The Latest Breaking News from Boston Police Department

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

Boston Police say they received, ignored 12 ICE immigration detainer requests

BOSTON — The Boston Police Department says it received and ignored 12 federal requests to detain suspected illegal immigrants last year under the city's sanctuary-city law.

Boston Herald · Jan 10, 2023

Brickbat: A Little Too Late

A federal judge in Massachusetts has refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the family of Shayne Stilphen, who died of an overdose while in the custody of the Boston Police Department. Judge Richard G. Stearns said the complaint offers "both subjective and objective reasons for the officers to understand…

Reason · Dec 19, 2022

Boston police boat comes to rescue of stranded groom

Officers with the Boston Police Department’s harbor patrol unit are used to helping boaters in distress, but last weekend Officer Joe Matthews came to the rescue of a groom in danger of missing his own wedding

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022

Michael Cox sworn in as Boston police commissioner

A Boston police veteran who was brutally beaten by fellow officers while chasing a suspect and fought against efforts to cover up his assault has been sworn in as commissioner of the police department

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2022

Officer, once beaten by colleagues, to lead Boston police

A former Boston police officer who was beaten more than 25 years ago by colleagues who mistook him for a suspect in a fatal shooting has been named the new leader of the city’s police department

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022