-- Bike cops saw action in Roxbury, where two men were arrested after allegedly shooting guns near the Academy Homes project. The gunfire drew the attention of police from Boston's Youth Violence Strike Force, who chased the suspects into Marcella Park. The Tactical Bike Unit, responding to calls, finally caught and arrested the two men after a brawl. Universal Hub points out that one of the suspects was a recipient of a Boston anti-violence grant. Police claim that the arrests foiled a murder plot. [BPDNews]

-- Shots were also heard in Dorchester, where Youth Violence Strike Force police arrested one man. [BPDNews]

-- This Bostonist saw a flock of bike cops cruise through Jamaica Plain. They are cops, but they are on bikes. It's intimidating and not intimidating all at once.

-- The fatal stabbing of a Westborough man in Worcester was the result of a botched drug robbery, police say. [MetroWestDailyNews]

-- Police worry that yesterday's assault of an 88-year-old woman may be part of a pattern of crime against the elderly in Hyde Park. [Herald]

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