Belmont man accused of smashing car with hatchet appears in court
The man accused of attacking a car with a hatchet in Boston last month appeared in court Thursday for a dangerousness hearing.
Traffic stop near Square One Mall leads to seizure of drugs valued at $15,000...
While on patrol near the Square One Mall last Friday (May 30), Saugus Police Sergeant Stephen Rappa saw what appeared to be a hand-to-hand drug deal involving two cars. Upon observing this behavior, Sergeant Rappa conducted a motor vehicle stop of one of the cars involved in the transaction, according to a statement...
‘It’s anxiety’: John O’Keefe’s cousin, family braces for verdict after ‘nightmare’ three years
As a verdict in the Karen Read murder retrial looms in the coming weeks, John O’Keefe’s cousin told Boston 25 exclusively they’re ready for the “nightmare” to be somewhat over.
Despite ‘tense’ exchange in Karen Read trial, Boston Police officer unlikely to face blowback
Even in a trial filled with dramatic twists, Boston Police officer Kelly Dever’s testimony this week in the Karen Read retrial stuck out for just how tense her exchanges with a lawyer representing Read actually were. Dever, who worked in Canton at the time of Read’s arrest, was called...
Boston teen sentenced to prison for fatal stabbing sparked by social media feud
A Roxbury teenager was sentenced to more than a decade in prison Wednesday after she pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter for killing a 21-year-old woman and injuring another teenager in Jamaica Plain in 2023. Wilmary Mejia Matos, now 18, will serve 10 to 14 years in prison, followed...
Jamaica Plain shoe store closing after more than 100 years in business
It's a bittersweet ending in Jamaica Plain as a shoe store that's been serving customers for more than 100 years is closing.
New England serial killer fears stoked by 13th body found in small town
The body of 21-year-old Adriana Suazo found in Milton, Massachusetts becomes the 13th unexplained death across New England since March 2025.
Milford teen returns home after being released from ICE custody
Marcelo Gomes, the Milford, Massachusetts teenager who was arrested by ICE on his way to volleyball practice was released from custody.
Brookline Police Seek Suspect in Coolidge Corner Package Theft and Request Public Assistance
Brookline Police are seeking help from the public to identify a suspect involved in a package theft from a Coolidge Corner apartment building last month. The suspect is described as a Black male with a beard. According to the Brookline Police Department's Facebook post, the individual was last seen wearing...
Chelsea family seeking to sue ICE after father is pulled from car on the...
The family of a Chelsea man pulled from his car by federal agents in front of his wife and children on their way to church plans to sue Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security. A video provided by the legal group Lawyers for Civil Rights appears...
