Kids Are Robbing, Assaulting People In Boston: Police | Patch PM

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Group Of Kids Accused Of Robberies, Assaults Near Jackson Square

Police are investigating a series of assaults and robberies in Jamaica Plain and are urging vigilance.

School Staffer Charged With Raping Disabled Student Turns Himself In

Phillip Houtman, who police said raped a Chamberlain International School student with cognitive disabilities, turned himself in Friday.

West Nile Virus Confirmed In Middlesex County Man

It's the third confirmed human case of the virus this year in Massachusetts.

Burlington Babysitter Has Life Sentence Reduced For 2014 Child Death

Pallavi Macharla was first given a life sentence for second degree murder, but the judge reduced the conviction to involuntary manslaughter.

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The first Target on Cape Cod is slated to open its doors in less than two weeks.

A 17-year-old was shot and wounded late Thursday night inside a Worcester apartment.