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Residents want beefed up security at Franklin Hill

Boston police situated a cruiser in the Franklin Hill public housing development, where three killings occurred in the past three months. Residents have asked for increased police presence. Boston police situated a cruiser in the Franklin Hill public housing development, where three killings occurred in the past three months. Residents have asked for increased police presence. (JOHN BOHN/GLOBE STAFF)
By Brian R. Ballou
Globe Staff / September 19, 2007

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Fearful residents of the Franklin Hill public housing development, having experienced their third homicide in the past three months, are pleading for increased police patrols in the massive red brick complex on Shandon Road that has long been known as a haven for violent criminals. (Full article: 635 words)

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