• dorchester 19 hours ago

    Police seek man who robbed Dorchester convenience store at gunpoint

    Boston police are investigating the armed robbery of a Dorchester convenience store Wednesday. A man wielding a gun entered RJ Smokes & Convenience on Blue Hill Avenue just before 7 p.m. and robbed the store. MD Islam, who owns the store, says the man told the clerk he’d shoot him if he called police. “My message to my employees...

  • Massachusetts 19 hours ago

    Armed robbery of Dorchester store under investigation

    Boston police are searching for a man who robbed RJ Smokes and Convenience at gunpoint.

  • dorchester March 25, 2024 10:10 pm

    Boston police seek Dorchester man missing since March 5

    Police are looking for a Boston man who has been missing since earlier this month. The Boston Police Department says 31-year-old Kaheem Lewis of Dorchester was last seen around 6 a.m. on Tuesday, March 5, in the Norfolk Street area. Police describe Lewis as being a 5’6, 150-pound Black man with brown hair and brown eyes. When he was last…

  • dorchester March 25, 2024 3:15 pm

    Man sentenced to 20 years for deadly 2020 Fourth of July shooting

    A man convicted of manslaughter for a 2020 shooting that killed a woman in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood was sentenced to up to 20 years in prison Monday. Kristian Maraj, 26, was convicted in February in the shooting death of Felicity Coleman, 34, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said. On Monday, Maraj was sentenced to 17 to 20 years in…

  • dorchester March 24, 2024 11:39 pm

    Shooting investigation underway in Dorchester

    A man was shot Sunday evening in the Dorchester neighborhood, Boston police said.

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  • dorchester March 24, 2024 11:47 pm

    1 person shot in Dorchester Sunday night; no arrests

    A person was shot in the Dorchester section of Boston Sunday evening, according to the Boston Police Department. Officers responded to the intersection of Dorchester Avenue and Ashmont Street for a report of shots fired. When police arrived, they found a man who had been shot, officers said. The man was rushed to a local hospital with serious injuries. An…

  • dorchester March 22, 2024 1:11 pm

    Burger King employees break up knife fight at Dorchester restaurant

    Burger King employees intervened to stop a knife fight at a restaurant in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood Thursday. Pedro Carbuccia, 50, of Mattapan, faces charges of assault with a dangerous weapon after the incident. According to Boston Police, they were first called to the Burger King restaurant on Washington Street around 10 a.m., where they were met by the victim, who…

  • Massachusetts March 19, 2024 6:52 pm

    Boston police officer released from hospital after shooting

    A man accused of shooting a Boston police officer in Dorchester appeared in court Tuesday.

  • local March 19, 2024 6:06 am

    Suspect in Boston police officer shooting due in court

    A suspect accused of shooting a Boston police officer Monday night in the city’s Dorchester neighborhood is due in court Tuesday morning. 

  • Boston March 20, 2024 12:07 am

    Man accused of shooting Boston police officer held without bail

    A Boston police officer is recovering in the hospital Tuesday morning after being shot in the city’s Dorchester neighborhood, and the man suspected of trying to kill him will remain behind bars for the time being. Avery Lewis, a 31-year-old from Dorchester, faces 10 charges, including unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of a large capacity feeding device, armed…

  • Massachusetts March 18, 2024 11:34 pm

    Man in custody after police officer's shooting in Dorchester

    A Boston police officer suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being shot while responding to a domestic incident.

  • Boston March 18, 2024 11:36 pm

    Boston police officer hospitalized in Dorchester shooting

    An officer with the Boston Police Department is recovering after being shot Monday in Dorchester. Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox said police received a 911 call around 9:30 p.m. reporting a person with a gun on Esmond Street. The officer was shot in his bulletproof vest when responding. “As officers approached the suspect, the suspect actually fired one round, hitting…

  • Massachusetts March 12, 2024 12:00 am

    Neighbors jump to help after school bus crashes into Dorchester home

    A school bus crashed into a house in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, sending four people to the hospital, including two students.

  • Boston March 12, 2024 12:15 am

    4 taken to hospital after school bus crashes into home in Dorchester

    Two adults and two children were taken to the hospital after a school bus crashed into a building in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood Monday, according to police. The bus crashed into a house at the corner of Claridge Terrace and Wentworth Street around 4:40 p.m., according to police. Officials said four people on the bus — two adults and two children…

  • dorchester March 8, 2024 1:10 pm

    Three teens charged in Dorchester armed robbery

    Three teens have been charged in an armed robbery in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood Thursday. Boston police said they responded to an address on Washington Street for a report of an armed robbery. There they found three suspects – a 14-year-old, 15-year-old, and 16-year-old – on the fourth floor. The three took off when they saw officers, according to police. Investigators…

  • dorchester February 28, 2024 4:48 pm

    Boston police seek missing 15-year-old Dorchester girl

    The Boston Police Department is looking for a teenager who has been missing since last week. Police said Wednesday that 15-year-old Rebekah Balbuena of Dorchester was last seen around 6 p.m. Friday in the Whitfield Street area. When she was last seen, Balbuena was wearing black jeans, a black tank top, a black jacket and a white sweatshirt with a…

  • dorchester February 23, 2024 8:29 pm

    2 injured in Dorchester stabbing

    EDITOR’S NOTE: The Boston Police Department initially told NBC10 Boston two people suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Police later said one victim’s injuries are life-threatening. Two people were stabbed Friday in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, police said. Officers responded to the incident at a Floyd Street home. One resident there suffered life-threatening injuries while another’s injuries are considered non-life-threatening. Authorities did not...

  • dorchester February 19, 2024 6:35 pm

    Person stabbed at McDonald's in Dorchester, police say

    A person was stabbed Monday at a McDonald’s in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood. Police responded shortly after 3:30 p.m. to the incident at the restaurant on Dorchester Avenue. The victim’s injuries are considered non-life-threatening. Authorities believe the victim was slashed in the face. No arrests have been made, police said. No further information was immediately available.

  • Massachusetts February 8, 2024 10:29 pm

    Mass budget cuts concern charity supporting families of homicide victims

    Gov. Maura Healey’s plan to slash $375 million from Massachusetts’ budget is continuing to cause concern among local organizations. The Louis D. Brown Peace Institute, based in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, says the proposed cuts would reduce its funding by a third for Fiscal Year 2024, impacting hundreds of families across the commonwealth. In the last five years, from 2018 to…

  • Massachusetts February 8, 2024 6:31 pm

    Mass. budget cuts cause concerns for funding at Louis D. Brown Peace Institute

    A Dorchester organization with the goal of supporting homicide victims’ families and promoting peace is worried about the potential impact of state budget cuts.

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