Massachusetts State Police are investigating after a laser hit a Boston Medflight helicopter last month. The FAA said the crew reported a green laser illuminated their helicopter while they were flying over Weymouth on September […]
Category: Live Boston Investigates
BREAKING: Massachusetts to Implement New Yearly Civil Service Exams Fire and Police
Massachusetts plans to administer the entry level police and fire Civil Service exams annually going forward. James Cowdell, the Director of Legislative Affairs for the Massachusetts Executive Office for Administration and Finance, confirmed the change […]
‘I don’t know how they sleep’: Widow Calls for Husband’s Killers to Come Forward After 25 Years on The Run
The say time heals all wounds, but for Mary Franklin the pain is still very real as she prepares to mark the 25th anniversary of her husband’s murder. Melvin Bernard Franklin was shot and killed […]
ACLU of Massachusetts Threatened Boston with Legal Action Over Plans to Clean Up Methadone Mile
The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts threatened the City of Boston and the Boston Police Department with legal action over reported plans to clean up Methadone Mile, according to emails obtained by Live Boston […]
‘We Did Not Play a Role’: Caribbean Festival Organizers Speak Out
The Boston Caribbean Festival has become synonymous with violence, but the organizers say that’s not due to the lack of a robust presence from the Boston Police Department. A 2019 Boston Herald article linked multiple […]
She Promised Police Accountability, but Acting Mayor Kim Janey’s Search for the Next Top Cop is Anything But
Despite a promise of transparency and accountability, Acting Mayor Kim Janey has been anything but either on the status of the search for Boston’s next police commissioner after the termination of Dennis White. Janey fired […]
Failure to Communicate; Boston Police Officers Left Hanging After 43 Minute Wait To Get an Ambulance
As previously reported yesterday, Boston Police with assistance from multiple different Local, State and Federal Agencies conducted numerous sweeps across the Boston Area where multiple violent criminals as well as firearms were found. During one […]
Calls for Resignation Amidst Mejia Scandal
Throughout the day today as well as the past week, we received multiple calls and emails about an alleged live stream, footage and images of a homicide in Mattapan on Capen Street. The footage appeared […]
New Footage Of D.A. Rollins Melting down Furthers Questions on Fitness to Hold Office
As we reported earlier this week, Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins is currently under investigation by Boston Police Internal Affairs as well as the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office due to multiple accusations of corruption. […]
D.A. Rollins Erratic and Possibly Criminal Behavior Leads to Scrutiny by Press and Public
On December 24th, 2020 Katie Lawson, a registered Democrat from Brockton, was driving in the Stop and Shop parking lot at the South Bay Shopping Center when she had one of the strangest encounters of […]