-- A fisticuffs between two Roxbury women turned bloody early Sunday morning after a broken bottle got involved, authorities said. Police arrested one. The stabbing victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries. [BPDNews] -- Thursday night, Boston police arrested two men after a Roxbury bouncer was found beaten and stabbed. The incident, which happened on Norvia's bar on Washington St., began when the bouncer tried to escort three brawling patrons out of the establishment. The victim suffered non-life-threatening......

The Globe has a piece today entitled "Allston: From lamentable to lovable" that chronicles the writer's path from undesired entrance into the neighborhood as a BU undergrad to her hesitant departure as a "card-carrying member of the "real world"" with a new residence in the South End. The narrow view of Allston she offers (frat parties, the late Mr. Butch, "crusting sidewalk vomit," great takeout options) wouldn't be too objectionable if it wasn't pierced......

-- A 50-year-old Melrose man faces charges that he stuffed his pants with a bunch of road flares, told a Revere bank teller that he had a bomb, and left a 72 word note instructing her to bring a bag of money into the bank's parking lot. The note, which was TL;DR, only prompted the teller to call the cops, who scooped up Bryan Sullivan and charged him with armed assault with intent to rob,......

-- Boston police have charged three in the May killing of a South Boston man. Edward Holloman, 19, of Lynn, and Edward Mendez, 34, of Jamaica Plain were both charged with murder. Darren Hemingway, 19, of Brighton, was charged as an accessory after the fact. The men are accused of killing 27-year-old Curtis Ashford after getting into a fight on 8th Street last May. [BPDNews] -- A melee spilled out of the Middle East rock......

-- A shooting in Roxbury early Saturday morning left police looking for a smashed up Ford Taurus. A man in his late 30s was found shot near Franklin Park at 1:20 a.m. Saturday, and was transported to Boston Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. Police seek the Taurus, registration 5021RK, in connection with the crime. [BPDNews] -- Saturday night, a Lowell prostitute bound a drunken john using a belt before escaping with $62,000 in cash, authorities......

-- 70 people were arrested in Massachusetts this week by the US Immigration and Customs service, who claim they were targeting gang members. The suspects, who hail overwhelmingly from Latin American nations (with Vietnam, Cambodia, Portugal, and Jamaica thrown in for good measure) were picked up during raids in cities and towns throughout the state. 52 of those arrested are suspected of having ties to gangs. [Globe] -- Dane Boesse, 54, of Brockton, stands accused......

-- Bostonist would like the words "Roxbury" and "Dorchester" to go on hiatus from the Blotter headlines for a few weeks. A quadruple shooting in Roxbury left four teenagers, two boys and two girls, hospitalized last night with non-life-threatening injuries. The children, aged 15 and 16, were shot by a fleet footed gunman while they sat on a stoop on Wardman Road, blocks from the Jamaica Plain border, and within a short walk of the......

-- A Dorchester block party turned bloody early yesterday morning when cookouts turned to shootouts. Three were injured in the violence, aged 14-19, one critically. Police do not know what made the party turn violent, and no arrests have been made. [Globe] -- A Dorchester man used a human shield in an attempt to avoid arrest Saturday night, according to police. Jason Aparicio, 23, allegedly held a man at gunpoint and used his .45-caliber semiautomatic......

-- A man in his 30s was stabbed to death yesterday afternoon in Roxbury during a scuffle. Based on witness statements, police arrested David Copeland, 29, of Roxbury, who was arraigned on murder charges today. [BPDNews; Globe] -- In an unrelated incident, a man was shot early this morning in Roxbury. He suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Police pursued a suspect on foot, who eluded them. [BPDNews] -- A gruesome sequence of events in Lynn has resulted......

-- A 15-year-old from Dorchester was found shot to death in Brockton this morning. Deavante Muldergrant was pronounced dead at Massachusetts General Hospital with a gunshot wound to the head. No arrests have been made, and police have not named any suspects. [WBZTV] -- Now that Good Time Emporium has closed, the people of Somerville have sought out new venues to hold their melees. One of these test locations, the parking lot of the Market......

-- A massive shoot-out on Friend Street in the North End left at least four people in the hospital, according to police. Victims reported to hospitals across the city with gunshot wounds. No arrests have been made. [BPDNews] -- A Yarmouth cop shot a driver to death early yesterday as he fled a traffic blockade, according to authorities. Andre Martin, a 25-year-old Brazilian immigrant was killed by officer Christopher Van Ness. Martin, who leaves behind......

-- An undercover Boston police officer shot an 18-year-old suspected drug dealer during a sting operation last night. Ariel Lara Aguasiva of Jamaica Plain was riding in the passenger seat of a car where an alleged heroin deal went down. When stopped by a marked police car, Aguasiva turned violent, according to police, and was subdued after a gunshot to his chest. He was treated and released by Massachusetts General Hospital. Aguasiva and Jorge Luis......

-- Two people were shot in a Roxbury apartment early this morning, according to police. One victim, a man in his thirties, died from multiple gunshot wounds at Brigham and Women's Hospital. The second victim, a teenager, suffered a superficial wound to his hand and has not cooperated with authorities, according to police. [BPDNews] -- A Roslindale man was arraigned yesterday on charges that he shot a man to death in Fitchburg. Ryan J. O'Neil,......

-- Late last night, Boston police found a man shot near Washington Street in Jamaica Plain. The 19-year-old was rushed to Brigham and Women's, where he remains in critical condition. No arrests have been made, and police have not suggested a motive in the shooting. [BPDNews] -- Early this morning in Dorchester, a man nearly avoided a fatal shooting, police say. The victim, who was shot at the intersection of Torrey and Oakwood Streets, suffered......

-- Michael Finos, 46, of Holliston, was arrested Saturday for allegedly raped an 11-year-old multiple times. Finos was arraigned this morning on charges including rape of a child, indecent assault and battery on a child under age 14, and disseminating obscene material to a minor. [Herald] -- Boston police found a man shot to death in his car early Saturday morning. The victim was in his thirties, and the car was parked in front of......

-- Bullets filled the Roxbury air last night as a shootout resulted in an injury to a man driving a van full of children. The shootout happened around 8:00pm on Columbia Road, and police do not believe that the victim was the target of the gunmen, who have not been apprehended. Bullets riddled the driver's van and a number of local businesses, but no other injuries have been reported. [Globe] -- A 38-year-old Malden man......

-- A man was found stabbed in the kitchen of a Dorchester home yesterday afternoon. The victim had been stabbed by his brother-in-law during a fight, police say. The 42-year-old suspect faces the charge of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon. The victim remains at Boston Medical Center in critical condition. [BPDNews] -- Boston police conducted a massive warrant sweep today, targeting suspects with outstanding drug warrants. The operation, dubbed "Curtain Call,"......

-- Deadly violence in Boston continued unabated as a man was found shot to death in Roxbury early this morning. Police say that Alex Burgos, 22, of Boston, was shot multiple times on Ditmus Court, near the intersection of Tremont and Lenox. No motive has been advanced for the killing and no arrests have been made. [BPDNews] -- Police arrested a 20-year-old Dorchester man on charges that he shot someone late Sunday night. Police say......

-- Boston police conducted a massive crackdown on the city's gangs, arresting nearly 50 suspected offenders on Friday. The sweep included the arrest of Caiheem C. Kindell, 18, of Brockton, who is suspected in connection with the Independence Day quadruple shooting in Hyde Park. [BPDNews] -- Nevertheless, violence continued across the city. Within hours of the conclusion of the BPD sweep, a man was killed on Whittier Street in Roxbury, across the street from police......

-- Boston police report that they have arrested a suspect in yesterday's shooting of a 25-year-old on Devon Street in Roxbury. William Terrell Hart, 22, of Brockton has been charged with a number of offenses in connection with the crime, which has left the victim hospitalized in serious condition. [BPDNews] -- Three boys were shot early this morning in Dorchester. The boys, ages 13, 15, and 16, were shot on a third floor balcony on......

The Boston police have posted an artist's rendering of a suspect in the July 4 indecent assault of a woman in the North End. And the BPD has released surveillance footage of two men suspected in the quadruple shooting that took place July 4 outside a Hyde Park convenience store.......

-- Boston police have arrested a man in connection with the June 30 shooting of a 7-year-old boy who was playing kickball in Roxbury. Richard Penha, 19, of Hyde Park, pleaded not guilty to charges that he shot the boy during a shootout with an assailant on a bicycle. Authorities say that the man on the bicycle shot Penha while he was driving and that Penha returned fire, striking the boy. Penha's passenger, Kenny Francois,......

-- Wellesley might be the hottest new place to encounter a prostitute, but Brighton's brothels continue to service customers who take the Green Line or the 57 bus. Boston police are tackling online sex rings as a part of "Operation Rubout," an effort to wipe out prostitution in Allston and Brighton that began in 2005. The newest thing in the neighborhood? The emerging market in transexual encounters. There are some things you still can't get......

-- Early this morning, police found a man shot to death at the corner of Circuit Street and Walnut Ave., in Roxbury, near Washington Park. The victim was 20-years-old. No arrests have been made, and no motive has been advanced. He was Boston's third homicide in the past 24 hours and the 33rd of the year. [BPDNews] -- A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed yesterday during a cookout in Hyde Park. He was shot......

-- Two of four men suspected of robbing convenience stores in Jamaica Plain and Hyde Park two weeks ago were apprehended by police. [BPDNews] -- Rodrick J. Taylor was convicted this morning of the 2006 strangling murder of Dominique Samuels, whose charred body was found in Franklin Park. Taylor will be sentenced on Monday. [Globe] -- Police have joined with community groups in an effort to quash the gang beef that has been dropping bodies......

-- Two people were found shot early this morning in Mattapan. One of the victims, a 27-year-old male who had been shot in the arm, drove the other, a 28-year-old woman, to Carney Hospital, where she died. No arrests have been made in connection with the incidents. [BPDNews] -- James Keown was convicted today of the 2004 murder by antifreeze of his wife. He received a sentence of life without the possibility of parole. [Globe]......

-- A 7-year-old boy was shot last night amid the crossfire between warring youths. The child had been playing kickball near Smith Street on the Mission Hill end of Roxbury when he was apparently struck by ricocheting bullets. He remains hospitalized with multiple injuries. The shooting started when a man on a bicycle allegedly fired at two men in a Honda SUV, hitting the driver, who was later hospitalized at Brigham and Women's. The passenger,......

Image tagged Bostonist by AntyDiluvian on Flickr This here giraffe laughed... as it broke out of the circus. [Guardian] Security is being tightened tonight in response to racially targeted threats against Sox players. [WCVB] Safety for fans, on the other hand, isn't guaranteed--Fenway and TDBN Garden are both lax on inspections. [WCVB] In addition to helpfully closing the sidewalks on the Longfellow Bridge (which just forced pedestrians into the bike lane--thanks!), the city is......

-- Boston police are looking for a trio of bandits who pulled off a pair robberies in southwest Boston last week. The group knocked over a Hyde Park convenience store with a fourth man on Wednesday in broad daylight and took down a Jamaica Plain bodega on Thursday night. They threatened clerks with silver handguns and netted nearly $6000 from the two stick-ups. [BPDNews] -- The notorious goatee bandit was thwarted by an off-duty Cambridge......

-- A man was shot and killed in Mattapan last Thursday night. Police say that Victor Torres, 21, was killed by a single gunshot wound. Torres was not known to police, who are still trying to determine whether he was the intended victim of the gunman. No arrests have been made. The shooting took place blocks away from the residence where five month-year-old Alianna Peguero was shot in an apparently gang-related incident. Universal Hub has......