Police & Fire

Fulton St. FBI Raid was for Knockout Drugs and Guns, Per Court Docs

Court documents released this week reveal more to the story leading up to the dramatic Fulton Street raid on July 29th by the FBI and federal task force officials. Universal Hub runs down details from the affidavit. A tipster told authorities that former convict Trevor Lucas, of 143 Fulton St., was asking how to “kill Read More…

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Residents and Businesses Returning to Boylston Street After FBI Turns Over Marathon Bombing Site Back to City

Mayor Menino was presented the flag that was flown over the finish line at the Boston Marathon by an FBI official, symbolically releasing jurisdiction over to the City of Boston on April 22, 2013. The flag was handed over to Mayor Menino by Lt Detective Darrin Greeley of the CSRU Unit of the Boston Police Read More…

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Anthony DiNunzio, Boss of New England La Cosa Nostra, Arrested at Gemini Social Club on North End’s Endicott Street

At approximately 6 am on April 25, 2012, the FBI and Rhode Island State Police arrested Anthony DiNunzio, acting boss of the New England La Cosa Nostra (NELCN), in Boston’s North End at the Gemini Social Club on Endicott Street. DiNunzio, 53, of East Boston and part of the Patriarca crime family, was taken to Read More…

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North End Address at Endicott & Thacher Streets Named in Rhode Island Mafia Indictment

Organized crime activity has been exposed by a federal crackdown at the corner of North End’s Endicott & Thacher Streets related to extortion at Rhode Island nightclubs. Although no one from Massachusetts was part of today’s indictment, federal authorities indicated that the New England La Cosa Nostra leadership has shifted from Providence to Boston. “… Read More…