-- A Barnstable resident found a bag in his front yard containing a loaded .22-caliber pistol, two ammunition magazines, and a t-shirts. No word yet on whether the package was a mislaid NRA schwag bag. [Globe] -- Wakefield cops say that they busted Miguel Fernandez, 41 of Mexico, with 232 grams of cocaine in his minivan. The cocaine was divided into plastic bags and had a street value between $18,000 and $20,000, authorities say. The......

-- A man in his 30s was stabbed to death yesterday afternoon in Roxbury during a scuffle. Based on witness statements, police arrested David Copeland, 29, of Roxbury, who was arraigned on murder charges today. [BPDNews; Globe] -- In an unrelated incident, a man was shot early this morning in Roxbury. He suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Police pursued a suspect on foot, who eluded them. [BPDNews] -- A gruesome sequence of events in Lynn has resulted......

--A Level 3 sex offender who didn't register as an offender and left Massachsuetts was tracked down and arrested in Las Vegas. [Boston Globe] --In Fairhaven last night, a 30-year-old man was stabbed to death during a fight that broke out at a party at a VFW Post. [WCVB] --A 10-year-old boy was arrested on Thursday in Framingham for allegedly chasing a 12-year-old neighbor with a steak knife. [MetroWest Daily News] --The BPD arrested three......

-- A Worcester pastor was arrested this morning for the rape of a 15-year-old boy. Tyrone Forbes, 49, faces charges that he had engaged in a sexual relationship with the child since last November. In addition to serving as pastor at Mount Sinai Church of God in Christ, Forbes also teaches music to children at the Seven Hills Charter School. The alleged victim was not Forbes's student. [Herald; WCVB] -- The subprime crisis is beginning......