Crime & Public Safety

Crime & Public Safety

Officials search for missing person after boat capsizes in Merrimack River

Authorities said late Saturday that a boat capsized in the Merrimack River and that first responders in Salisbury and Newburyport are looking for a ...

Henry Matt
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Crime & Public Safety

Massachusetts investigators believe fire in historic home and barn was ‘intentionally set’

The Department of Fire Services said Wednesday it is offering a reward for reports that state and municipal fire investigators suspect a July fire ...

Henry Matt
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Crime & Public Safety

Massachusetts alleged murderer drew map pointing to where he buried ex-girlfriend in Rehoboth

Prosecutors claim that a Rehoboth man accused of murder drew a map showing the location of a five-foot hole he dug to bury his ...

Henry Matt
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Crime & Public Safety

Mayor Michelle Wu says Boston won’t comply with feds’ order to dismantle sanctuary protections

The mayor of Boston, Michelle Wu, stated on Tuesday that the Trump administration is mistaken and that the city has no plans to follow ...

Henry Matt
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Crime & Public Safety

BPD radio breakdown did not compromise response to overnight violence: Boston Police

A senior Boston Police Department officer refuted allegations made by two city councilors that during the height of the overnight violence that erupted following ...

Henry Matt
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Crime & Public Safety

Federal judge schedules Boston arraignment for Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins

According to court documents, Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins was detained earlier this month in Florida on suspicion of extorting an executive at a ...

Henry Matt
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Crime & Public Safety

Boston city councilor calls for ‘hate crime’ investigation into vandalized Virgin Mary statue at South End church

A statue of the Virgin Mary was vandalized with graffiti at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the South End, and the Boston ...

Henry Matt
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Crime & Public Safety

West Nile Virus risk level raised to ‘high’ in Boston, other Eastern Massachusetts towns

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health advised citizens to take precautions against the mosquito-borne illness after raising the risk level for West Nile Virus ...

Henry Matt
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Crime & Public Safety

Massachusetts DYS worker’s arrest prompts ‘alarming questions’ about Gov. Healey’s hires: GOP

After a recent arrest, the state DYS employee who had previously served time in jail for motor vehicle homicide and encouraged Boston police officers ...

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Crime & Public Safety

Battenfeld: Michelle Wu headed in right direction, but is Boston?

Boston may be on the right track, but is Michelle Wu? With a downtown ghost town, traffic jams, Millennials fleeing to the suburbs due ...

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