The Massachusetts Parole Board granted parole to Richard Mayes, convicted in 1983 of killing his 2‑year‑old son. The board cited rehabilitation and sobriety while prosecutors objected.

Springfield police arrested Shyloe Harris on Tuesday after a Silver Street search-warrant raid. Authorities say he faces a lengthy list of weapons, property and vehicle charges.

Two residents of a Chelsea home were identified after an early-morning fire destroyed the house on North Common. State police say the cause is under investigation.

The Connecticut medical examiner has reclassified the March death of 26-year-old Janina Murphy as a homicide; state police say the investigation is active and no arrests have been announced.

A shooting on Milton Avenue in Dorchester left one person seriously injured Monday; Boston Police Homicide Unit detectives are investigating.

A 19-year-old Clam Box employee was killed in a Route 9 crash in East Brookfield. The restaurant closed and a fundraiser has raised tens of thousands for his family.

Security at Mansfield's Xfinity Center alerted police after a man allegedly recorded beneath a 13‑year‑old's skirt during a concert; the suspect is charged and due in court Monday.

Alexander Aiello has been permanently decertified by the state POST panel after a federal guilty plea for possessing child sexual‑abuse material. The decision bars him from future policing in Massachusetts.

Boston police say a late‑night Dorchester traffic stop turned up a loaded Sig Sauer P239 and the arrest of a 20‑year‑old wanted on a felony warrant.

An evidentiary hearing will test whether DNA taken from discarded items can be used to prosecute Matthew Nilo for 2007–08 Boston rapes. The judge’s ruling could decide whether the case survives.

Three people were wounded in a Dorchester shooting Monday. Police have launched an investigation as the neighborhood reels from recent violence.

A man was shot outside a Brockton Main Street business Sunday night; police say the victim was conscious and taken to a local hospital.

A man was stabbed multiple times at a Prospect Street home in Sherborn and flown to a Boston hospital. Police arrested a suspect at the scene and the case remains under investigation.