Boston Police Department

A newborn baby was found in a trash can in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood on Friday, officials said. Police said the child’s mother was located amid an investigation. Both the baby and the mother are being treated at a nearby hospital, prosecutors said. They noted the role of a passerby who heard a noise from the trash can — the...

A newborn baby was found in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood after a passerby heard a noise coming from a trash can.

A baby was found alive in a trash can in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood after a woman walking by noticed it crying.

A newborn baby is in the hospital after being found alive in a trash can in Dorchester, EMS officials said.

Recently-appointed Boston Police Commissioner Dennis White — placed on leave just days after being appointed over domestic violence allegations — was the only person considered for the position following the departure of his predecessor, The Boston Globe reports. White, a 32-year veteran officer, was given the job without a formal interview based solely on the recommendation of former Police Commissioner…

How did domestic violence allegations against new Boston police Commissioner Dennis White, who is now on leave, slip through the cracks while he was being vetted?

One person was killed in a shooting at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Boston overnight, police confirmed Friday.

Just days after he was appointed, Boston Police Commissioner Dennis White was placed on leave Thursday after domestic violence allegations from more than 20 years ago surfaced. The city has appointed an outside attorney to review the allegations against White, who’d been sworn in as Boston’s top cop on Monday, while the process that led to White’s appointment drew...

After just two days on the job, Boston’s new police commissioner has been put on leave over decades-old domestic violence allegations came to light.

The Boston Police Department’s new commissioner has been placed on leave, Mayor Marty Walsh said Wednesday, over “disturbing issues” recently brought to his attention. The city is now setting up an investigation of allegations against Commissioner Dennis White, according to the mayor. The Boston Globe reported Wednesday that, in 1999, White had threatened to shoot his then-wife, who was also…

The Boston Police Department’s new commissioner has been placed on leave, Mayor Marty Walsh said Wednesday, over “disturbing issues” recently brought to his attention.

Just two days after being sworn in as commissioner of the Boston Police Department, Dennis White is on leave after decades-old allegations of domestic violence came to light.

William Gross is sad, but he is also looking forward to Saturday. For the first time in nearly 38 years, he will wake up as a civilian after retiring as commissioner of the Boston Police Department. “Of course, it is emotional,” Gross said Friday. “There is a lot of tears shed, stories, and it is tough, very tough, very emotional,”…

Just a day after announcing his retirement from the Boston Police Department, Commissioner William Gross is opening up about his legacy and what’s next.

A Massachusetts lawyer who has previously been charged with rape is wanted in Boston on a new rape charge as well as for allegedly breaking and entering at night, police said.

Boston police detectives are seeking the public’s help locating a car in connection to a hit-and-run crash that resulted in serious bodily injury. Police say the hit-and-run incident happened around 5:15 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 3, in the area of 618 Blue Hill Avenue in the city’s Dorchester neighborhood. The vehicle is believed to be a blue 2019 or 2020…

All streets near the Massachusetts State House have been reopened Sunday, Boston police announced, several hours after saying they would be closed effective immediately and with no set end date. A Boston police representative said the officers helped Massachusetts State Police secure the State House “out of an abundance of caution,” but didn’t give more information. The roughly five-hour...

Ahead of Wednesday’s inauguration, security officials are working to ensure a peaceful day across the country.

Several roads surrounding the Mass. State House were closed for several hours Sunday “out of an abundance of caution.”

There are no credible threats known in Massachusetts, but law enforcement officials aren’t taking any chances.