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Week in Review: Punishment for Failed 911 Response, Shooting Arrest, Readers' Choice Winners
Some of the top stories from Medford this week.

Three men accused of beating and attempting to extort workers at Medford construction office have been indicted by a Middlesex County grand jury. James Morando, 53, of Swampscott, Timothy Hogan, 44, of Saugus and William Albright, 41, of Salem, were indicted earlier this month by a grand jury in Middlesex County Superior Court on charges stemming from an incident at at NEQ Construction's office on Riverside Avenue on June 19, according to a district attorney spokesperson.
Three firefighters and a fire alarm operator have been punished after the Medford Fire Department failed to respond to a 911 call on July 13 that involved a fatality, according to a press release from the city. The fire alarm operator involved contacted three on-duty firefighters through their personal radios, but not with another communications system he was supposed to use, according to the press release, sent out by City Solicitor Mark Rumley. The three firefighters had their personal radio volume too low to hear the dispatch, according to the release.
A Medford man wanted on an attempted murder charge stemming from a shooting Saturday in Malden was arrested Tuesday, according to Malden Mayor Gary Christenson. Daniel Rossetti, 20, was arrested in Chelsea Tuesday morning, according to a press release from Christenson. Rossetti allegedly shot another man about 3:45 p.m. Saturday in the area of Ryan Family Amusements on Middlesex Street during a dispute involving a woman, Christenson previously said.
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One man has pleaded guilty and two others await court dates next week on charges stemming from the stabbing of a jogger on RSalem Street last year. The victim was surrounded by a group of men on St. Patrick's Day 2011 near the intersection of Salem Street and Park Street, according to police. He was hit over the head with a bottle and stabbed in what .
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