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MA Patch Daily: Lab Gets Anthrax, Lock Your Cars, 9th OUI Issued
Melrose and Beyond: Alleged bank robber caught, Riverfest details, dog poop left at the door, arrests, and more.

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This Massachusetts man received his ninth OUI charge after a recent traffic stop. After terror investigators shot and killed a Roslindale man yesterday morning, the case of alleged beheading threats is beginning to unfold even more with an arrest in Everett. A suspicious package led to the evacuation of an IRS building. This alleged bank bandit faces 40 years in prison. A local man was caught in a prostitution sting last night. Mass. State Police have announced a second checkpoint coming this weekend. And a lot of popular, chain eateries have made the latest Center for Science in the Public Interest unhealthy meal list.
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