Boston Blotter: 15-Year-Old Busted in Roslindale Shooting

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-- Boston police nabbed a 15-year-old Hyde Park boy yesterday in connection with Monday night's shooting in Roslindale. The arrest was made based on eye-witness accounts of the crime, and the boy stands charged with assault with intent to murder and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon. [BPDNews]

-- More details have emerged about the December 2008 murder of DeAndre Barboza in Dorchester, as prosecutors continue their case against Patrick Grier, the 20-year-old accused of pulling the trigger. According to prosecutors, Grier had an accomplice, and she was a 16-year-old girl. The minor, whom prosecutors allege carried the gun that killed Barboza, was arraigned today on charges including accessory to murder after the fact. [Herald]

-- Lowell police arrested two men in connection with the 2007 murder of a 16-year-old on his birthday. [Middlesex County District Attorney]

-- Boston police say they discovered an entire convenience-store-sized stash lottery tickets and cigarettes along with a matching set of burglarious tools during a traffic stop in Mattapan early this morning. [BPDNews]

-- Gerry "Chessie" Cheevers, the former Bruins goalie, was summoned to appear at a mob racketeering trial because he might have been the victim of a loan sharking scheme and not for more sinister reasons. [Globe]

All charges alleged until proven under law.

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