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Read: Wu explains why she changed course on police grants
Local News City Council is expected to vote on the grants Wednesday, which would support the Boston Regional Intelligence Center. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. Jessica Rinaldi/Boston Globe Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has caught criticism in recent weeks for seemingly reversing course on grant funding that would support the Boston Regional Intelligence Center. Known as BRIC, […]
Dog died from accidental impalement in town forest, not gunshot, Winchester police now say
Local News The dog’s owner initially reported hearing a gunshot before finding his pet wounded. Winchester police say the mysterious death of a pet dog in the town forest Monday was the result of an accidental impalement on a tree branch, not a gunshot, as initially reported. The dog’s owner told authorities he was walking […]
Baltimore Police say multiple people have been shot on campus of Morgan State University
National News By Associated Press updated on October 3, 2023 BALTIMORE (AP) — Multiple people were shot at Morgan State University in Baltimore on Tuesday, police said. The Baltimore Police Department said officers were on the scene for an “active shooter situation” on the campus of the historically Black university. The address given for the […]
Multiple people have been shot on campus of Morgan State University in Baltimore, police say
Politics Baltimore police respond to a shooting at Morgan State University, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, in Baltimore. Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun via AP By LEA SKENE, Associated Press updated on October 3, 2023 BALTIMORE (AP) — Multiple people were shot at Morgan State University in Baltimore on Tuesday, police said. The Baltimore Police Department said […]
Winchester police investigating after pet dog reportedly shot and killed in town forest
Local News The owner reportedly told police he was walking his dog off-leash when he heard a gunshot and found the pet wounded. A dog was reportedly shot and killed while walking off-leash with its owner in the Winchester town forest Monday evening, police said. Around 6:30 p.m., Winchester police responded to a report of […]
N.H. police identify ‘possible suspect’ after man allegedly tries to entice 9-year-old girl into his vehicle
Crime “At this time no arrests have been made. The case remains active and ongoing,” police said. Police in Concord, New Hampshire, say they’ve identified a “possible suspect” after receiving a report last week that a man tried to entice a 9-year-old girl into his vehicle. But so far, they haven’t filed charges in the […]
Police: Man caught with ‘Breaking Bad’-themed meth after driving 119 mph down Connecticut highway
Crime Connecticut State Police said the pills were pressed in the shape of “Heisenberg,” the alias of “Breaking Bad” antihero Walter White. A driver in Connecticut was allegedly caught with some “Breaking Bad”-themed pills on Sunday after a trooper found him speeding down Interstate 84, state police said. After clocking the driver’s speed at 119 […]
Drug investigation yields police vest stolen during 2020 George Floyd protest
Local News The ballistic vest was allegedly stolen during Boston’s civil unrest following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, according to police. Boston police say they found guns, ammunition, crack cocaine, and a ballistic vest while executing a search warrant in Dorchester. It was later determined that the recovered ballistic vest was stolen […]
Police: Boy, 13, arrested with loaded handgun
Local News Police said the boy allegedly had a firearm in his jacket pocket that was loaded with seven rounds of ammunition. A 13-year-old boy is facing gun charges after his arrest in Dorchester Thursday, according to Boston police. Around 6 p.m., officers responded to reports of a person with a gun near Columbia Road and Washington […]
Embattled former Methuen police chief is indicted
Crime Former Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon was once among the highest-paid police leaders in the nation. Former Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon. Methuen Police Department Former Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon — a controversial figure once likened to the “don of an organized crime family” — has been indicted alongside an officer he hired […]