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MA Patch Weekly: Most Dangerous Cities, Fake Veteran Arrested for Panhandling, Fired Trooper Could Get Pension

Plus, Taylor Swift makes a surprise visit with a Children's Hospital patient and migrant children are not coming to Mass. after all.

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By Les Masterson

Here are some of the most read articles on Patch sites across Massachusetts this week:

These Are the 10 Most Dangerous Cities in Mass.

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Bristol County Sheriff’s Daughter Arrested After 7 Shot at Nightclub

Fake Veteran Arrested for Panhandling, Police Say

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Katy Perry ‘Roars’ Into Salem

Taylor Swift Makes Surprise Visit With Children’s Hospital Patient

Migrant Children Not Coming to Massachusetts After All

7 Injured in 4-Alarm Fire on Ash Street

Maj. General Killed in Afghanistan Spent Military Time Working in Natick

State Trooper Fired Following Chelmsford Crash Could Receive $85,000 Pension

Two From Peabody Arrested at the NH DMV

One in Four Young People Smoke Pot Monthly in Mass.

Brookline Woman Sues Whole Foods Over Yogurt

Layoffs Officially Begin at Market Basket Stores

Dedham Officer Held on $5K Bail, Dedham Selectmen Respond to Arrest

Burlington Man Convicted of Aggravated Rape of a Child

Police to Charge Newton Man After Dog Locked in Hot Car

Shrewsbury Man Arrested for Doing Yardwork Naked

Former Cape Pediatrician Indicted on Child Porn Charges

Milford Man Facing Child Pornography, Drug Charges

Framingham Police Kill Possible Rabid Fox After It Attacked 3 People

Community Works to Make Stoughton Girl’s ‘One Direction’ Wish a Reality

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