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Judge wants to know why the feds released those photos of Wilkerson, Turner
You know the ones (yes, yes, this one and this one, among others). Associated Press reports a federal judge today basically asked federal prosecutors: Was that really necessary? Turner in particular has used the inclusion of the photos in the initial indictments as an argument against an order barring him from publicly discussing evidence in the case against him.
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Uphams Corner traffic a mess as man barricades self in building
UPDATE at 12:48 p.m.: Boston Police tweet the scene is clear; the Globe reports on the arrest.
Boston Police tweet a man has barricaded himself inside 2 Dudley Terrace off Dudley Street, that the SWAT team is on the scene and that people should avoide the area.
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Convicted sex offender charged with raping, murdering Dorchester woman
Authorities today charged Fitzhugh Newton, 50, with twice raping a woman before killing her early on Feb. 26 on Columbia Road.
Newton, convicted of assault with intent to commit rape in 1979 and of open and gross lewdness in 2007, was already in the South Bay jail on unrelated charges, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's office and Boston Police. DA Dan Conley said a DNA sample from the scene was linked to Newton via a DNA database:
We hope that the charges that were issued today - while only the beginning of a process to hold this alleged suspect accountable for these heinous crimes - will allow the victim's family and the public to breathe easier knowing that he is not on the street.
The body of the 48-year-old woman, not identified today by authorities pending notification of her family, was found in the back of a delivery truck in a parking lot at 390 Columbia Rd.
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Short-fused Massholes would do well to avoid Dot Ave. near Freeport Street today
Boston Police are apparently getting tired of dealing with angry motorists acting out in traffic delays caused by construction along Dorchester Avenue (including one who is charged with sending a couple of cops to the hospital), so they've issued an advisory that construction will continue today at Dot. Ave. and Freeport. They add:
The work being done is expected to cause and create a certain level of delay and inconvenience.
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Man won't spend a minute in jail for gunning down JP father, but could be deported
Richard Franklin, convicted this week of manslaughter for the 1979 death of Gregory McDavid, can't be sent to prison because he's already earned enough "good time" credits in a secure psychiatric facility to warrant his immediate release, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office says.
However, Immigration and Custom Enforcement has begun deportation procedings against Franklin, now 47 and a native of Jamaica, for putting a bullet into McDavid on Greenbrier Street in Dorchester, ending the 30-year-old father's life, the DA's office adds.
In 1995, Franklin confessed killing McDavid to a community service officer in the Brockton housing development where he then lived. However, he was deemed unable to stand trial and was instead put in a psychiatric lockup until 2005, when he was deemed competent enough to face charges.
Dawn McDavid-Bauman, only 8 when her father was killed, addressed the court. The DA's office provided a summary of her statement:
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Boston public-school athlete wins national event
Ricardo Jaquite of Dorchester, a junior at Madison Park Technical Vocational High School, jumped 49 feet, 10 inches, winning the triple jump at the Nike Outdoor Nationals in Greensboro, NC.
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Dangerous sex offender charged with perving around Ashmont T stop
A Mattapan man with a history as a high-risk sex offender was arrested at Ashmont station this morning after an MBTA inspector saw him masturbating as he followed a woman walking toward a Red Line train, the MBTA says.
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Triple deckers in crisis
The Times (yes, not the Globe) reports triple-deckers are being foreclosed - and even abandoned - at a much higher rate than other types of houses. Blame out-of-town investors, who bought them up and repeatedly flipped many of them without putting much back into them, for simply abandoning the properties:
On some streets in New Bedford, tight rows of triple-deckers are now interrupted here and there by dirt lots, which impart the odd effect of missing teeth.
Dennis Lehane is interviewed and the Times declares all of Dorchester to be "tough."
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Dead goat floating around Dorchester Bay
Whalehead King delivers the baaad news; it finally came ashore at Savin Hill.
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Rally against violence in communities of color
10,000 Strong in Boston, Franklin Park Playstead, 12-6 p.m. on Sunday, June 21.
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