Former Boston City Councilor David Scondras is suing the city of Lawrence, several police officers and the security guard he thought was a 15-year-old looking for sex, charging them with cruel and unusual punishment and assault and battery and seeking unspecified damages.

Sarah Schweitzer of the Globe reports how the depressed economy of Lawrence is affecting people there.

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18-month-old baby falls from third-floor window, is caught by two men, report the Globe and the Herald.

(Update 6:19am: Globe link above changed from breaking news item to final article.)

Aha! A guy gets shot in Lawrence and it's obviously flood-related looting. Mitt Romney is vindicated! Jay Fitzgerald wonders:

... Do you think the governor will dispatch National Guard troops and go on national TV to warn about looters next time there's a teen shot in Roxbury? ...

Based on what I read on BPDNews, not bloody likely, Jay.