O’Connor completed his training at the Boston Police Academy in January 2022, the department noted. O’Connor had been assigned to District A-7, where he served residents of East Boston.

Detectives said a French Bulldog named Bodega wandered from the area and was picked up by two people on a scooter around 4:30 ...

A firearm was discharged inside the A1 station in downtown Boston, department spokesperson Sgt. Detective John Boyle confirmed.

The officer accidentally discharged their gun at about 11:45 p.m. Saturday inside the station on Sudbury Street, a department spokesman said.

“The Boston Police Department assures the public that all anonymous tips will be handled with strict confidentiality,” the department wrote in the release.

A Boston police detective has been charged with operating under the influence after he allegedly crashed into another car in ...