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-- 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.

--Police officers, like everyone else, sometimes behave badly. Eight officers were suspended after a three-year investigation into steroid use by the BPD, FBI and the U.S Attorney. Four other cops were suspended for visiting the "Boom Boom Room", a Hyde Park brothel. The steroid-related suspensions range from 5-80 days. The Herald said Commissioner Ed Davis confirmed a grand jury is investigating the "Boom Boom Room". Extensive details on both matters are available at BPDNews.com. [Boston Herald]

-- A 32-year-old New Bedford man was shot and killed during a robbery that went awry Saturday night. The alleged killer was captured by surveillance cameras, but police have made no arrests. [Herald]

-- 17-year-old Kiara Santiago of Roxbury pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges that she and accomplices invaded the home a 60-year-old Quincy man, robbed him, stripped him naked, and left him bound and gagged. The victim, Robert Noons, was a friend of Santiago's family, police say, and was relieved of $18,000, cash. The police report quotes Santiago as admitting that she and her four alleged accomplices planned to "rob Noons of all his drugs and his money," an interesting twist that might explain why the man had $18,000 in cash, but police have made no allegations that Noons possessed drugs. [Herald]

-- A Gardner woman allegedly attacked her 2-year-old daughter with a pair of scissors and tried to strangle her to death before being stopped by a passerby last night. [Herald]

The Wooster Collective street art blog sheds some light on the curious case of Peek-a-Boo Jesus, a paste-up on a New Bedford wall that has the Christian faithful thronging to worship at its feet. It's the work of New Bedford street artist Maki105, also known as Mark Carvahlo, whose work also includes departing sailors and wrestling giants.

-- Christine A. McCallum, an fifth grade teacher at Woodsdale Elementary School in Abington, pleaded not guilty to charges that she raped a 13-year-old boy. Authorities claim that McCallum had acted as the victim's surrogate mother, a relationship that eventually progressed to a sexual affair. McCallum, who is married, had been the teacher of the boy's brother before the alleged affair began. She stands accused on three counts of rape. [Globe]

-- Boston's first murder of 2009 happened last night outside a Dorchester apartment building. A 37-year-old man was shot dead on the steps of the building and his 36-year-old female relative suffered gunshot wounds. The homicide victim was rumored to have gang ties. [Herald]

-- Gary Gomes, a 35-year-old New Bedford, was arrested on charges that he stabbed his ex-girlfriend and mother to death, according to authorities. The rotting bodies were discovered by authorities yesterday in Gomes's mother's apartment after neighbors complained of natural gas. The bodies had been rotting for days. Gomes was on probation from a 2005 assault and battery conviction. Gomes had threatened his girlfriend with a knife. [Herald]

-- An independent panel released a report today that accuses the Boston Police Department of shoddy police work, when it comes to policing itself. The panel ruled that five police misconduct cases out of 19 that it reviewed had been mishandled. Witnesses had been intimidated or ignored and leaps of logic had been used to clear cops in those cases, which the panel recommends be reexamined. The panel was formed after a 2004 incident in which a cop shot a college student to death outside of Fenway Park. The panel's findings validate some of the concerns of citizen groups who believe that police misconduct goes unpunished in Boston. [Globe]

-- A 15-year-old from Dorchester was found shot to death in Brockton this morning. Deavante Muldergrant was pronounced dead at Massachusetts General Hospital with a gunshot wound to the head. No arrests have been made, and police have not named any suspects. [WBZTV]

     

Bostonist was at the New Bedford Summerfest this weekend, enjoying the refreshingly non-ironic sounds and earnest lyrics of several musicians who appeared to have actually studied their instruments as instruments rather than chick-getting-devices. There was also crowd participation, fried food, and an overwhelming array of nautical crafts for sale. We ended up being suckers for the glass whales and the blowfish. Scrimshaw was briefly considered, but judged both too expensive and too morally questionable. But the festival was about the music, not the accessories. Red Molly, Eileen Ivers, Lucy Kaplansky, Beaucoup Blue, Women in Docs, Mike and Ruthy, and The Kennedys put on some wonderful shows. More details and a photo gallery after the jump.

-- Boston police shot a 23-year-old man on the Boston Common yesterday afternoon, after the man allegedly aimed a fake gun at officers. Shawn Craig of Boston led police on a chase through the crowded common, past scores of Bostonians relaxing in the park after work. Police say they had stopped Craig on the suspicion that he had outstanding warrants. At some point during the chase, Craig aimed a pellet gun designed to look like a semi-automatic handgun at an officer, who shot Craig once, in the shoulder. Craig was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries and faces charges of unlawful possession with intent to distribute a Class B substance, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and being armed while wanted. [Herald; Globe; BPDNews]

--An MBTA bus struck a pregnant woman and her 2-year-old child after the child ran into Washington Street last night. Their injuries are non-life-threatening. [WBZ]

--So, Hazmat teams are supposed to be super-serious and careful. But we love the fact that they use a kiddie pool. [Image from Sandcastlematt]

-- A New Bedford woman who was set on fire last December has finally fingered her attackers. Police have taken two suspects -- one a former boyfriend of the victim -- into custody. A third is wanted on a warrant. The victim had been assaulted in her apartment, where she was doused with rubbing alcohol and set ablaze, police say. She suffered burns over her entire body. [WBZ TV]

-- A Malden teen was shot in Somerville last night, the victim of an apparent drive-by shooting. The 15 year old was shot in the lung and is expected to survive. Police are seeking four suspects in the crime, last seen driving a green Dodge Stratus. [WBZTV; Somerville Journal]

--It seems like the only time news from Brockton reaches Boston outlets is when someone gets killed. That's true today as the Globe reports that a 15-year-old male was killed there when his 18-year-old friend's gun discharged. The Globe notes that the shooting, "...took place about an hour after Gov. Deval Patrick came to Brockton to laud local and state police for a surge of officers that had prevented any shootings since mid-February." [original report from the Boston Globe, more here]

-- Police report that a Somerville woman, aged 28, attacked her roommate, trapped her in their house, and set fire to the building. [Somerville Journal]

--It doesn't get much worse than this. A 26-year-old New Bedford man, who has already served four years for a similar crime, is accused of raping a six-year-old in a library just steps from where the child's mother was using a computer. The suspect was released from jail in 2006 "despite objections from prosecutors and three psychologists." [Boston Herald]

-- Breaking: Police have arrested a suspect in the March 6 double stabbing at the Roxbury Crossing Orange Line station. MBTA police apprehended an 18 year-old Roxbury man on the platform of the Jackson Square station this afternoon. Authorities say the arrest follows five days of close cooperation between Transit, Boston, and State Police.

We were in Detroit for the weekend, and the most frequently asked questions about Boston were "What happened in the Super Bowl?" and "Is that Big Dig thing finally finished?" The latter is easier to answer: No.

--Five men were arrested for the stabbing death of Terrence Jacobs, 16, last May. Everyone arrested is from Dorchester, except one man from Brockton. [Boston Globe]

--Two people were killed in a brutal murder-suicide in New Bedford yesterday. A man stabbed a woman with a steak knife before stabbing himself to death. The man also went after the woman's roommates, stabbing one and biting another. [Boston Globe]

--A 35-year-old man was shot to death last night in Dorchester. [Boston Globe]

--A suspect was arrested in the shooting death of a man in a Lawrence restaurant last night. The suspect took a cab to the crime scene, committed the murder, and then took the same cab home, making it pretty easy for police to find him. [WCVB]

--The Boston Police Department and the DA's Office are investigating the death of an inmate at the Suffolk County House of Correction. 41-year-old Darryl Lee Leslie died on New Year's Eve while being moved to maximum security because he was, according to a jail spokesman, "planning a violent attack." An autopsy is being performed. [Boston Globe]