Boston Police arrested five people in a targeted shoplifting operation at a CVS in Downtown Crossing, the department announced Friday.

Boston community and city leaders say new safety measures are rolling out this week, after recent alarming violence around Boston Common and Downtown Crossing.

A recent wave of violence in Boston is leading to a call for action in the city.

The Downtown Boston Neighborhood Alliance will hold a closed-door meeting with government officials, business owners, non-profits, and law enforcement.

In the last few weeks, there have been multiple shootings and stabbings in the Boston Common and Downtown Crossing areas.

Wednesday night’s meeting is designed to come up with an action plan to curb the violence that can be implemented immediately.

The Downtown Boston Neighborhood Association held a closed-door meeting Wednesday night to bring city and state stakeholders together to discuss the safety issues plaguing the city’s downtown and Boston Common area.

Crime tape has become a frequent and unsettling sight in and around Boston Common in recent weeks, prompting a meeting Tuesday night to strategize ways to address the violence.

Wednesday's summit is being put on by the Downtown Boston Neighborhood Association, and the goal is to come up with a detailed, block-by-block action plan that can be implemented immediately.

Boston residents, business owners, and city leaders came together for a public safety summit Wednesday to address the recent uptick in crime in the Downtown Crossing area.

The mood seemed cautiously optimistic, maybe even hopeful, when civic and business leaders gathered at Emerson’s Cutler Majestic Theatre to discuss public safety in downtown last October.

A recent wave of violence in Boston, including a fatal shooting in Hyde Park, a shooting near a Seaport bar, and a daytime stabbing on the Boston Common,has raised public safety concerns and prompted calls for action.

There is growing frustration from business owners and people who live near the Boston Common, saying violent crime needs to be reined in urgently.

Ashlie Jeremie, the man charged with a murder near Boston Common Wednesday, was arrested earlier this summer on a gun charge, according to court records.

A man accused of killing a person near the Boston Common and assaulting another person in the city was held without bail and ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation at his arraignment Thursday.

Boston police warn of phone robberies Downtown, report arrests in two incidents, and offer precautions for people using phones in busy stores and transit areas.

Police identify a suspect following a Boston Common homicide. DBNA calls for additional police staffing and a coordinated Downtown public-safety response.

A deadly attack in Boston has sparked calls for action. A Bedford man is facing charges in connection with two violent incidents, including the death of a man found with serious injuries near Boylston and Tremont streets and a separate assault near Beach Street. The Downtown Boston Neighborhood Association is calling for a renewed task force to address public safety concerns, and co-founder Rishi Shukla joined Dan to discuss.

Boston police ask for help identifying a suspect in an alleged assault on a Downtown Crossing employee. The worker was taken to a hospital for treatment.

Residents and a city councilor who represents the area are sounding the alarm on public safety concerns in downtown Boston, where five people have been shot in the past two weeks and crime is on the rise.

The Downtown Boston Neighborhood Association is calling for an increased police presence downtown, as well as more police officers on staff.

The calls for increased public safety come after five people were shot in three separate incidents over the last 17 days.

Three people were injured in a shooting in Boston’s Theater District late Monday night, authorities said. The Boston Police Department says officers were called to 216 Tremont Street just before 11 p.m., where they shut down the area between Boylston and Stuart streets.

Leaders want to expand units of police and case managers, as well as create a "specialty court" to taker a tougher approach on public drug use.