Police probe shooting of 2 in South End

BOSTON

Police probe shooting of 2 in South End
Police are investigating the shooting last night of two men who suffered gunshot wounds near the intersection of Tremont and West Concord streets in the South End, a spokesman said. One of the men was wounded in the arm and the other in the leg; and neither wound was considered life-threatening, police said. Police did not identify the victims of the shooting, which occurred just before 7:30 p.m.

7 liquor stores accused in police sting
Seven of 15 liquor stores in South Boston visited yesterday in a sting operation sold alcohol to a police cadet who was under 21 without checking the cadet's identification. Owners of the stores will be summonsed to appear before the licensing board and employees who sold to the underage police cadet will be summonsed into court.

LOWELL

Attorney general freezes school's assets
Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly filed a complaint Thursday freezing the assets of the Riverside School in Lowell after a state audit concluded the school misused funds intended for special-needs children, according to a release from the attorney general's office. The complaint, filed in Suffolk Superior Court, alleged that New England Human Services Inc., doing business as Riverside School, used more than $1.7 million in public money to pay for undocumented expenses, including personal expenses for Riverside executive director Frank Adamo and his wife, according to the complaint. An attorney for New England Human Services could not be reached for comment.

Concord, N.H.

Man ordered to prison in identity theft
A Scituate, Mass., man was convicted of two counts of identity theft and sentenced to 18 months in federal prison today, according to the New Hampshire US attorney's office. Christopher Brown, 51, pleaded guilty in Concord District Court to identity theft-related bank fraud charges on Sept. 1, 2005. Brown admitted creating counterfeit checks and forging the signatures of the account holder after being supplied with stolen mail belonging to the victim.

DEDHAM

Doctor convicted of murder seeks 2d trial
A doctor convicted of murdering his wife deserves a new trial on grounds that the jury created evidence during their deliberations, his lawyer argued yesterday. Dr. Dirk Greineder, a former allergist at Brigham and Women's Hospital, was convicted five years ago in the fatal beating of his wife in a park near their Wellesley home in 1999. In Norfolk Superior Court, attorney James Sultan said yesterday that jurors used a banana to improperly experiment with a rubber glove that was part of the evidence against Greineder. (AP)

HAVERHILL, N.H.

Father's request to see police files denied
A judge denied a Massachusetts man's request to see police files in the case of his daughter's disappearance nearly two years ago. Maura Murray went missing after a minor car accident in Haverhill in February 2004. Fred Murray of Hanson, Mass., believes his daughter was a victim of foul play and that police have not paid enough attention to the case. He sued to get access to files from the investigation, but a judge rejected the request on Thursday. The state resisted on grounds that a missing person investigation has the potential to become a criminal case. State lawyers said that disclosing details could compromise a future investigation. Grafton County Superior Court Judge Timothy Vaughn agreed. (AP)

OAKLAND, Calif.

Man to testify in Dartmouth slaying
A man who was in the car with two murder suspects the night Dartmouth College student Meleia Willis-Starbuck was gunned down in Berkeley has been granted immunity in exchange for his testimony, lawyers in the case said. Gregory Mitchell testified Thursday in Alameda County Superior Court that he spent the night of July 17 driving around to parties with suspects Christopher Hollis, 22, and Christopher Wilson, 21, before the 19-year-old student was killed. Hollis is accused of shooting Willis-Starbuck, a longtime friend, in what his defense said was an accident. Wilson is accused of driving the getaway car. He is scheduled to take the stand again on Tuesday as a judge in the preliminary hearing decides whether there is enough evidence to take the case to trial. (AP)