Boston Blotter: Teenager Shot in Jaw

--The violence that has plagued the city all last week will not stop. A 17-year-old was shot early this morning in Mattapan, according to the Globe. He was shot in the jaw. And it could have been worse. He was shot in front of his home, where a daycare is located.

He hasn't been named, but WCVB is reporting that neighbors said he was a "star athlete."

--The DA's Office sent out a release announcing that the kid who crashed a car into a Payless Shoe Store on Washington is being held without bail. The 16-year-old has a record, so the judge revoked bail on an open case and said he should be held without bail because he violated his probation.

--Christmas isn't a police officer's favorite time of the year. Instead of promoting joy, the holiday stirs feelings of avarice, rage, and fear. From the Globe:

Last year, between Thanksgiving and Christmas, the Watertown police responded to 111 calls at the Arsenal Mall and Watertown Mall. And in Braintree, the South Shore Plaza kept local police even busier. Police there reported 295 incidents at the mall between Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve 2006, including 52 larcenies, 47 auto accidents, 32 medical calls, 16 disturbances, three assaults, and one case in which a customer reported that store employees were being "verbally abusive to her."

The subliminal message of this piece? Maybe online shopping isn't a bad idea.

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