Police are investigating the circumstances of Steven M. DiRoberto Jr.'s mysterious death.
A court session this week appeared to go smoothly as at least 10 drug dealers had their convictions put on hold as a result of the scandal at the State Drug Lab in Jamaica Plain.
The suspect died in prison in 2001.
A Charlestown man was arrested on Friday for possession of child pornography.
The city's top brass has put in a "crisis re-entry plan" for inmates released from prison as a result of the JP State Drug Lab scandal.
The motorcyclist hit a car windshield in the accident.
In a hastily called court session Friday morning to address cases potentially tainted by the State Drug Lab scandal, six of the first seven cases turned out to have nothing to do with chemist Annie Dookhan.
The stuffed animal was last seen in a cab en route to Children's Hospital from the Back Bay Hotel.
Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley says low-level pushers don't stand to benefit most from the JP drug lab "disaster." He says that honor goes to hardened criminals moving lots of drugs or those with violent histories.
Information used in this article was supplied by the Boston Police Department. Charges do not indicate a conviction.
As the drug lab scandal continues to unwind, more cases are heading back to court, where judges reduce or remove bail, or overturn convictions. What should the state do to maintain public safety?
It was announced Monday that Suffolk Superior Court, which handles cases in Boston, will have special court sessions in October to deal with cases in which a so-called "rogue chemist" may have tainted evidence.
Fifty-seven former patients of Boston Emergency Medical Services have been notified.
A man was arrested for breaking into a car on Commonwealth Avenue.
In a live chat on Patch Thursday, Gov. Deval Patrick said he approves of the extraordinary step of allowing release to defense attorneys of State Police interviews with alleged "rogue chemist" Annie Dookhan.
The chemist whom the state blames for tainting evidence in thousands of drug cases appears to have lied on the witness stand about having a master's degree in chemistry.
Three men face a long list of charges after a botched purse snatching lead to a fight with police on Beacon Street.
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Boston Police Department arrested a Boston man for armed robbery on Hemenway Street.
Two men lost their lives in the line of duty in Massachusetts last year.
City and Suffolk police worked quickly to find the suspect.
Police are investigating the shooting.
The following information was supplied by the Boston Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Gang ran meth ring in Boston.
Jose Baez, 40, of Dorchester, pleaded guilty to four counts of arson in federal court on Tuesday. His fire-setting spree spanned JP, Cambridge, Back Bay and Roslindale.
Crime is down all over the city this year versus the same period in 2011.
He was hit by a man making a left-hand turn from Marlborough Street, and suffered scrapes and bruises.
The man a Boston police officer shot and killed Tuesday was inside the house on Canterbury St. in Roslindale when four people were shot outside early Sunday morning on Aug. 12.
An officer shot and killed a man Tuesday evening when the suspect pulled out a gun and began to flee during a traffic stop at Dartmouth Street and Columbus Ave. police said.
Fox News is reporting the name and age of the suspect that was killed in the South End on Tuesday night.
The fatal officer-involved shooting is still under investigation.
Police confirm a shooting on Dartmouth Street near Back Bay Station.
A man with no clothes, lying face down and screaming on the banks of the Muddy River, was helped up by EMS and is being evaluated.
Beacon Street resident Douglas Reeves was a former debate team coach at Swampscott High School. He is charged with allegedly touching a private area of a child in 2006.
A woman was killed in a fall from a balcony of the Revere Hotel.
The Transit Police have released numbers for their "Operation Fare Game," a crackdown on people who jump the turnstiles or otherwise avoid paying to ride the T.
Back Bay residents, police ask that drivers avoid the area as they clear the mid-commute crash.
Police logs for Feb. 5 - Feb. 7.
Victim says he was struck in back of the head with blunt object.