Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn is trying to declare the area around Mass and Cass a public health and humanitarian crisis.

Sheriff Steven Tompkins is accused of using his position to extort a cannabis company for discounted shares of its stock ...

The Boston Police Department said its mission is to “reduce fear, enhance public safety, and improve the quality of life for ...

Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins is facing an extortion charge after he allegedly demanded a refund from an executive of a cannabis ...

A sheriff in the Boston area could face two decades behind bars after being indicted on federal charges on Aug. 7 for ...

Boston Police seek public aid to identify suspects in an August 3 aggravated assault in Roxbury; one suspect displayed a ...

Boston Police D-14 and AT&T held a seminar at Covenant House in Brighton to educate residents about scam prevention, with a ...

Thirteen people were arrested in connection with a human trafficking bust carried out by Boston, state and federal ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins was arrested on federal extortion charges after allegedly pressuring a cannabis company executive into a $50,000 stock deal.

A gym in Boston is opening its doors for teens and adults in the city, giving them a safe place to exercise<a ...

The United States attorney for Massachusetts calls the sheriff’s alleged actions an ‘affront to the voters and taxpayers who ...

Prosecutors allege Tompkins, who's served as Suffolk County sheriff since 2013, used his official position to threaten a ...