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Facebook Helps Cops Nab Burglar

by Thomas MacMillan | May 24, 2012 8:17 am | Comments (2)

Two burglaries, surveillance cameras, and a Facebook page made a hammer-wielding burglar into an internet star—then landed him in front of a judge this week.

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After Pit Bull Mauling, She Wants A New Max

by Paul Bass | May 23, 2012 11:50 am | Comments (20)

Recovering from watching a crazed pit bull tear her beloved canine companion to death, Sally Bradstreet is hoping to find a replacement by the weekend. Some people want to help.

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Pit Bull Attack Draws Crowd, Cop Gunshots

by Paul Bass | May 20, 2012 12:53 pm | Comments (37)

An elderly woman watched a pit bull suddenly maul her own dog and start tearing it apart until three officers arrived and fired a bevy of bullets into the attacker.

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Duck Pond Reborn

by Thomas MacMillan | May 16, 2012 2:06 pm | Comments (8)

After a $300,000 overhaul, a revamped Edgewood Park duck pond is ready to welcome migrating terns, herons, egrets, alewives—and one lucky turtle.

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DIllon To W. River Mosquitos: Bug Off

by Staff | May 1, 2012 12:05 pm | Comments (1)

Six years ago, a mosquito killed a woman in West River by biting her. State Rep. Pat Dillon wants to make sure that doesn’t happen again.

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“Shun The Gun” Draws Crowd In West River

by Allan Appel | Apr 30, 2012 8:18 am | Comments (1)

His brother was shot in the shoulder in December. In March his cousin was killed, the first homicide victim of 2012. Tylon McFarland decided to shun violence. On Saturday afternoon he beat a drum to spread the word.

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“Ghost” Trail Leads To Dirt Bikers

by Paul Bass | Apr 20, 2012 2:09 pm | Comments (8)

A woman called the cops after seeing a dirt biker tear down Norton Street. Carlos Conceicao and Josh Kyle turned the corner wondering if the call was about the biker they’d been looking for. They had a “ghost” of an idea of how to catch him—on foot.

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Violent Mob Smashes Surveillance Cam At “New Jack City”

by Paul Bass | Apr 14, 2012 9:18 pm | Comments (1)

A mob of young men believed—incorrectly—that a Good Samaritan had killed their friend. Now they had him backed against a wall.

They were in view of a surveillance camera. But not for long.

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A Genuine Real Live Neighbor Shows Up

by Uma Ramiah | Mar 8, 2012 9:03 am | Comments (6)

As the road show for the new Downtown Crossing program hit the Hill for a neighborhood meeting, one person who actually lives there had a question: The project sounds great for the city’s tax and employment base, but what’s in it for us?

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Re-Entry? West River Says: Try “No Entry”

by Paul Bass | Feb 13, 2012 2:43 pm

Adults in one of the city’s harder-hit crime districts promised to get to know every kid in their neighborhood and keep them straight before they enter the “school-to-prison pipeline.”

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