Dorchester Post

08/19/2026

Thirty-one mopeds were towed and 12 people were issued summonses Tuesday during a targeted enforcement operation in Dorchester and Roxbury focused on scooter and moped violations.

Boston police towed 31 mopeds and issued 12 summonses during a targeted enforcement operation in Dorchester and Roxbury.

08/18/2026

Sullivan was arrested on a straight warrant issued by Boston Municipal Court charging him with photographing the s*xual or intimate parts of a child.

A Brockton man was arrested after police said he used camera sunglasses and a cellphone to record children at Boston Common.

08/10/2026

The partial eclipse will begin in Boston at 1:01 p.m. and reach maximum coverage at 1:55 p.m. The event will end at 2:46 p.m.

Boston will see a partial solar eclipse Wednesday, Aug. 12, with 16% solar coverage at 1:55 p.m. during maximum eclipse.

08/07/2026

Flags honoring Dorchester Vietnam veterans were removed after ropes were cut at the memorial. UMass Police are investigating the overnight vandalism.

08/06/2026

A 300-year-old gravestone hidden for decades has revealed the story of a free Black resident of colonial Boston.

A restored marker at Boston’s Granary Burying Ground, dated 1728/29 and bearing the name “Boston,” has been identified as the grave of Sebastian, a formerly enslaved man who later became a respected member of the community.

The discovery provides new insight into the lives of Black Bostonians during the colonial era and is believed to be one of the oldest gravestones marking a free Black person in the United States.

Read the full story: https://dorchesterpost.com/2026/08/06/boston-historic-cemetery-reveals-300-year-old-gravestone-of-free-black-resident/

08/03/2026

Boston Police arrested the final suspect in a Dorchester Dacia Street shooting, bringing all three identified suspects into custody.

07/14/2026

Two Dorchester residents were arrested during a Boston human trafficking operation that resulted in firearm seizure and multiple criminal charges.

07/02/2026

Federal prosecutors allege a woman ran an international s*x trafficking operation from apartments in Boston’s Allston and Brighton neighborhoods.

06/27/2026

06/27/2026

The Archdiocese of Boston is encouraging parishes to collect donations through July 17–18 to support Catholic Relief Services' Venezuela earthquake response.