Crime & Safety

Whitey Bulger Hospitalized Sunday

Multiple media outlets are reporting that James "Whitey" Bulger has been hospitalized with chest pains.

Whitey Bulger was transported to Boston Medical Center after suffering from chest pains Sunday, according to multiple media outlets.

A call from Patch to the Plymouth County Sherriff has not yet been returned regarding the matter, but Bulger has a history of heart problems.

Bulger has been housed at Plymouth County Correctional Facility since his arrest in June 2011.

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