Juvenile arrested in Norwood shooting investigation
NORWOOD, MA — A 16-year-old male from Brockton was arrested this morning in connection with a September shooting investigation, Norwood police announced. Norwood Police detectives, assisted by the Brockton Police Department and the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office, executed an arrest warrant at a residence in...
Boston police arrest man connected to fatal October hit-and-run crash in Jamaica Plain
The Boston Police Department announced that on Thursday, they had arrested a man connected to an October fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred in Jamaica Plain.
Wilmington school bus driver could face indecent assault charge, police say
A Wilmington school bus driver is set to face criminal charges after police say he touched a child inappropriately. The bus driver, a 70-year-old Wilmington man, is being summoned to Woburn District Court. Police intend to charge him with assault and battery and indecent assault and battery on a child under 14,...
Police officer, another pedestrian struck by vehicle in Boston
Two pedestrians, including a police officer, were injured Thursday night when they were hit by a vehicle in Boston. Officers responded around 9:14 p.m. to the motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Clarendon and Boylston streets, according to the Boston Police Department. A preliminary investigation shows a...
Contractors begin tearing down ill fated Cambridge condos before they collapse
John McMahon sent his drone up today to capture the beginning of the demolition of the Riverview Condominiums, 221 Mt. Auburn St. in Cambridge. McMahon says the blue thing that looks like a spotlight is a "misting cannon" shooting a spray of water to minimize the amount of demolition dust falling on nearby buildings.
Harvard morgue manager who sold body parts like ‘baubles’ gets 8-year prison term
A former manager of the Harvard Medical School morgue in Boston was sentenced to eight years in prison for stealing and selling body parts “as if they were baubles.”
Motive sought after suspect in Brown shooting, MIT professor’s murder found dead
The Brown University shooting suspect was found dead in a storage unit in Salem, New Hampshire. Authorities believe he is also responsible for killing an MIT professor.
The Rise and Fall of Boston’s Little Syria
Boston has many cultural districts and ethnic neighborhoods, from Chinatown going back to the 1870s, to the more recently designated Little Saigon in Dorchester. But did you know that from the 1890s to the 1950s, Boston’s first Arabic-speaking neighborhood thrived in what is now Chinatown and the South End? GBH’s...
Man arrested on drug charges in Salem
SALEM, MA — Members of the Salem Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division working in partnership with the Lynn Police Department arrested a man on three counts of distributing a Class B substance (crack cocaine) subsequent offense Thursday following a lengthy investigation. Derrick Poe, of Lynn, was...
Vehicle catches fire after wind brings down power lines in Framingham
A vehicle in Framingham caught fire, Friday, after strong winds brought down power lines in the area.
