Five individuals linked to the Asian Boyz gang were arrested for running a fake Adderall pill distribution network; they face severe drug trafficking charges.

Lexington attorney David Smerling, 74, faces charges of embezzling $2.5 million from companies, involving wire fraud and money laundering, per U.S. Attorney's Office.

Cambridge District Court will hold public hearings in March for 28 men charged in a sex-for-hire case involving a Greater Boston brothel network, with potential high-profile clients involved.

A 43-year-old woman in Milton was found shot in her car on Thursday morning. Police are investigating the shooting near an elementary school, which caused a brief lockdown. No arrests have been made, and the community is seeking answers.

William Henderson was arrested after firearms and drugs were found in his car during an East Boston traffic stop.

One arrested after a stabbing incident in Boston tied to an attempted burglary; both the suspect and a victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

Fourteen members of U.S. Figure Skating die in a plane crash, including six from the Skating Club of Boston, causing deep mourning in the figure skating community.

Two men were arrested in Plymouth for drug trafficking, with cocaine and Fentanyl found. Another operation on the following day led to Alan Fortes' arrest and more drugs seized.

Fr. Richard Gross, an 80-year-old Jesuit priest from Massachusetts, died unexpectedly in Spain, prompting a police investigation. He was a dedicated educator and spiritual counselor with a career in various academic institutions.

Juan Carlos Torres was arraigned for a fatal arson that occurred in October 2023 in Springfield, resulting in the death of Janayrah Rivera. He faces murder and arson charges.

Emmanuel Rivera-Robles turned himself in for a November burglary at a senior complex; he impersonated a worker and stole from an elderly woman. Police used surveillance and records to identify him, and he was charged with multiple crimes.

A pedestrian was seriously injured in a vehicular accident in Marstons Mills, Barnstable, Massachusetts, and has been airlifted to a Boston trauma center.

Lowell man Erickson Dao, linked to the Asian Boyz gang, pleaded guilty to drug trafficking conspiracy involving methamphetamine and cocaine. He will be sentenced in May 2025, facing 5 to 40 years in prison.