Man arrested in Dorchester after officers recover loaded firearm
BOSTON — A 24-year-old Leominster man was arrested on multiple firearm charges Friday evening after Boston police officers recovered a loaded Glock pistol during a stop in Dorchester. Edwin Gomez was taken into custody at approximately 6:30 p.m. at 230 Columbia Road following a subject stop by officers assigned...
Pictures capture wild incident after man unknowingly tows boat while on fire in Marblehead
According to the Marblehead Police Department, on Friday, a man was driving, towing his boat, on Ocean Avenue when, unbeknownst to him, his boat had caught on fire.
Columbian sentenced concerning $6 million Massachusetts, Florida, drug money laundering organization; $90 million of...
BOSTON – A Colombian man was sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role in a sophisticated international money laundering organization that funneled over $6 million in drug trafficking proceeds from Colombian cartels through U.S., Caribbean, and European banking systems. According to the Massachusetts...
Retired Boston Police Sergeant Defends Integrity After Read Acquittal
Following Karen Read’s acquittal in the high-profile case tied to John O’Keefe’s death, retired Boston Police Sergeant Brian Albert is defending his actions against conspiracy allegations. Despite Read facing a DUI conviction, Albert emphasizes his commitment to O’Keefe, denying accusations of wrongdoing. The...
Man hits Starbucks employee with metal cup in Faneuil Hall
The incident happened earlier this month. Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who allegedly threw metal cups in the Faneuil Hall Starbucks, one of which struck an employee. On June 6 at around 11:14 a.m., the unidentified man allegedly vandalized the Starbucks at 8 Faneuil...
Chilacates Cantina Plots Dorchester Debut
Chilacates is spicing things up in Dorchester. The local Mexican street food chain is planning a new outpost called Chilacates Cantina within the Dot Block development at 1211 Dorchester Ave, reports Boston Restaurant Talk. According to a licensing board hearing page, the proposed 3,200-square-foot eatery would seat...
Search efforts underway after person goes missing on Lake Winnipesaukee
The New Hampshire State Police (NHSP) say that around 12:48 PM on Friday, NHSP Marine Patrol unit received reports that a person entered the water on Lake Winnipesaukee from their boat, only to not resurface.
Read it & reap: $2 bill found at Wellesley Free Library
I dropped by Wellesley Free Library on Friday to meet our summer intern and got an unexpected bonus: a $2 bill was just sitting there on the entryway rug. Sure, it looked as phony as… a $2 bill. But I snapped up the legal tender just in case. I...
Pilot killed in Beverly plane crash identified by his family
The pilot killed in a small plane crash in Beverly, Massachusetts on Thursday has been identified by his family.
Police were alerted late Friday to a man loading and unloading a gun while...
Police were alerted late Friday to a man loading and unloading a gun while on a red line train. Reports of a man loading and unloading a gun on a red line train at an MBTA station in Cambridge alarmed police late Friday, according to scanner reports. No news of violence followed, but the sight of firearms is unusual...