Suffolk County District Attorney's Office

Boston’s District Attorney Rachael Rollins sends powerful message after Boston protests.

A man serving life in prison now faces charges in connection with the rape and killing of a woman in a Boston hotel nearly 40 years ago. A grand jury on Wednesday indicted Steven Fike on rape and first-degree murder charges in the March 1980 killing of Wendy Dansereau, Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins said in a written statement. Fike…

A former Boston youth baseball couch who was accused of raping a child but deported in 2014 has been brought back to Massachusetts to stand trial, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said Monday. Jose Ortega, 48, is charged with rape of a child under 16 and battery of a child under 14. He was originally indicted in 2014 and released on bail.

A Massachusetts man is facing multiple charges for allegedly raping two foster children who were in his care. Michael Diaz, 33, of Chelsea, was arrested July 19 on nine counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, six counts of aggravated rape of a child under 16 and one count of distributing matter harmful to a minor....

Boston Police have identified the teenager who was killed Monday in an officer-involved shooting. Authorities said Wednesday that 19-year-old Jaymil Ellerbe of Dorchester was fatally wounded after allegedly firing a gun at two officers. A second suspect, 21-year-old Ernest Watkins, also of Dorchester, was arrested Wednesday. Police responded to reported gunfire near Geneva Avenue and Park Street in Dorchester. They...

Boston police have yet to reveal the name of the 19-year-old man who was shot and killed after he allegedly fired a gun at two officers Monday in Dorchester. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office says it is investigating the shooting that left a teen suspect dead on Pennhallow Street. According to police, the confrontation came after officers responded to...

Boston police have yet to reveal the name of the 19-year-old man who was shot and killed after he allegedly fired a gun at two officers Monday in Dorchester. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office says it is investigating the shooting that left a teen suspect dead on Pennhallow Street. According to police, the confrontation came after officers responded to...

Celebrity chef Mario Batali will face a criminal assault charge in Massachusetts. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said Batali was expected to be arraigned Friday in Boston Municipal Court on a charge of indecent assault and battery. The charge stems from an incident at a restaurant in Boston’s Back Bay on March 31, 2017, the DA’s office said.

Boston police have seized a drone seen flying over Fenway Park during a Red Sox game this week.

A Long Island man blinded his grandmother by gouging her eyes out during an argument, prosecutors say.

Former Boston Celtics player Jabari Bird admitted to facts alleged by prosecutors during a court appearance on Monday for a status hearing in his domestic assault case. Twenty-four-year-old Bird made his appearance in Brookline District Court on a complaint with multiple charges, including strangulation or suffocation, kidnapping, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and witness intimidation.

The Boston Police Department has named three officers under investigation for alleged payroll abuse. The department told NBC10 Boston Monday that it is investigating Louis A. Vazquez, David A. Stewart and Curtis Carroll, all officers at the Roxbury headquarters.

Boston Celtics player Jabari Bird was given two additional charges in his assault case during a court appearance on Wednesday, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. Bird, 24, was arrested on Sept. 7 for allegedly beating his girlfriend during a fight, according to prosecutors. He is accused of repeatedly choking the victim, causing her to lose consciousness at times.

A suspect has been arrested following a stabbing and shooting in Revere, Massachusetts, officials say. Hector Emilio Hernandez, 24, was arrested and charged with attempted murder and unlawful possession of a firearm, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office. Massachusetts State Police responded because of the seriousness of the injuries, the DA said. State officials were on scene for...

Revere, Mass. police responded to 16 Pleasant Street around 1:45 a.m. to find two victims suffering from serious injuries, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said.

A woman has died after an early morning fire in South Boston. Firefighters responded to 380 E. 8th Street around 5 a.m. for a 1-alarm building fire. Flames were contained to the first floor of the 2-story multi-family dwelling. EMS transported the woman who was later pronounced dead.

Sean Ellis is officially a free man after the murder charges against him were formally dropped Tuesday, one day after prosecutors announced they would not put Ellis on trial for a fourth time. “It’s everything I expected and more,” Ellis said while standing with family at the courthouse Tuesday. Ellis, 44, was facing a first degree murder charge for the...

Suffolk District Attorney John Pappas announced Monday that his office is ending prosecution of Sean Ellis for first degree murder and armed robbery in connection with the murder of a Boston police officer in 1993. The case is being dropped because prosecutors don’t believe they would be successful in a re-trial due to the amount of time that has since...

Two men who authorities say dragged a Massachusetts teenager alongside their vehicle, killing him in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood last month, have been formally charged with homicide. Dejon Barnes, 18, and Kenneth Ford, 23, were arraigned on murder charges in Dorchester Municipal Court on Thursday in connection with the death of 18-year-old Kemoni Miller. Both men were ordered held without bail.

Murder charges have been dropped against a 21-year-old Dorchester resident in a stunning turn of events. “They freed an innocent gentleman,” said Kevin Williams, who spent almost 5 weeks in jail for a crime he says he didn’t commit. “I’m very happy.” Williams was arrested shortly after the murder of gas station attendant Jose Williams in October. The two are...