(Updated) MIT scientist killed in bicycle crash

A visiting scientist from Japan working at MIT was killed in a bicycle crash Sunday in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood, the university said.

Cops: Dad leaves child in car to buy drugs

A Jamaica Plain father was arrested on drug charges Sunday after he allegedly left his 3-month-old child in the car and police were called.

12-year-old boy dies after being hit by van in Allston

A 12-year-old boy died Thursday morning after he was struck by a van at a busy intersection in Allston, Boston police said.

Man is fatally shot in Charlestown

There were few details released Wednesday morning about the previous night’s fatal shooting on Monument Street in Charlestown.

No ‘imminent threat’ after Boston Marathon explosions

Authorities said Tuesday there was no ‘imminent, physical threat’ to the city, a day after explosions killed three people at the Boston Marathon.

Cops: Elderly man rented home to prostitutes, sold beer, condoms

A 75-year-old Roxbury man was arrested Monday for allegedly renting out rooms in his home to prostitutes and selling beer and condoms.

Police urge ‘respectful’ Boston Marathon behavior

Boston police are warning students about a “zero tolerance” on public drinking and to be respectful of neighborhoods during the upcoming Boston Marathon.

Bed bug check leads cops to five guns

Pest control workers lifted a mattress while checking for bed bugs and found two handguns under the bed. A man and women were arrested.

Mother’s ex arrested for role in Savin Hill stabbing

Dequan Sparks allegedly lured the mother of his infant child to the Savin Hill area saying that he had new shoes he wanted to give the child.

Police seek help solving Jamaica Plain homicide

Police on Wednesday released a surveillance image of a car seen in the area of a fatal shooting in Jamaica Plain earlier this week.