I am shocked and profoundly saddened by the death of Chief Justice Ralph Gants. I want to extend my deepest condolences to his wife, Deborah, whom I consider a mentor, and all of his loved ones.
Read MorePublic servants are rightfully held to a higher standard. Those of us in law enforcement, however, must be beyond reproach because what we do impacts matters of life, death, and freedom for the general public.
Read MoreIn Suffolk County, we fight to protect the right of every person, irrespective of immigration status, to have access to our courts without fear of civil arrest. Although we are disappointed with the First Circuit’s decision, this fight is far from over.
Read MorePatrick Rose, Sr., a former Boston Police officer accused of child rape and sexual assault, was arraigned today on 16 additional charges alleging he repeatedly sexually assaulted and abused four additional children, bringing the total number of his victims to five, Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins said.
Read MoreTwo days after convenience store clerk Tanjim Siam died of a gunshot wound suffered in a July 14, 2020, armed robbery, the man charged with his murder was ordered held without bail, District Attorney Rachael Rollins said.
Read MoreAn investigation led by State Police detectives assigned to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office continues into the deaths of a man and a woman whose remains were found in a submerged vehicle in the Seaport on Friday, District Attorney Rachael Rollins said.
Read MoreA former Boston Police officer was arraigned today on charges he repeatedly sexually assaulted and abused a child, Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins said.
Read MoreDuring an appearance today in the Roxbury Division of Boston Municipal Court, prosecutors requested that arraignments be continued to a later date for 10 individuals arrested in connection with a climate action protest last night.
Read MoreEach one of the over 25,000 cases we handle a year is unique and the Office examines many factors in determining how best to proceed in each case.
Read MoreArmed assault with intent to murder and several other charges were brought in a warrant against STEPHON SAMUEL, 25, of Lynn. The charges stem from a July 14, 2020 robbery of the M&R convenience store on Shawmut Avenue in Roxbury, District Attorney Rachael Rollins said today.
Read MoreALEXANDER MANN, 18, of Stonington, Conn., and CARLOS ESPINOZA, 18, of Westbrook, Conn., were arraigned today in the Central Division of the Boston Municipal Court on charges of breaking and entering in the nighttime with intent to commit a felony and larceny over $1,200.
Read MoreSHAWN McCLINTON, 39, was arraigned in the Dorchester division of Boston Municipal Court on charges of aggravated rape, kidnapping for the purpose of sexual assault, strangulation and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Assistant District Attorney Michael V. Glennon requested that McClinton be held on $250,000 bail and that his bail be revoked in the 2018 sexual assault case, which remains pending in Suffolk Superior Court.
Read MoreA woman who stabbed and killed a 48-year-old Boston man in a playground near South Bay early this morning was arraigned today in the Roxbury Division of Boston Municipal Court on murder charges and ordered held without bail by Judge David Weingarten.
Read MoreThe man who shot and killed 20-year-old Yaseen Butt during a confrontation over a stolen backpack in Revere was arraigned today following an investigation by State Police detectives assigned to the Suffolk County District Attorney office, with the assistance of the Revere Police Department.
Read MoreDistrict Attorney Rachael Rollins today announced the arraignment of NAJE DUCHARD, 19, of Roxbury on armed assault with intent to murder and other charges in connection with the July 21 shooting of an individual on Waumbeck Street.
Read MoreAlleged serial rapist preyed on women leaving bars and was previously indicted on separate rape, kidnapping case
A Rhode Island man, charged in January with kidnapping and raping an intoxicated woman after she left a Boston bar, was charged this week with chillingly similar crimes against seven other women between 2017 and 2019.
Read MoreIn a repudiation of efforts by four multi-term district attorneys from other counties, the state’s Supreme Judicial Court late yesterday summarily denied their motion to intervene and interfere in a Suffolk County matter. The case in question had been remanded to the Suffolk Superior Court to reconsider the current state of research on brain development in young adults and its implications for life sentences without parole for young adults convicted of murder.
Read MoreKRISTIAN MARAJ, 22, of Dorchester was arraigned this morning in the Dorchester Division of Boston Municipal Court for murder and firearm offenses in connection with shooting in the early morning of July 5.
Read More“As I have said before, this global pandemic has exacerbated the already unprecedented rates of unemployment in certain communities, increased the number of people suffering from food and housing insecurity, expedited foreclosures and evictions, forced parents to be responsible for home schooling, significantly set back students with IEPs or for whom English is a second language and thus widening the already enormous gap between them and their counterparts, and leaving children and youth without the support and engagement provided by daycare, aftercare, or summer camp. Each of these situations alone would be accelerants for stress and potentially violence.
Read MoreDA Rollins: “Acts of violence have no place in Suffolk County”
The man charged with murdering Justin Cannady in Mattapan yesterday was ordered held without bail at his arraignment this morning.
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