A hoax call about an active shooter led to a lockdown and police response at Salem High School in Massachusetts; the threat was later deemed a false alarm.

MBTA transit police disarmed an adolescent with a replica gun at Science Park station, causing no injuries but leading to court charges for the juvenile.

A Social Security Administration employee has been charged with attempting to induce a beneficiary into prostitution using his access to personal information.

A former Bosnian prison camp supervisor in Boston was convicted for concealing his persecution of ethnic Serbs during the Bosnian War to obtain U.S. citizenship.

A local resident was shot multiple times and died in Jamaica Plain; Boston Police urge witnesses to help investigate the homicide of 25-year-old Braulio Castillo.

Shane Totman was arrested for assaulting women at Mine Falls Park in Nashua, with police linking him to a series of incidents after using video surveillance and a photo taken by a victim's friend.

One person was hospitalized with a non-life-threatening leg gunshot wound after a shooting at a Braintree apartment complex, with police stating there is no public threat.

An 18-year-old carrying a gun near a Manchester high school prompted a "secure campus" protocol. Tyson Lennartson was arrested but didn't try to enter the school. He faces charges for Disorderly Conduct and Criminal Threatening.

A Boston man pleaded guilty to involvement with the Cameron Street gang in racketeering, drug trafficking, and illegal firearms dealing, with his sentencing set for January 2025.

A Boston man received three years probation for his role in a gun trafficking scheme, after pleading guilty to conspiracy and aiding in false statements in firearm records.

Daniel Lopez-Gonzalez is sentenced to 11 years for his role in a drug trafficking ring involving fentanyl and cocaine.

Marvin Chery, 27, was arrested by Boston Police on several charges including firearm possession and assault after a Dorchester incident involving gunfire.

Brookline Police are seeking help to identify a shoplifting suspect via social media, sharing his description from an October 16 incident on Commonwealth Avenue.