Crime: The latest police and courts news in Boston and beyond https://www.boston.com/tag/crime/ Boston.com Tue, 06 Aug 2024 22:36:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://bdc2020.o0bc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/BDC_Logo_2020_Social_WhiteBG-609c79a967eee-150x150.png Crime: The latest police and courts news in Boston and beyond https://www.boston.com/tag/crime/ 32 32 Alleged teen moped thief disarmed, held by victim in Allston, police say https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2024/08/06/alleged-teen-moped-thief-disarmed-held-by-victim-in-allston-police-say/ https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2024/08/06/alleged-teen-moped-thief-disarmed-held-by-victim-in-allston-police-say/#comments Tue, 06 Aug 2024 22:36:07 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=31098856 The victim was holding down the suspect when police arrived at the scene, according to the Boston Police Department.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2024/08/06/alleged-teen-moped-thief-disarmed-held-by-victim-in-allston-police-say/feed/ 1 Appeals Court finds Boston police were in the wrong with public strip search in 2021 drug case https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2024/08/06/appeals-court-finds-boston-police-were-in-the-wrong-with-public-strip-search-in-2021-drug-case/ https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2024/08/06/appeals-court-finds-boston-police-were-in-the-wrong-with-public-strip-search-in-2021-drug-case/#respond Tue, 06 Aug 2024 16:37:32 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=31093718 An officer allegedly frisked Lyriq Rivera on a busy street, reaching into his underwear to pull out a bag of suspected narcotics.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2024/08/06/appeals-court-finds-boston-police-were-in-the-wrong-with-public-strip-search-in-2021-drug-case/feed/ 0 Woman charged with assaulting victim ahead of fatal shooting in Waltham https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2024/08/05/woman-charged-with-assaulting-victim-ahead-of-fatal-shooting-in-waltham/ https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2024/08/05/woman-charged-with-assaulting-victim-ahead-of-fatal-shooting-in-waltham/#respond Tue, 06 Aug 2024 01:12:18 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=31085703 Authorities name Melanie Williams, 30, responsible for the shooting in Waltham on Friday night.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2024/08/05/woman-charged-with-assaulting-victim-ahead-of-fatal-shooting-in-waltham/feed/ 0 A rocket attack at an Iraqi military base injures US personnel, officials tell AP https://www.boston.com/news/world-news/2024/08/05/a-rocket-attack-at-an-iraqi-military-base-injures-us-personnel-officials-tell-ap/ https://www.boston.com/news/world-news/2024/08/05/a-rocket-attack-at-an-iraqi-military-base-injures-us-personnel-officials-tell-ap/#comments Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:59:06 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=31083398 U.S. defense officials said troops at al-Asad air base were still assessing the injuries and damage.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/world-news/2024/08/05/a-rocket-attack-at-an-iraqi-military-base-injures-us-personnel-officials-tell-ap/feed/ 13 Report: Bodies of Dover family dead in murder-suicide found on day they were due to be evicted from home https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/08/05/report-bodies-of-dover-family-dead-in-murder-suicide-found-on-day-they-were-due-to-be-evicted-from-home/ https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/08/05/report-bodies-of-dover-family-dead-in-murder-suicide-found-on-day-they-were-due-to-be-evicted-from-home/#respond Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:19:32 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=31084906 Authorities say Rakesh “Rick” Kamal killed his wife, Teena, and daughter, Arianna, before turning a gun on himself.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/08/05/report-bodies-of-dover-family-dead-in-murder-suicide-found-on-day-they-were-due-to-be-evicted-from-home/feed/ 0 Authorities investigating murder of 44-year-old in New Bedford https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/08/05/authorities-investigating-murder-of-44-year-old-in-new-bedford/ https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/08/05/authorities-investigating-murder-of-44-year-old-in-new-bedford/#comments Mon, 05 Aug 2024 22:47:40 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=31083833 Aaron Britto was found Sunday with multiple injuries in the grass behind Morna Lounge and Grill.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/08/05/authorities-investigating-murder-of-44-year-old-in-new-bedford/feed/ 6 Adam Montgomery, convicted of killing daughter, transferred out of New Hampshire prison https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2024/08/05/adam-montgomery-convicted-of-killing-daughter-transferred-out-of-new-hampshire-prison/ https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2024/08/05/adam-montgomery-convicted-of-killing-daughter-transferred-out-of-new-hampshire-prison/#comments Mon, 05 Aug 2024 21:54:04 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=31083025 Adam Montgomery had been in a New Hampshire facility for more than a year before his reported transfer to another facility in Virginia.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2024/08/05/adam-montgomery-convicted-of-killing-daughter-transferred-out-of-new-hampshire-prison/feed/ 12 Man stabbed to death in JP Sunday morning, police say https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2024/08/04/man-stabbed-to-death-in-jp-sunday-morning-police-say/ https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2024/08/04/man-stabbed-to-death-in-jp-sunday-morning-police-say/#comments Mon, 05 Aug 2024 03:30:47 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=31072000 Anyone with information should contact the Boston Police Department Homicide Unit at 617-343-4470.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2024/08/04/man-stabbed-to-death-in-jp-sunday-morning-police-say/feed/ 5 Woman shot and killed in Waltham, DA says https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2024/08/04/woman-shot-and-killed-in-waltham-da-says/ https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2024/08/04/woman-shot-and-killed-in-waltham-da-says/#comments Sun, 04 Aug 2024 23:55:21 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=31069207 Authorities responded to reports of a shooting on Friday night.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2024/08/04/woman-shot-and-killed-in-waltham-da-says/feed/ 1 Woman killed two children, then herself in small Maine town, police say https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2024/08/04/woman-killed-two-children-then-herself-in-small-maine-town-police-say/ https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2024/08/04/woman-killed-two-children-then-herself-in-small-maine-town-police-say/#comments Sun, 04 Aug 2024 22:28:11 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=31068408 Jennifer Barney, 37, died by suicide while Harmony, 11, and Hope West, 7, were killed. The sisters' school is hosting a vigil Sunday evening.

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