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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.
Latest stories
Fire destroys 118-year-old church in Lynn
By Brian Ballou , Globe Correspondent
A three-alarm fire completely destroyed the church, which was built in 1895.
Man faces charges of parental kidnap in Braintree case
By Brian Ballou , Globe Staff
Jon Lockwood lost custody of his two young children in January 2012 in a neglect case and allegedly abducted them Monday from their foster home.
UMass Lowell grads applaud Edward Davis
By Brian Ballou , Globe Staff
Boston Police commissioner Edward Davis, who gave the commencement address, was also awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters degree.
Trial starts in Brockton double slaying, rape
By Brian Ballou , Globe Staff
Keith Luke, 22, a self-described neo Nazi, is facing a sentence of life in prison.