Officers respond to report of public drug use.
Department has yet to announce suspects or arrests.
Overall violent crime down, but notable crimes punctuate the year.
Officer says investigation still in preliminary stages.
With a lot of vandalism in town.
And watch out for scam "special offers" from Comcast impersonator.
And our top stories of the year.
Youth sent to Massachusetts General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Some arrests filed in connection with ongoing investigation.
The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory in effect from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. tonight.
And a man found face-down on the sidewalk doesn't know how he got there.
Officers have suspects in mind. One is in jail for other charges.
And games at Golden Age.
Police say crime took place at Route 1 massage parlor.
And another residents chases away a would-be burglar.
Crime adds to recent trend.
Suspect has demonstrated creative drug storage techniques on two occasions.
And a renewed call for photos.
Boston police respond to recent attacks with the following advice.
Third similar crime in recent history.
Christopher Serret attended the College, but didn't learn discretion.
Be careful coming back from the Community College T Stop late at night.
And three men steal tote from woman on Monument Street.
And a man drunk in public is arrested on an outstanding warrant.
Local police attribute increase to thefts from cars.
With a reluctant assault and battery victim.
And a man assaulted for not driving his girlfriend home.
Department investigating potential connections as a matter of protocol.
A roundup of police activity shows a number of residential break-ins over the past two weeks.
A young man was reportedly shot in the head around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. He was pronounced dead shortly thereafter.
After reporting he was shot at several times, a victim fled from a police interview about the incident. He was not injured.
Local teens turned out for a public safety discussion about the issues on Main Street.
Several thefts were reported in this week's police log.
For a second week in a row, police responded to a report of a young man firing a paintball gun at people.
A roundup of police news, submitted by A-15 district officers.
Officers placed individuals under arrest on possession charges in the area of Medford and Decatur streets.
Contrary to reports from eye-witnesses, police say officers did not demonstrate any excessive force during mass arrests at the Occupy Boston protest.
A car fire in a Navy Yard garage generated heavy smoke in the neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon.
A fire at a senior housing complex on Ferrin St. sent an elderly resident and a firefighter to the hospital on Tuesday.