After a two month investigation law enforcement officials in Norfolk County Massachusetts seized 340 pounds of marijuana at homes in Quincy and Canton. In all three men were arrested and charged with trafficking marijuana. The men have been identified as Tuan Ngoc Pham of Quincy; Jeffrey Falcone of Boston; and…
In February 2008 31 year old Elias Efremidis was arrested and charged with trafficking cocaine after police found 2 kilos of cocaine in his hotel room. Also found in the room was $4,000, an electronic scale, a beeper and individual packages for the cocaine. The defendant posted $25,000 bail and…
In July of 2007 a Quincy Police officer saw William McKinley “acting affectionately” with a teenager in the lobby of a hotel. After an investigation the officer learned that the subject had been “red flagged” by a federal agency for possible sex crimes involving a minor. Subsequently McKinley’s hotel room…
As I am sure most people involved in the criminal justice system are aware the legislature recently changed the law relative to an individual charged with possession of marijuana that is one ounce or less. Possession of an ounce or less of marijuana had been decriminalized. The new section changes…
Somerville, Massachusetts police were investigating prostitution in their city and set up a sting operation. An undercover officer responded to an advertisement and met with 24 year old Natasha Janvier, a prostitute, in her Somerville apartment. Services and fees were discussed after which backup officers stormed the apartment to make…
Eighteen year old Joshua Rodriguez from Marblehead was arraigned in the Lynn District Court on charges that he raped three girls under the age of sixteen all within a six week period. According to reports, a 14 year old and a 15 year old complained that they were raped in…
Apparently Framingham and Massachusetts State Police had been on to Anthony Batista and Hector Perez for several months. Armed with information that the two Boston, Massachusetts men were selling crack cocaine in Framingham an investigation that included undercover drug buys began. Batista became known to the officers on last Friday detectives in…
In January of 2008 Christopher Cook sold 200 OxyContin pills to a cooperating witness. Then, less than two months later FBI agents caught Cook trying to steal “what he believed to be OxyContin pills for a drug source”. In November of 2008 Cook pleaded guilty to possession, distribution and attempted…
The New York Daily News reports that former Boston College Basketball player Sean Williams has been arrested and charged with violating a restraining order and trespassing. Williams has had problems in this area in the past. He was thrown off of the Boston College basketball team in his junior year…
Laura Calverley, reporter for the Attleboro Sun Chronicle reported that a Rhode Island man has been arrested and charged with possession with intent to distribute drugs. The defendant, Cristian Torres will have to defend against these drug charges in the Taunton District Court. Details of the arrest are somewhat sketchy. …