Rachael Rollins

Usaamah Rahim was walking to a bus stop in Boston’s Roslindale neighborhood in 2015 when he was approached by members of a joint terrorism task force. He was shot and killed, and a knife was recovered, in a burst of violence in a case that made national headlines. The officers’ actions were ruled justified, but Rahim’s family wants the...

Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins is seeking to erase the rape conviction of a man serving a life sentence after the victim said she’s concerned she might have identified the wrong man. Rollins’ office filed a motion last week asking for a new trial for Tyrone Clark, who was sentenced for life in prison for a 1973 rape. Prosecutors…

President Joe Biden has nominated Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins to be U.S. attorney; she would be the first Black woman to serve in that capacity in Massachusetts.

Rachael Rollins, who has pushed for progressive criminal justice reforms as the first woman of color to serve as a district attorney in Massachusetts, is being nominated by President Joe Biden to become the state’s top federal prosecutor. Rollins, who has led the Suffolk County district attorney’s office since 2019, would become the first Black woman to serve as...

Authorities are seeking additional information about a Boston nanny arrested earlier this year on child pornography charges. Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins on Tuesday asked anyone who may have had contact with the 36-year-old nanny, Stephanie Lak, on Care.com amid an ongoing investigation. “This individual flew under the radar, gaining the trust of parents in order to gain...

Grief counselors went door to door in Winthrop to check on members of the community left shaken by a deadly shooting being investigated as a hate crime.

A crisis intervention team went door-to-door Tuesday in Winthrop, Massachusetts, where residents are shaken by a gunman’s shooting rampage that killed two Black people. The team, made up of local police and social workers, listened to residents and offered any social services they might need. The message was that no one is alone. “Everybody knows somebody, so we are...

A gunman opened fire in Winthrop, killing two people in what is being investigated as a hate crime.

Gov. Charlie Baker called the shooting rampage in Winthrop, Massachusetts, “despicable,” and it’s being investigated as a hate crime.

Investigators have found the gunman who killed two people Saturday in Winthrop, Massachusetts, had made “some troubling white supremacist rhetoric” that targeted Black and Jewish people, and both his victims were Black, officials said Sunday.

In a news conference, DA Rachael Rollins announced that Saturday’s shooting in Winthrop that left two people dead, is now being investigated as a hate crime.

Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins says the shooting in Winthrop, which left two dead, is being investigated as a possible hate crime. Kathryn Sotnik has the latest from Winthrop.

Investigators have found the gunman who killed two people Saturday in Winthrop, Massachusetts, had made “some troubling white supremacist rhetoric” that targeted Black and Jewish people, and both his victims were Black, officials said Sunday. The shooting is now being investigated as a hate crime, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins. The gunman “walked by several other people…

Watch Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins’ news conference identifying the victims and gunman in the deadly Winthrop, Massachusetts, shooting, which she said may have been motivated by the white supremacy.

A retired Massachusetts state trooper is being remembered as a hero after a friend says he died trying to help others escape from a gunman who went on a shooting rampage in Winthrop.

DA Rachael Rollins weighs in on the case.

As the temperature rises, crime typically does too, but Boston Mayor Kim Janey is working to prevent that this year.

Boston Mayor Kim Janey on Thursday unveiled a five-part plan to ensure public safety this summer, saying a peaceful city is vital for residents to heal from the “trauma” of the COVID-19 pandemic. At a news conference, Janey said that, even though crime is down by about 20% compared to last year, the city is planning to boost services to…

Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins has addressed reports that she could be nominated to be the next U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts. Rollins is one of three finalists to fill the role, however, she’s reportedly the only one undergoing FBI background checks. “I would just say it’s an honor to be considered with these two other really exceptional women,” Rollins...

A judge has ordered a new trial for Sean Ellis, whose conviction for killing a Boston police officer was overturned over evidence of corruption.