Rumors that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were detaining nannies at Boston playgrounds in the past week have been denied by the agency in a rare public statement — just days after similar fears spread in another major U.S. city.

Boston police and the Suffolk District Attorney’s office are investigating the crash, but have not identified the driver, or said whether charges are being sought in the case.

Boston Police officers participated in JFK Elementary School's Rite of Passage ceremony, supporting student achievements.

Boston Police have captured three people on the department’s “Most Wanted” list. On Thursday, the Department of Corrections arrested Brendan Houlihan, 49, in Weymouth, police said Thursday. Houlihan was wanted on an outstanding warrant out of Plymouth District Court for escape from a penal institution,

Boston police are asking for the public’s help locating a missing 13-year-old girl who was last seen Monday evening.

Boston Police held a safety meeting with Patricia White Apartments residents to discuss Allston-Brighton area security.

A Gloucester, Massachusetts, police officer who was charged with receiving of child sexual abuse material has been suspended by a Massachusetts police oversight board.

According to the Department’s Facebook, the heavy activity is due to an individual who failed to comply with a traffic stop and then fled from the vehicle on foot.