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Ballou is a Metro reporter with The Boston Globe, covering primarily crime and courts. Ballou is a graduate of Columbia University and started his journalism career in Los Angeles.
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BU hockey player pleads not guilty to rape
By Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff
Max Nicastro, 21, was released on $10,000 cash bail yesterday, several hours after pleading not guilty to two counts of rape on the Riverside campus.
State Police trainees reenact real-world perils
By Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff
Recruits at the State Police Academy will have participated in 75 training scenarios by the time the class graduates in March, dozens more than any previous recruiting class.
Officer tells of toddler’s final moments
By Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff
A Boston courtroom overflowed with emotions yesterday as relatives and police officers testified about the 2-year-old and three adults killed in 2010.
Mrs. Kennedy a savvy White House steward
By Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff
A newly released collection of notes by Jacqueline Kennedy reveal her hands-on manner of transforming the White House into a living museum.