Boston Blotter: Gang Members Upload Beefs to YouTube

--Some local gangs have taken time out from their busy schedules of mayhem to post YouTube videos celebrating the aforementioned mayhem. Maria Cramer at the Globe reports that the gangs involved include Castlegate and Morse Street. Needless to say, police are thrilled at their good fortune that the gang members are taping themselves for posterity, but those who work with gang members are worried that innocent people might get in trouble just because they appear......

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By Caroline Roberts in , on October 31, 2007 6:00 PM 2 Vote 2 Votes 22

Boston Blotter: More Red Sox-Related Disorderly

--Well, that didn't take long. The BPD announced that it arrested 18 people during today's Red Sox Rolling Rally. All the arrests were for disorderly. For the record, Bostonist saw absolutely no disorderly along Boylston, unless people refused to climb down from trees and the tops of the public toilets. --The Red Sox fans who were arrested after celebrating Game 4 against Cleveland were arraigned yesterday. Some admitted to bad behavior, while others, according......

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By Caroline Roberts in , on October 30, 2007 6:00 PM 1 Vote 2 Votes 38

Boston Blotter: BPD to Cut Access to Fenway in the 6th Inning

--The BPD has issued another warning asking Red Sox fans to "play it safe," and they have announced that they will shut down the Fenway area one inning early. The last time they announced a warning, before Game 7 against the Cleveland Indians, they said they would shut things down for the 7th inning, but for tonight's Game 4: If you are not already inside an establishment, be it a bar or restaurant, you will......

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By Caroline Roberts in , on October 28, 2007 6:00 PM 0 Vote 2 Votes 22

Boston Blotter: Not-So-Happy Birthday

--A gun battle erupted in Dorchester yesterday afternoon. A teenager was wounded, and a No. 23 bus got shot up. The teen, Walter West, was celebrating his 16th birthday. His gift was that his wounds are non-life-threatening, and no one on the bus got hurt. The BPD told the Herald that the gunfire was "likely related to a feud between gangs on Morse and Lucerne streets." --The city has announced another new plan to cut......

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By Caroline Roberts in , on October 27, 2007 6:00 PM 1 Vote 2 Votes 18
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