Crime & Public Safety
![A 34-year-old Massachusetts man is accused of threatening to blow up Tufts Medical Center. A 34-year-old Massachusetts man is accused of threatening to blow up Tufts Medical Center.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2017/05/12/051217emergencync17.jpg?w=135)
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Massachusetts man accused of threatening to blow up Tufts Medical Center, reportedly made racist remarks
A 34-year-old Massachusetts man is accused of threatening to blow up Tufts Medical Center.
![A 56-year-old woman was returning home from a trip to Jamaica when she was shot and killed by a man she was in a relationship who subsequently turned the gun on himself, authorities allege. A 56-year-old woman was returning home from a trip to Jamaica when she was shot and killed by a man she was in a relationship who subsequently turned the gun on himself, authorities allege.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GettyImages-813644562-1-1.jpg?w=116)
Brockton murder suicide: Woman shot, killed before man turns gun on himself, Plymouth DA says
A 56-year-old woman was returning home from a trip to Jamaica when she was shot...
![A cement truck reportedly struck and killed a pedestrian in a wheelchair in South Boston. A cement truck reportedly struck and killed a pedestrian in a wheelchair in South Boston.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/FATALsc001.jpg?w=133)
In South Boston, a pedestrian in a wheelchair was reportedly killed by a cement truck: Massachusetts State Police
A cement truck reportedly struck and killed a pedestrian in a wheelchair in South Boston.
![Flames shooting out of a home in East Boston at about 5 a.m. sent residents running for their lives with one person reported dead. A child was also rushed to the ER. Flames shooting out of a home in East Boston at about 5 a.m. sent residents running for their lives with one person reported dead. A child was also rushed to the ER.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_3827.jpg?w=88)
One dead, 7 injured in six-alarm blaze in East Boston
Flames shooting out of a home in East Boston at about 5 a.m. sent residents...
![A woman was arrested at Boston Logan International Airport over the weekend after she reportedly tried to transport nearly $400,000 worth of marijuana. A woman was arrested at Boston Logan International Airport over the weekend after she reportedly tried to transport nearly $400,000 worth of marijuana.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Minnesota_Legislature_Marijuana_15213.jpg?w=132)
Woman arrested at Boston Logan after allegedly trying to transport 74 pounds of marijuana
A woman was arrested at Boston Logan International Airport over the weekend after she reportedly...
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Canton police chief finally issues statement on hitting pedestrian
Statement from Canton Police Chief Helena Rafferty regarding a motor vehicle accident she was involved...
![A man who is facing kidnapping charges after allegedly stealing a car in Chicopee, Massachusetts, with a 3-year-old child inside was arraigned in Hartford on Monday. A man who is facing kidnapping charges after allegedly stealing a car in Chicopee, Massachusetts, with a 3-year-old child inside was arraigned in Hartford on Monday.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/thc-l-Vadim-Vorobyov.jpg?w=70)
Massachusetts man that prompted Amber Alert arraigned in CT on kidnapping, larceny charges
A man who is facing kidnapping charges after allegedly stealing a car in Chicopee, Massachusetts,...
![Boston Police officers were reportedly assaulted while breaking up a loud Dorchester party over the weekend. Boston Police officers were reportedly assaulted while breaking up a loud Dorchester party over the weekend.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GettyImages-813644562-1-1.jpg?w=116)
Boston Police officers reportedly assaulted while breaking up a loud Dorchester party
Boston Police officers were reportedly assaulted while breaking up a loud Dorchester party over the...
![A local ordinance in Yarmouth limits temporary stays at motels to less than 30 days, but Harborside Suites has served as an emergency shelter for more than 20 migrant families since last September. A local ordinance in Yarmouth limits temporary stays at motels to less than 30 days, but Harborside Suites has served as an emergency shelter for more than 20 migrant families since last September.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/image_50400769.jpg?w=140)
Massachusetts migrant crisis hits Cape Cod: Yarmouth motel serving families for too long
A local ordinance in Yarmouth limits temporary stays at motels to less than 30 days,...
![This is not a journalistic paper chase using the Freedom of Information Act for an academic exercise in the First Amendment. This won't be made into a Hollywood flick with A-list actors pretending to be from Boston. This is all about the victims. This is not a journalistic paper chase using the Freedom of Information Act for an academic exercise in the First Amendment. This won't be made into a Hollywood flick with A-list actors pretending to be from Boston. This is all about the victims.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/1969/12/31/5465a0da-ed02-11e8-a6f8-3c15c472bc50-e1544477980607.jpg?w=136)
Editorial: FBI betrays Boston
This is not a journalistic paper chase using the Freedom of Information Act for an...