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Boston Police Warn St. Patrick’s Day Revelers About Drink-Spiking

In anticipation of Boston’s busiest drinking weekend of the year, the Boston Police Department issued a community alert yesterday, warning revelers to be cautious about […]

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Inside Boston’s Mysterious Drink-Spiking Crisis

On a cool October night, the second floor of a downtown bar was thrumming with weekend partiers blowing off steam after another long week of […]

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A Boston Dirt Bike YouTuber Speaks Out: “They Think We’re Not Human”

In Boston in recent days, it’s been hard to miss the increasing furor over noise and dangerous encounters linked to the city’s “bike life” community, […]

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BPD Is Investigating One of Its Own Amid Reports of Cops Joining the Capitol Riot

As police departments across the country are coming under pressure to determine exactly how many of their police officers joined rioters in the violence at […]

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The Very Boston Moments We’ll Remember from 2020

We already know people are obsessed with Boston, whether they live here or not. So as we round out 2020, we felt it was appropriate […]

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The Police Shooting that Boston Forgot

Fifty years ago, rising soul sensation Franklin Lynch was shot dead by police at Boston City Hospital. The killing of an unarmed man, and its […]

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WCVB Reporter Ted Wayman “Is Doing Well” After He Was Stabbed on the Job

Some good news about Ted Wayman, the Boston TV reporter injured after an apparent attack on the job over the weekend: He’s on the mend. […]

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Here’s What the Massachusetts Police Reform Bill Would Do

A protest movement that saw thousands take to the streets of Boston, amid similar demonstrations against racism and police brutality around the country, has yielded […]

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Pressure Is Rising to Cut Police Budgets, but the Mayor Isn’t Completely on Board

Never before has the rallying cry to reform policing as we know it been this loud—or this sweeping. Demands for increased use of body cameras, […]

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Police Shooting in Dorchester Is “Tragic and Traumatizing,” Mayor Walsh Says

After police shot and killed a 19-year-old suspect who allegedly fired at officers in Dorchester, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is calling the incident “tragic and traumatizing.” […]

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Boston Police Officer Shot, Suspect Dead in Roxbury

A Boston police officer shot multiple times is expected to be OK after a violent early morning traffic stop in Roxbury Friday that left a suspect […]

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A Boston Police Officer Is on Leave after Strippers Stole His Gun

Look we’ve all been there, right? A Boston police officer’s weekend getaway to Rhode Island was cut short on Saturday when he discovered that the two women […]

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New Details Emerge about Victor Peña after Alleged Kidnapping

Police say 23-year-old Olivia Ambrose, who was found alive in Charlestown on Tuesday after a three-day search, was in tears as they made their way into […]

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More Good News: Missing Boston Teenager Has Been Found

Maria Fernandez, the Boston teenager who had been missing for more than a week, has been found, police said Wednesday morning. Fernandez was reported missing […]

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UPDATE: Olivia Ambrose, Missing Since Saturday, Has Been Found Alive

Olivia Ambrose, the 23-year-old who had been missing since Saturday after she was last seen at a downtown Boston bar, has been found alive. Police […]