Last year Joel Pimental of Lawrence, Massachusetts was arrested after he allegedly sold drugs to an undercover officer last year. He was charged with Trafficking Heroin. He posted fifty thousand dollars cash bail. He then defaulted. Yesterday, police officers observed Pimental going into a Weare Street apartment in Lawrence. He…
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Three From Brockton Charged With Firearms Violations, Drug Conspiracy in Stoughton Massachusetts Court
Yesterday afternoon there was a shootout in the parking lot of a WalMart store in Avon, Massachusetts. Police have not yet disclosed the nature of the incident or its details yet three Brockton residents have been arrested. Ashley Weiner, Keenen Hart and Keshawne Murphy have all been charged with Possession…
Lynn Massachusetts Man Held After Arrest for Possession With Intent to Distribute Cocaine, School Zone Violation
Aaron Glenn Teixeira of Lynn, Massachusetts was arrested Monday pursuant to an arrest warrant. During his apprehension officers found two small bags of crack cocaine and one small bag of marijuana. The arrest took place within one hundred feet of a park or playground. Teixeira has been charged with a…
Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Stop Leads to Arrest, Charges of Trafficking Class B Substance for Scituate Man, 22
At about 1:15 in the morning a Massachusetts police officer conducted a stop in Norwell. The basis for the stop was that the car had a revoked registration. The passenger had a hollowed out pen under his feet that the officer observed when he approached the car. The pen was…
Two From Massachusetts Face School Zone Violation Charges After Arrest By Essex County Drug Task Force For Distributing Heroin
Roberto Saldana of Boston and Rose Marquez-Cartegena of Lawrence, Massachusetts were arrested late last week by members of the Essex County Drug Task Force. The Lawrence Eagle Tribune reports that Saldana was caught Distributing Heroin on six occasions to an undercover officer starting in January of 2012 and ending with…
Lawrence Massachusetts Man Subdued With Taser During Arrest for Cocaine and Heroin Distribution
According to a report in the Lawrence Eagle Tribuen, Carlos Domitriz of Lawrence, Massachusetts was stopped for driving through a stop sign near Lowell and Morton Streets. The officer making the stop was familiar with Domitriz, having arrested him on occasions in the past. This officer saw Domitriz prior to…
Possession With the Intent to Distribute Less Than One Ounce of Marijuana Remains a Felony in Massachusetts
Yesterday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rendered its decision in Commonwealth v Keefner, SJC – 11019. The Court held that the Decriminalization of Marijuana in Massachusetts for quantities of one ounce or less does not extinguish the crime of Possession With Intent to Distribute Marijuana where the quantity is one…
Massachusetts Legislature Moving to Ban Synthetic Drug “Bath Salts” as Usage is on the Rise
According to an article in the Brockton Enterprise, Senator John Keenan from Quincy has authored legislation that would ban “bath salts” in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Senate agreed upon the bill yesterday. If enacted, the law would make it illegal for stores to sell what is now an over-the-counter substance sold…
Methuen Massachusetts Man Arrested After Motor Vehicle Stop, Charged With Probation Violation, Held on Various Theft Crimes
Last week Herman Rodriguez of Methuen, Massachusetts was driving his car ninety-two miles per hour on Route 495. The posted speed limit is sixty-five miles per hour. A state police office pulled Rodriguez over and was taken to the local state police barracks. Rodriguez identified himself as Kelvin Caraballo-Ostolaza and…
Nurse at Danvers Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility Charged With Larceny of Prescription Drugs
A twenty-nine year old Marblehead, Massachusetts woman in facing charges of Larceny of Prescription Medication in the Salem District Court. The Salem News reported yesterday that the woman worked at Brightview, an assisted living complex in Danvers, Massachusetts. It is alleged that the defendant was swapping oxycodone and Vicodin with…