receiving an outpouring of support in the aftermath of the "unexpected tragedy." A 4-year-old, identified by his family as Ivan Christopher Pierre, died on Tuesday, July 18 after being hit by a car in the area of 165 Wood Avenue in Hyde Park, Boston, according to the Boston Police Department. The vehicle hit the child and drove away from the scene without stopping, police say. Ivan was transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead. "Ivan, or "Ivy" as we called him was the “life of the p…
Police & Fire
Boston Restaurant Owner Nabbed For Assault, Battery With Gun: Police
A more than week-long search for a wanted Suffolk County man ended with his arrest, officials say. Patrick Mendoza, age 54, of Boston, was arrested on Friday, July 21 for assaulting someone with a gun in Boston on Wednesday, July 12, according to the Boston Police Department. Mendoza owns Monica’s Trattoria, an Italian restaurant located in Boston's North End, according to Boston News 7. Mendoza was wanted on a warrant out of Boston Municipal Court for the following: Assault by means of a dangerous weapon (gun) Assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon Assault …
News
Boston Cop Ordered To Work 24 Hours Straight, City Council President Calls Out BPD
The Boston City Council President called the current system of forced overtime for police officers illegal and a "failure." Ed Flynn, who was unanimously elected Boston City Council President in 2022, said that at least one Boston police officer recently worked a 24-hour shift with no time for rest in a statement released on Monday, July 10. Flynn said that a sleep-deprived police officer may be a danger to residents and Boston neighborhoods. "Mistakes are made when an officer is sleep deprived," Flynn wrote on Twitter. He pointed out that working that many hours without…
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