In the early hours of Wednesday morning, at 12:23 am to be exact, the official Twitter page of the MBTA Transit Police seemed to go off the rails. Within minutes, our office had received numerous […]
Category: Live Boston Investigates
43% Drop In Boston Police Civil Service Exam Applicants Over Past 4 Years
Do you want to become a police officer? The deadline to apply for the 2022 Municipal Police Officer and MBTA Transit Police Officer Examination is Tuesday, January 18. As Live Boston first reported in October, […]
Gang Database is the Protection At-Risk Students and Bostonians Need to Curb Violence
Imagine a high school, any high school, where seven students were murdered – bludgeoned, shot, stabbed, dismembered by machetes – by their classmates. It happened in East Boston. But it was kept quiet, the victims […]
EXCLUSIVE: BPD Investigates If Foul Play Led To Young Man’s Near Death Dip In Boston Harbor
In the early morning hours of November 28, Boston police officers on random patrol came across a partially clothed 23-year-old man outside 470 Atlantic Avenue. The man was wet and shivering, wearing only a t-shirt, […]
Outrage Among Police Officers as Photo Taken in BPD Headquarters Circulates
Controversy is swirling amongst Boston Police Officers and the community as a whole, following photos posted to social media which many are calling offensive. The photos, which appear to have been taken in the Boston […]
2 Troopers Escape Injury In Latest Crash Involving Drivers Hitting State Police Cruisers
Two Massachusetts State troopers escaped injury when their cruiser was rear-ended at the scene of a crash on I-195 in Rehoboth early Sunday morning. A driver approaching the scene of the crash didn’t stop and […]
Cloud Of Secrecy: MSP, DOC & MBTA Violate State’s Public Records Laws
Three state agencies continue to flout the Massachusetts public record laws as Live Boston tries to report of issues pertinent to the public safety community. Requests sent to the Massachusetts State Police, the Massachusetts Department […]
State Police Union Pushing To Bring Back Trooper Education Incentive Amid Massive Recruitment Struggle
“It seems that within the Massachusetts State Police, when it comes to the phrase ‘equal pay for equal work,’ we’re missing the mark.” That’s what Trooper Patrick McNamara, the Vice President of the State Police […]
EXCLUSIVE: Mass Bail Fund Helped Free Methadone Mile Murder Suspect Accused Of Attacking Corrections Officer
A man The Massachusetts Bail Fund helped free from jail is now charged with a much more serious crime: murder. This is the same man who is charged with attacking a corrections officer on Methadone […]
Exclusive: State fires DOC employee who approved vaccine exemptions, some officers have waivers rescinded
Sources tell Live Boston the Baker administration fired a Department of Correction employee who approved COVID-19 vaccination religious exemptions for correction officers, leading to some of those waivers being rescinded. The employee, who we’re not […]
Laser hits Boston Medflight helicopter prompting renewed warning about dangers
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 […]
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 […]