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It’s the sound of safety. Hundreds of whistles were handed out Friday morning to senior citizens at the Germantown Neighborhood Center in Quincy, Massachusetts. “They find this is something small but it’s going to be functional,” said Philip Chong, president of Quincy Asian Resources. It’s a simple tool to protect Asian Americans from potential violence. “If they are being...

Hundreds of whistles were handed out Friday morning to senior citizens at the Germantown Neighborhood Center in Quincy, Massachusetts, as a simple tool to protect Asian Americans from potential violence.

With hate crimes targeting Asian Americans on the rise across the country, whistles will be handed out in Quincy, Massachusetts, and other cities to help protect older people.

The rise in hate crimes targeting Asian Americans across the country has led to grave concern. “What’s hurtful is that people are targeting the elderly, who are the most vulnerable,” said Oanh Nguyen, who, along with longtime friend Julianna Lee, wanted to do something about it. “Just like a lot of other people, I felt really frustrated by the...

A Marine veteran from Quincy, Massachusetts, now has a new car thanks to a group of students who gave a Nissan Altima — donated by the widow of a Navy veteran — a second chance. The students, who are in an automotive class at the Greater Lawrence Technical School, collaborated with Second Chance Cars – a nonprofit providing cars for...

A Massachusetts man has been found after police issued a Silver Alert. Jin Qing Tang, a 72-year-old Quincy man, had last been seen around 9 a.m. Tuesday when he went for a walk. Police said Tuesday night that Tang had been located.

A suspect is in custody after he allegedly stabbed three people outside of a bar in Quincy, Massachusetts early Saturday morning. Tyler McLean, 24, of Weymouth, is accused of stabbing three people outside of Rags Tavern in Quincy after words were exchanged via text or social media with one of the victims, ending with an agreement to fight in the…

Rallies across Massachusetts calling to end anti-racism against Asian-Americans. Mike Manzoni has the latest.

A single-car crash in the southbound lane of Interstate 93 caused major delays for Thursday morning’s commute. One car struck the barrier of the HOV lane near Furnace Brook Parkway in Quincy, causing multiple lanes to be shutdown heading south. As a result, traffic was delayed on the northbound side of the highway as well.

Gov. Charlie Baker on Wednesday said he was expecting more than 100,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in Massachusetts next week. During a press conference on housing security in Quincy, Baker said the shipments would be “definitely north of” 100,000 doses and part of 10 million Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses expected to distributed across the…

An armed robbery suspect who barricaded himself inside a Rockland, Massachusetts, police cruiser Friday morning was fatally shot at the end of a standoff after officials said he appeared to be exiting the vehicle with a police rifle. Over about three hours, the man allegedly robbed a 7-Eleven, evaded an officer who’d cornered him on foot, stole an officer’s...

Authorities have identified the man who was shot and killed by police in a stolen police cruiser Friday morning after a chaotic chase through Boston’s southern suburbs and two standoffs with police. Eric M. Leach, 36, has lived in Brockton and Winthrop, according to the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office. He was killed in Quincy while getting out of...

A man with a gun robbed a Massachusetts 7-Eleven Friday morning, getting away with more than $300 in cash. That armed robbery turned into a major standoff with scores of police officers several miles away. The man, identified Friday evening as Eric Leach, had stolen a police cruiser, and over the next few hours was able to pry free a…

A man in a stolen Rockland police cruiser who’d robbed a 7-Eleven was shot by police after a long standoff, officials said. The hourslong incident caused chaos in several Massachusetts towns.

An Abington, Massachusetts, police officer was injured Friday morning when his police cruiser struck a utility pole in Rockland and rolled over, landing on its roof. The Abington officer was taken to an area hospital and is expected to be OK. The officer was assisting Rockland police in catching a fleeing armed robbery suspect who had allegedly stolen a Rockland…

An armed robbery suspect who barricaded himself inside a Rockland, Massachusetts, police cruiser Friday morning was fatally shot at the end of a standoff, officials said. He appeared to be exiting the vehicle with a police rifle. Over about three hours, the man robbed a 7-Eleven, evaded an officer who’d cornered him on foot, stole an officer’s police cruiser,...

An armed robbery suspect who barricaded himself inside a Rockland, Mass., police cruiser after leading officers on a chase was fatally shot, the Norfolk district attorney said.

The suspect then fled in the cruiser and was ultimately stopped on the Bergin Parkway.

The stolen cruiser was stopped right off the ramp at Burgin Parkway near the Home Depot but sped off shortly after 8 a.m.