At about 9:15 PM, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, officers assigned to the Youth Violence Strike Force along with the Massachusetts State Police, made an on-site firearm arrest of Eliomar De La Cruz, 19, of […]
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Boston Gang Unit Arrest Suspect on Multiple Charges After Recovering Loaded Firearm During Traffic Stop in Roxbury
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11 Firearms, 10 Arrests, 9 Hours — Gang Unit Cracks Down on Monday
On Monday, May 30th, Boston Police Officers and Mass State Troopers assigned to the Youth Violence Strike Force, also known as the Gang Unit, recovered a possible record-setting, eleven firearms in one shift. Starting in […]
Two Heath Street “Gangsters” Arrested in Separate Attempted Murder Cases
At about 4:35PM on May 23, 2022, Officers assigned both the BPD/MSP Youth Violence Strike Force and members from the Transit Police Juvenile Unit in conjunction with Boston Housing Police made two onsite arrests of […]
California Man Arrested by Gang Unit on Firearms Charges
At about 23:00 hours on May 20, 2022, Officers assigned to the Youth Violence Strike Force conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of Melnea Cass Boulevard and Harrison Avenue, resulting in a firearm arrest […]
Outcast Motorcycle Gang Member Arrested on Firearms Charges by Gang Unit
On Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at approximately 10:40 pm, officers assigned to the Youth Violence Strike Force were on directed patrol when they conducted a traffic stop and made an on-site firearm arrest of Edwyn […]
GPS Ankle Monitors Lead Detectives to Arrest of Dangerous Habitual Reoffenders; Courts Order Them Held Without Bail
At approximately 09:00 hours on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 officers from State Police Department joined the Boston Police Gang Unit with assistance from the Quincy Police Department, to execute simultaneous arrest and search warrants.
YVSF Arrest Man in Dorchester on Firearms Charges
About 6:18 PM on Friday, January 28, 2022, officers assigned to the Youth Violence Strike Force, along with Massachusetts State Police, made a firearm related arrest in the area of 8 Barry Park in Dorchester. […]
YVSF Pulls Over Hotbox for Running Stop Sign, Find a Stoner with Illegal Firearm
At about 8:30 P.M. on Thursday, February 17, 2022, Youth Violence Strike Force Officers made an on-site firearm arrest of Cristian Beato-Hernandez, 23, of Chelsea. Officers were on patrol in the area of Strathcona Road […]
Gang Unit Takes Another Illegal Firearm Off The Streets of Roxbury
At about 8:17 PM, on Saturday, February 12, 2022, officers assigned to the Youth Violence Strike Force made a firearm arrest of Mykal Valentine, 22, of Roxbury in the area of Maywood Street and Blue […]
Multiple Districts Respond as YVSF Officers Attacked Over Firearm on Traffic Stop
At about 10:30 PM on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, officers assigned to the Youth Violence Strike Force, along with Massachusetts State Police, made an on-site firearm arrest in the area of 874 Dorchester Avenue of […]
Stolen Car Recovered After Gang Unit Traffic Stop
On Wednesday January 19, 2022 at approximately 18:45 hours, the Youth Violence Strike Force, also known as the Gang Unit, stopped a stolen motor vehicle with four occupants on Centre Street in Jamaica Plain. After […]
Residents Fed Up After Another Shooting Rocks The D Street Projects in Southie
At approximately 17:30 hours on January 18th, Boston Police Officers from District C-6, the Youth Violence Strike Force and Boston EMS responded to the D Street Projects for reports of shots fired and possibly a […]
Officers Nearly Killed As Car Escapes Traffic Stop in Roxbury
At approximately 22:30 hours on January 12, officers and Troopers from the Youth Violence Strike Force, also known as the Gang Unit, attempted to stop a Grey Jeep Compass with Virginia Plates in the area […]
State Police with Assistance from BPD Gang Unit Arrest Murder in Dorchester
BROCKTON – A man and woman have each been charged for their roles in connection with the murder of a Brockton man last month, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz has announced. On November 9, […]