The year in crime and public safety was one of major leadership changes from the US Attorney for Massachusetts to the Boston Police and Fire departments. It was also a year of heartbreak in neighborhoods where murders by gun and assaults took a heavy toll. Following is a look back at it all, beginning in January: •As DA Rachael Rollins prepared to leave her post in January for
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Julius Hammond-Desir and Samantha Schwartz are accused in the killing of 26-year-old Dorchester resident Dijoun Beasley at the South Shore Plaza in Braintree on.