Crime & Safety

LIST: Violence Tied to the Boylston and Mozart Street Gangs

The arrests Monday of several reputed members of the Boylston Street gang come after years of bloody strife, much of it with their rivals, the Mozart Street gang.

Monday's big Jamaica Plain news, that police and prosecutors had , may come as a relief to neighbors who have lived in fear.

Over the years, the Boylston associates often had bloody conflicts with their rival Mozart Street gang. Police stress that while the names of the groups come from two JP streets, the feuding gang members no longer live there.

Here is a review of violent incidents police have linked to the conflict between Boylston and Mozart:

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According to the Gazette, police and prosecutors link many drug-related crimes to the rival groups.

[Editor's note: This post has been updated with information from the Boston Herald.]

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