Investigation Update

Investigation Update: Suspect Charged for 1999 Homicide

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Investigation Update: Through comprehensive forensic review, Boston Police Detectives from the Cold Case Unit, working alongside Crime Lab Forensic Analysts, successfully matched the offender, Cornell Bell to the 1999 murder of Caryn Bonner. Bell was arraigned last week in Suffolk Superior Court. Bell is currently serving a life sentence for a separate incident.  This is […]

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Investigation Update: Suspect Arrested in Connection with Brook Avenue Shooting Investigation

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At approximately 8:36 PM on Monday, January 5, 2025, officers assigned to District B-2 responded to a radio call for a report of a person shot at 95 Brook Avenue in Dorchester. Upon arrival, officers located a 40-year-old male victim suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. The victim was transported by Boston EMS to a

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Investigation Update: Charges Sought Against Suspect Involved in Larcenies from City Hall

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Investigation Update: After an extensive investigation, detectives assigned to District A-1 (Downtown) have identified Darrin O’Neil, 60, of Lowell, as the suspect involved in the larcenies that occurred at Boston City Hall in December 2025. O’Neil is currently being held following a shoplifting arrest on Saturday, December 27, 2025, at 760 Boylston Street. Detectives have

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Investigation Update: Second Homicide Suspect Arrested in Hiawatha Road Triple Shooting

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Second Suspect Arrested: At about 10:30 PM, on Thursday, January 1, 2026, Boston Police arrested Kwessi Silcott, 20, of Mattapan, at 2400 Washington Street, Roxbury. At the time of his arrest, the suspect was wanted on a warrant for: He is expected to be arraigned in Dorchester Court. The facts and circumstances surrounding the prior incident are as

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Investigation Update: Homicide Suspect Arrested in Hiawatha Road Triple Shooting

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At about 1:24 PM on Saturday, October 11, 2025, officers assigned to District B-3 (Dorchester/Mattapan) responded to a ShotSpotter activation and reports of multiple people shot in the area of 2 Hiawatha Road in Mattapan. Upon arrival, officers located three individuals suffering from gunshot wounds. All three victims were treated at the scene and transported

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Investigation Update: Fugitive Unit Arrests Suspect in Fatal Hit-and-Run Crash in Jamaica Plain

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On Thursday, December 18, 2025, the Boston Police Fugitive Unit arrested 36-year-old Jose Peguero of Boston in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred in Jamaica Plain. On Sunday evening, October 5, 2025, at approximately 9:38 p.m., officers assigned to District E-13 responded to the area of 101 South Huntington Avenue for a report of two

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Investigation Update: Three Suspects Arrested following a Carjacking in Dorchester

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Investigation Update: At about 2:30 PM, on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, officers assigned to the Youth Violence Strike Force effected a warrant arrest with the assistance of the Massachusetts State Police Gang Unit, and Transit Police. At the time of the arrest, a 17-year-old Juvenile Male, was located in the area of 10 Abbotsford Street.

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Investigation Update: Victim Identified in the Homicide at Havre Street and Cunard Way, East Boston

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At about 5:50 PM, on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, officers assigned to District A-7 (East Boston) responded to a radio call for a person shot in the area of 27 Havre Street, East Boston. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male victim suffering from a gunshot wound . The victim was transported to a local

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Investigation Update: Suspects Arrested following a Person Shot Incident in Roxbury

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Investigation Update: At about 12:50 PM, on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, officers assigned to District B-2 (Roxbury) arrested Michael Ptomey, 65, of Roxbury, and Robert Alexander, 70, of Dorchester, in the area of 2400 Washington Street, Roxbury. At the time of their arrests, the suspects were wanted on a warrant obtained by B-2 Detectives issued

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Suspect Arrested from October Street Take Over in South End/ Lower Roxbury

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As a result of a painstaking investigation led by members of the Boston Police Department including the Auto Theft Unit, Detectives from District 4 and the Boston Police Fire Investigation Unit, early this morning, Police arrested David Antonio Moran, DOB 5/25/2006 – who is also known as David Moran-Chavez – in Norwalk Connecticut, where he resides. Detectives

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