A 51‑year‑old Newton resident was arrested after allegedly striking a car with a machete during a Dedham road‑rage incident. Police executed a search warrant at his Newton home.

A serious pedestrian-involved crash shut Kelley Square on Thursday as Worcester police and reconstruction crews investigated.

A Boston man linked to a new string of Charles Street break‑ins was arrested after surveillance and alarm calls tied him to four overnight smash‑and‑enter thefts. Merchants say the pattern mirrors earlier incidents.

Boston police investigated reports of gunfire at LoPresti Park on May 28; officers found shell casings and said at least five shots were fired. No injuries were reported.

A 23-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle crash on Boston Road in Billerica; investigators say the crash involved another vehicle and is under review.

A construction crew struck a gas main at Massachusetts Maritime Academy, prompting an evacuation and a campus-wide gas shutoff; no injuries were reported.

A 29-year-old woman died after a Memorial Day hit-and-run on Pawtucket Boulevard; Lowell police have charged a 23-year-old man and say the investigation is ongoing.

A three-alarm fire at East Coast Divers on Boylston Street injured an employee and a firefighter and displaced residents above the shop.

Three teenagers climbed the Old John Hancock weather beacon Wednesday night and fled after an altercation with a security guard. Police say they are investigating.

Four Lynn men received lengthy federal sentences after a probe found they pressed counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl and a potent nitazene called Pyro that investigators tied to multiple deaths.

Two men were stabbed near a Brockton playground; one was flown to a Boston hospital and police say the case is under investigation.

Giovanni “Gio” Bala, 22, was killed after a late-night celebration in Dorchester. Family says he had just completed union carpentry training and was beginning his trade.

A man was wounded after a vehicle standoff and police shooting on Elm Street in Milton. Roads near Nute Middle/High and Milton Elementary were closed while investigators worked.