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Massachusetts Legal Developments Blog
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What Covid-19 Crimes are There in Massachusetts?
Law enforcement in Massachusetts arrested a man in November after he spit at two female hikers and claimed that he had COVID-19. The man had confronted the two women for not wearing masks on a popular trail close to the New Hampshire border. In a video of the…
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Four Things to do Immediately Following a False Sex Crime Charge
A Boston pharmacist is currently being held without bail following charges related to the possession of more than 15,000 suspected items of child pornography as well as conspiring with an out-of-state man to rape a child. The man has since pled not guilty to…
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What Happens to Items Seized by Law Enforcement
Boston law enforcement recently recovered seven illegal handguns in eight hours. As a result of this discovery, nine individuals were arrested for various firearm offenses after the loaded weapons were confiscated in Dorchester, East Boston, Mattapan, and…
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Four Things to Know if Charged With Intent to Distribute
Law enforcement in Massachusetts at the beginning of October arrested seven alleged drug dealers in the Methadone Mile area. Law enforcement officers also helped more than 25 alleged buyers pursue treatment for their drug addictions. Law enforcement also…
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Three Things to Know About Massachusetts Firearm Charges
Law enforcement in Boston arrested nine individuals in September during five unrelated firearm incidents within one 24-hour period. One arrest occurred when law enforcement spotted a Jeep Cherokee that was reported as a stolen vehicle. After the Jeep crashed…
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Three Ways to Defend Against Larceny of a Motor Vehicle Charges
A Peapod delivery driver was making its rounds in September when a man hopped in the truck and drove off in an unknown direction. Law enforcement soon after responded to a call for the stolen vehicle and spoke with the victim to gain a description of both the…
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Four Things to Know About the Charge of Misleading Law Enforcement
A woman in Quincy was arrested in September following a man’s stabbing death. The woman was taken into custody in Weymouth on a murder warrant that was issued from a Quincy District Court. The victim was stabbed to death in a parking lot close to the…
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Three Things to Know if You are Arrested for Growing Marijuana
Two New York City men were arrested on marijuana trafficking charges in August 2020 as the result of a multi-million-dollar marijuana operation they ran out of their Savoy home. Massachusetts law enforcement states that 3,598 marijuana plants estimated to be…
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Three Defenses to Surveillance Footage
A man in Hyde Park was recently arrested after law enforcement released surveillance footage of the man attacking a child. While the man’s name has not yet been released, law enforcement has stated that the man is being charged with indecent assault, battery…
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Two Things You Should Know About Home-Made Guns
A man in Winthrop who built “ghost guns,” which are unregistered and untraceable, in his apartment was charged with criminal offenses in August 2020. Police also found 3,000 rounds of ammunition in the man's home as well as a copy of a book by Adolf Hitler.…
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Three Things to Remember About Intent to Distribute Charges
Holyoke law enforcement and the FBI Western Mass Gang Task Force recently arrested a man and woman for drug trafficking after locating more than 4,200 bags of heroin and 460 bags of cocaine in their vehicle. The search of the couple’s vehicle also revealed…
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When can Law Enforcement Search Your Phone?
A suburban Boston man was arrested recently and charged with the receipt and possession of child pornography. The case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations as well as the FBI and Massachusetts police.…
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Three Tips for Responding to Weapons Charges
Two people were placed in custody on July 25 following a shootout at the South Shore Plaza in Braintree that resulted in a teen bystander being injured. Law enforcement surrounded the mall after receiving reports that shots were fired. One of the men who was…
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How a Defective Headlight can Lead to Prison
A traffic stop at the end of June 2020 for a defective headlight in Boston resulted in Massachusetts State Police seizing two firearms and arresting three men who attempted to flee from the scene. When questioned, the driver stated that he did not have a…
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Four Things to Know About Massachusetts Hate Crime Charges
A man in Revere was recently accused of painting racist graffiti, including swastikas, in his neighborhood. The man also spray-painted the phrase “white power” throughout the street. He was arrested on hate crime and vandalism charges and arraigned in Chelsea…
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Three Things to Understand About Defeating Drug Distribution Charges in Massachusetts
A man was arraigned in Ayer District Court recently after he was found to have been in possession of cocaine with a street value of $16,8000 and marijuana estimated at approximately $2,850. The man was also in possession of two illegally-owned handguns. The…
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Discharging a Firearm Defense
A Mattapan man faces charges after law enforcement found him carrying a firearm, live ammunition, and drugs in Dorchester. The charges came after law enforcement officers heard multiple gunshots and saw a vehicle leaving a parking lot at a high speed.…
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How to Respond if You are Falsely Accused of a Sex Crime
In May, a Natick man was arrested in his home and charged with enticing a child under the age of 16. This arrest is the result of a video in which the man was confronted by a vigilante group that targets Massachusetts sex predators. The group, called Predator…
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Common Mistakes People Make After an Arrest
Boston law enforcement in May arrested a man after he allegedly fired several rounds at officers. Fortunately, neither the man nor any law enforcement officers were injured in the event. The police received reports of a man threatening people with a firearm,…
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How to Respond (And How Not to) if You Have a Warrant Issued
Waltham police recently arrested two teenagers with the help of a SWAT team. Following a spotting by law enforcement officers days before the arrest, the teenagers ran off which led law enforcement to call for backup. After learning that one of the parties…