Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Court To Rule If Boston Teen Too Dangerous For Pre-Trial Release: DA Court To Rule If Boston Teen Too Dangerous For Pre-Trial Release: DA
Court To Rule If Boston Teen Too Dangerous For Pre-Trial Release: DA Officials are holding a 14-year-old without bail until a court can determine if he poses a danger to the public if he is released before his trial, authorities said. That dangerous hearing is set for Wednesday, Nov. 9.  Police on patrol in Dorchester on Friday, Nov. 4, spotted a car with a broken tail light and an expired tag that failed to yield to oncoming traffic at the intersection of Columbia Road and Quincy Street. Officers pulled over the vehicle that the 14-year-old was driving, but he refused to listen to their commands, authorities said. He wore a GPS monitor from a previous a…

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by Josh Lanier
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Accused Boston Drunk Driver Offers Cops $5K Vacation To Ignore Their 'Moral Compass': DA Accused Boston Drunk Driver Offers Cops $5K Vacation To Ignore Their 'Moral Compass': DA
Accused Boston Drunk Driver Offers Cops $5K Vacation To Ignore Their 'Moral Compass': DA A 29-year-old Boston man who is accused of stealing a car while drunk reportedly tried to bribe two police officers with $5,000 each if they didn't arrest him, authorities said.  Derek Froio of Dorchester was arrested on Saturday just before 2 a.m. after police found him inside a car that someone reported stolen earlier that night in South Boston, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. Officers tried to get Froio to get out of the car, but he was unresponsive. When they opened the door to get his attention, Froio stepped on the gas and nearly hit one of the officers, authorities sai…

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by Josh Lanier
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
IDs Released For Woman, Man Killed In Back-To-Back Boston Shootings: Police IDs Released For Woman, Man Killed In Back-To-Back Boston Shootings: Police
IDs Released For Woman, Man Killed In Back-To-Back Boston Shootings: Police Boston Police have identified the victims of two back-to-back fatal shootings that happened over the weekend.  First, 33-year-old Jasmine Burrell, of Mattapan, was shot and killed in the area of 40 Fairlawn Avenue around 4:47 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 23.  Then, 21-year-old Christian Thistle-Kavanaugh, of Dorchester, was shot and killed in the area of 483 Geneva Avenue in Dorchester around 10:30 p.m. the same day.  Both incidents follow the shooting death of 36-year-old Daniel "Danny" Sanders in Dorchester on Saturday.  “The three gun deaths in Boston this we…

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by David Cifarelli
Dorchester, MA
Obituaries
Victim Of Boston Shooting Daniel Sanders Was 'Such A Blessing,' Friends Say Victim Of Boston Shooting Daniel Sanders Was 'Such A Blessing,' Friends Say
Victim Of Boston Shooting Daniel Sanders Was 'Such A Blessing,' Friends Say Friends and family are mourning the death of a 36-year-old Dorchester man who was killed in a Boston shooting this past weekend.  Daniel "Danny" Sanders was fatally shot in the area of 39 Baird Street in Dorchester around 1 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22, as previously reported by Daily Voice.  Sanders was the first victim of three separate fatal shootings that happened in Boston over the weekend. Loved ones started posting about Sanders hours after his death.  "Woke up to the news that you were no longer with us..my heart couldn't take it," one Facebook user said. "I love you cuzzin (Lil Dann…

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by David Cifarelli
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Suffolk DA Will Not Retry Dorchester Man Who Spent 37 Years In Prison For Murder Suffolk DA Will Not Retry Dorchester Man Who Spent 37 Years In Prison For Murder
Suffolk DA Will Not Retry Dorchester Man Who Spent 37 Years In Prison For Murder Prosecutors will not retry a Dorchester man convicted of a 1984 Boston murder after the state Supreme Court found problems with the first conviction, The Suffolk County District Attorney announced on Monday. Joseph Pope has spent nearly four decades for the killing of Efrain DeJesus in Uphams Corner during a robbery. Though, he never pulled the trigger. Pope was convicted under state law at the time that said everyone involved in a crime that leads to murder is just as guilty of the killing, news reports said. Pope was upstairs at DeJesus' home when the killing happened.&…

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by Josh Lanier
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Police ID Man Killed In Overnight Boston Shooting As 36-Year-Old Daniel Sanders Police ID Man Killed In Overnight Boston Shooting As 36-Year-Old Daniel Sanders
Police ID Man Killed In Overnight Boston Shooting As 36-Year-Old Daniel Sanders Boston Police have identified a man who was fatally shot overnight in Dorchester this weekend as 36-year-old Daniel Sanders of Dorchester.  Sanders died at a local hospital after being shot in the area of 39 Baird Street around 1 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22, as previously reported by Daily Voice.  So far, no arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Boston Police at (617) 343-4470. Anonymous tips can be made by calling the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1 (800) 494-TIPS or by texting the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463).

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by David Cifarelli
Dorchester, MA
Obituaries
24-Year-Old Mom Fatally Shot In Boston Was 'Gift That Never Stopped Giving' 24-Year-Old Mom Fatally Shot In Boston Was 'Gift That Never Stopped Giving'
24-Year-Old Mom Fatally Shot In Boston Was 'Gift That Never Stopped Giving' According to her YouTube channel, Quaaneiruh Goodwyn would not leave earth without making her mark and showing what she represents. "I am a bundle of fun and I'm always eager for a risk," it reads. "My channel will show you how I strive to become something more than what I am today." The 24-year-old from Mattapan took the same energy she put into her music career and applied it to her other roles in life – and her friends would agree.  "You were the gift that never stopped giving. And boy, how I'm gonna miss that bright smile and beam of light personality," one friend said on Facebook. "I…

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by David Cifarelli
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Police ID 24-Year-Old Woman Killed In Boston Shooting As Quaaneiruh Goodwyn Police ID 24-Year-Old Woman Killed In Boston Shooting As Quaaneiruh Goodwyn
Police ID 24-Year-Old Woman Killed In Boston Shooting As Quaaneiruh Goodwyn Boston Police have identified the 24-year-old woman fatally shot in Dorchester as Quaaneiruh Goodwyn of Mattapan.  Goodwyn was shot dead in the area of 263 Geneva Avenue around 8:51 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 16, as previously reported by Daily Voice. I don't know this beautiful young lady but I just want to say my condolences to the family and all her close friends it'... Posted by Quasia Mcdaniel on Monday, October 17, 2022 In addition two other men, one with serious life-threatening injuries and one with non-life-threatening injuries, were also shot. Both were taken to local hospitals for…

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by David Cifarelli
Quincy, MA
Police & Fire
IDs Released For Duo Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash On I-495 In Mansfield IDs Released For Duo Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash On I-495 In Mansfield
IDs Released For Duo Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash On I-495 In Mansfield Authorities have identified the two people killed in an early morning multi-vehicle crash in Mansfield as Crystal Blake, age 32, of Dorchester, and Roland Roberge, age 27, of Norton. Crews responded to the crash on I-495 south just after the South Main Street bridge in Mansfield just before 4 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, Mansfield Fire said on Facebook.  Upon arrival, police found three vehicles in the right breakdown lane and two vehicles in the center median, according to Massachusetts State Police. Blake and Roberge were pronounced dead on arrival both inside their respect…

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by David Cifarelli
Dorchester, MA
News
RI Man Who Kidnapped, Killed MA's Jassy Correia Sentenced To Life In Prison RI Man Who Kidnapped, Killed MA's Jassy Correia Sentenced To Life In Prison
RI Man Who Kidnapped, Killed MA's Jassy Correia Sentenced To Life In Prison A Rhode Island man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for kidnapping and killing a 23-year-old mother from Boston, the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts reports. Louis Coleman, of Providence, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility for the death of Jassy Correia, of Dorchester on Tuesday, Oct. 11.  Corriera was reported missing after leaving her birthday celebration at Venu Nightclub in downtown Boston in the overnight hours of Sunday, February 24, 2019, authorities reported.  Shortly after 2 a.m., Correia got separated from her friends and tried to getting a…

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by David Cifarelli
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Boston Man Fourth Person Charged With Charlestown High Graduation Shooting: Police Boston Man Fourth Person Charged With Charlestown High Graduation Shooting: Police
Boston Man Fourth Person Charged With Charlestown High Graduation Shooting: Police Police arrested last week another person they say was involved in a shooting outside of Charlestown High School's graduation over the summer.  Austilino Pereira, 21, of Dorchester, is the fourth person arrested in connection to the June 13 shooting across the street from the high school football field, Boston police said. Authorities charged Pereira with unlawful possession of a firearm, firing a gun within 500 feet of a dwelling, carrying a loaded firearm, and illegal possession of ammunition, police said.  Along with Pereira, police previously arrested Tyrese…

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by Josh Lanier
Dorchester, MA
Business
GoFundMe Roundup: These Boston-Area Businesses, Owners Need Your Help GoFundMe Roundup: These Boston-Area Businesses, Owners Need Your Help
GoFundMe Roundup: These Boston-Area Businesses, Owners Need Your Help This week's GoFundMe Roundup includes restaurants hoping to rebuild after a tragedy, long-established businesses looking to relocate, and hardworking owners in need of support. Here's how you can help.  Thai Place Hopes to Heal After Fire For Thai Place Restaurant (Allston): We've built a community and shared a love for Thai food for 11 years. Our restaurant and many were unfortunately affected by a 3-alarm fire. We are asking for help to raise money in hopes of re-building and welcoming back the community. This campaign has raised $2,965 of its $20,000 goal.  Click he…

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by Josh Lanier