The Boston Police Department said its mission is to “reduce fear, enhance public safety, and improve the quality of life for ...

A man was arrested in Hyde Park on Wednesday morning after a shooting that left one victim dead and another with critical ...

Sheriff Steven Tompkins is accused of using his position to extort a cannabis company for discounted shares of its stock ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins has been charged with extortion for his alleged dealings with a Boston-based cannabis ...

Boston police saw a machete and knives outside a bedroom where Princiano Faustin was holed up before the 51-year-old man was ...

Steven Tompkins’s indictment, and subsequent arrest Friday in Florida, quickly sent reverberations through Boston and ...

Boston Police seek public aid to identify suspects in an August 3 aggravated assault in Roxbury; one suspect displayed a ...

The United States attorney for Massachusetts calls the sheriff’s alleged actions an ‘affront to the voters and taxpayers who ...

Boston Police District E-5 officers participated in a community street hockey event to strengthen police-community relations.

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins was arrested on federal extortion charges after allegedly pressuring a cannabis company executive into a $50,000 stock deal.

Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn is trying to declare the area around Mass and Cass a public health and humanitarian crisis.