The Latest Breaking News from Boston Police

2 children were running a lemonade stand in South Boston. Then someone robbed them at gunpoint

Happened in broad daylight.

We Got This Covered · Jun 12

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Karen Read By Victim's Family

Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Karen Read for the death of Boston Police officer John O’Keefe. Trial ended in a hung jury. O’Keefe's family alleges r...

Top News · Aug 26, 2024

Massachusetts Jury Deliberates In High-Profile Cop Killing Trial

The murder trial of Karen Read, accused of killing a Boston Police Officer, involves witness tampering allegations and public support for the defendant.

Top News · Jun 25, 2024

Michelle Wu administration admits it sent a list of vocal critics to police

BOSTON -- The Wu administration has acknowledged it has compiled a list of Mayor Michelle Wu’s most vocal critics and sent it to the Boston Police Department, claiming security concerns.

Boston Herald · Jul 14, 2023

New Jersey attorney linked to three rapes after family submitted DNA to genealogy website

Matthew Nilo, 35, was arrested in connection on Tuesday 30 May from his home

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2023

FirstNet Makes America More Secure in an Insecure World (Guest Blog)

Boston’s former police commissioner on how 10th anniversary of Boston Marathon bombing underscores key role of Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network

Multichannel News · May 25, 2023

Boston council members decry ‘dismissive treatment’ by police investigating disappearance of Hispanic woman

The Boston Police Department publicly announced an investigation two months after Reina Morales Rojas, 41, went missing on 26 November

The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2023

Teacher knocked unconscious while protecting student in attack outside Boston school, police say

BOSTON — A group Mattapan students brutally jumped another student and the teacher walking her home outside the Young Achievers Science and Math Pilot School after school Wednesday, according to details in a Boston Police report.

Boston Herald · Jan 6, 2023

24 Boston police officers becoming city firefighters this year in large uptick

BOSTON — Two dozen Boston Police officers are shedding the blue for the red this year, switching over to Boston Fire in an unusually large swing among the city’s first responders.

Boston Herald · Oct 9, 2022

Police probe note left behind along with package that exploded at Northeastern University

BOSTON — A note left behind Tuesday night along with a package that exploded at Northeastern University is being studied by authorities, the Boston Herald has learned.

Boston Herald · Sep 14, 2022