Article: Fearless crime-watch crew keeps kids, cops on their toes.(News)

Byline: BRIAN BALLOU

Lula Robinson is an old guard standing vigil in a Roxbury neighborhood nagged by crime, and she does not hesitate to report suspicious activity to police.

"If I see some crime happening, you better believe I'm gonna pick up the phone and call," said Robinson, the 72-year-old chairwoman of the Intervale and Normandy Streets Residents Association Crime Watch. The association was honored by Boston police earlier this month as one of the top 10 crime watches of the year.

When Robinson saw a young male gunned down several years ago, she called, despite a warning by a fellow neighbor that police would surely come knocking on her ...

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