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Police train efforts on 'red zones'

With federal help, they will target crime hot spots

Boston Police Superintendent Paul Joyce (left) and Officer Roy Broussad stood watch on a Dorchester street in August.
Boston Police Superintendent Paul Joyce (left) and Officer Roy Broussad stood watch on a Dorchester street in August. (Globe Staff Photo / Dina Rudick) Globe Staff Photo / Dina Rudick
By Shelley Murphy and Suzanne Smalley
Globe Staff / December 10, 2005

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Boston police, saying that one-fourth of the city's gun crimes happen in about 10 areas totaling half a square mile, said yesterday that they and federal agencies will flood those spots to remove criminals. (Full article: 844 words)

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