Boston Blotter: Afternoon Shooting, Grand Theft Reebok, 1st-grade Sexual Harassment

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-- On Thursday at approximately 5 p.m., two officers observed a man firing gunshots in the area of Deering Road. The suspect fled on foot with four other males. One of the other individuals was quickly detained by assisting officers. The Boston Police Crime Scene Unit located two bullet fragments and a parked car with a single bullet hole. No gunshot victims were located. The suspected shooter turned himself in at approximately 7:00 p.m. Thursday on various weapons charges. [BPDNews.com]

-- The former accountant and investment adviser of Paul Fireman, the ex-CEO of Reebok, was arrested Wednesday and charged with five counts of grand theft. Arnold Mullen allegedly stole $25 million from Fireman’s investment business and family foundation. [Herald, Gobe]

-- A Brockton first-grader accused of sexual harassment and his family settled a lawsuit against the city for $180,000. The first-grader suspended in 2006 after being accused of sexual harassment against a girl in his class is now a 10-year old. [Globe, Brockton Enterprise]

-- Melrose cops are on the look-out for two guys who stole "a large amount of change" and a pillowcase on Wednesday. [UniversalHub, MassMostWanted.com]


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