The year in crime and public safety was one of major leadership changes from the US Attorney for Massachusetts to the Boston Police and Fire departments. It was also a year of heartbreak in neighborhoods where murders by gun and assaults took a heavy toll. Following is a look back at it all, beginning in January: •As DA Rachael Rollins prepared to leave her post in January for
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A 32-year-old Dorchester man has been accused of using a 3D printer in his Columbia Road home to manufacture guns and ammo that law enforcement officials say were meant to be trafficked on the streets of Boston. Edmilson Andrade, 32, was arraigned in Dorchester court on Tuesday after a police raid on Monday uncovered what District Attorney Kevin Hayden called a “ghost gun
Numerous firearm parts that can be used to build so-called ghost guns were confiscated this week after police arrested a Boston man and searched his property.