Boston Blotter: Ultraviolence in New Bedford Leaves one Dead

-- What began as your run-of-the-mill New Bedford fistfight ended in a smashed truck and death. A fight broke out early Wednesday morning between James Donnelly and, 20 of New Bedford, and Michael Raposo, 26 of Dartmouth, outside of a New Bedford Chinese joint. Raposo allegedly attacked Donnelly with a crowbar during the altercation, which did little good against the presumably gifted pugilist, who absconded with Raposo's keys and his pickup truck. Not to be outdone, Raposo allegedly leaped into the back of the truck, crowbar flying, as Donnelly sped away. Raposo's crowbar attack proved to be a suicidally fatal distraction when Donnelly lost control of the pickup, which flipped over, throwing Raposo to the pavement and killing him.

"If there was ever something to the adage that violence never solves anything, this would be one of the textbook examples," Police Department spokesman Lt. Jeffrey P. Silva noted. [South Coast Today]

-- The three Quincy landlords who owned the apartments where a man and his two children burned to death in March face manslaughter charges. [Herald]

-- A 20-year-old alleged pot dealer from Natick fingered his parents, who are attorneys, and his step father as accessories to his crimes. [Herald]

-- A man allegedly hailed and then attacked a pair of Boston cops on Washington Street. He was armed with a 40 ounce bottle of malt liquor. [BPDNews]

-- Boston cops busted an alleged John who planned to pay for sex with crack. [BPDNews]

-- A woman was flagged down and robbed while driving on Pearl Street in Cambridge. [Cambridge Chronicle]

All charges alleged until proven under law.