About 10:27 PM, on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, members of the Youth Violence Strike Force were monitoring a group in the area of 12 Harlow Street. The group was seen operating multiple scooters and a dirt bike erratically on the roadway. Multiple vehicles were also observed stopped and parking in the middle of the street, […]
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On Tuesday, March 10, 2026, members of the Youth Violence Strike Force arrested a 17-year-old juvenile male on various firearm offenses. About 8:47 PM, an individual was seen walking from the Jackson Square train station holding his phone in his left hand, and pinning his right arm to his waist area. Officers recognized the male
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Officers assigned to the Youth Violence Strike Force arrested a 20-year-old Jamaica Plain man Saturday evening after recovering a loaded firearm during a traffic stop. At approximately 7:45 p.m. on February 28, 2026, officers were conducting directed patrol in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood when they observed a vehicle traveling without a valid inspection sticker and
A 15-year-old male was arrested Friday afternoon following an ongoing firearm investigation in Dorchester. A missing 14-year-old juvenile connected to the investigation was located safely and returned to his guardians. At approximately 2:49 p.m. on Friday, February 27, 2026, members of the Youth Violence Strike Force, working in coordination with officers and detectives assigned to
Domestic Violence calls are among the most dangerous 911 calls that Boston Police Officers encounter every day. Officers reinforced this when they made an arrest of a male suspect, where firearms were involved. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: You are not alone, and no one deserves to be abused. To those in need
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On Thursday, January 22, 2026, at approximately 5:35 p.m., members of the Youth Violence Strike Force Unit, in collaboration with Boston Housing Police, Massachusetts State Police, and Transit Police, conducted a motor vehicle stop in the area of Washington Street and Norwell Street in Dorchester. Officers observed a vehicle fail to yield to a pedestrian
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On Tuesday, January 13, 2026, members of the Youth Violence Strike Force arrested Zayvion Guity, 22, of Milton, on multiple firearm violations. Detectives assigned to District C-11 (Dorchester) disseminated an image of an individual who brandished a firearm. Officers began conducting a firearm investigation and observed a suspect matching the description in the area of
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On Wednesday, December 31, 2025, members of the Youth Violence Strike Force arrested Angel DeLeon, 18, of Brighton, on various firearm offenses. About 8:35 PM, officers were conducting a directed patrol on Centre Street, Jamaica Plain. Officers approached an individual, and observed his right arm to be pinned to his body while his left arm was moving
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Members of the Boston Police Youth Violence Strike Force, along with our partners at the Massachusetts State Police and the Boston Housing Police, took part in a “Stop the Bleed” and “Hands-Only CPR” training program, this time at the Heath Street Housing Development. Our Boston Police Detectives in B-3 in Mattapan began hosting these “Stop the Bleed”
On Wednesday, December 3, 2025, members of the Youth Violence Strike Force and the Massachusetts State Police Gang Unit arrested Lance Gerald, 38, of Boston, for drug trafficking. About 9:13 PM, officers observed a motor vehicle abruptly turn into the gas station located on Tremont Street. Observations were made of two individuals approaching the suspect
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