On November 17, 2009 the Massachusetts Appeals Court issued its decision in Commonwealth v. Hollister. The issue in Hollister was whether the erroneous admission of a ballistician’s certificate amounted to harmless error. The facts in Hollister are as follows: The defendant was found near his truck. Inside the unlocked glove…
Edwardo Fontes, of Plymouth, Massachusetts, along with John Silva and Vanderlee Fernandes both of Brockton were arrested yesterday in connection with a shooting in Stoughton. It was reported that the three men robbed two others and fled in a car. A witness provided the description of the car and later…
This past Sunday evening, just past 6:30 p.m. members of the Quincy, Massachusetts Police Department executed a search warrant at John Keller’s residence. The search warrant was issued after an eighteen month police investigation suggested that Keller was dealing drugs out of his Chester Street apartment. When the police searched…
“JR'”, a pseudonym, of Randolph, Massachusetts was charged with Armed Assault With Intent To Murder, Discharging a Firearm Within 500 Feet of a Building and Improper Storage of a Firearm after a dispute with his neighbor over a fence ended up in a shooting. According to reports JR and his…
Steven Reth of Western Avenue in Lynn, Massachusetts was just indicted for a Firearms Violation, specifically Gun Possession. The prosecution has alleged that in July of 2009 Lynn police responded to a call reporting gunshots. Upon arrival an officer observed a suspicious car that he followed for a distance. Reth…
Adolfo Bonilla and Josue Ramirez-Gonzalez both from Waltham, Massachusetts had been banned from a local bar. They tried to gain entry and when they were denied both threatened to return with a gun and shoot and beat the owner. The police were immediately called. When they arrived Bonilla allegedly drove…
This past weekend Lynn, Massachusetts police contacted Saugus police after receiving a call that two individuals were shooting weapons from a black pick-up truck. The vehicle was located by Saugus police who arrested Noah James Bradley of Lynn and Andrew Sinoni of Salem. Both men were charged with discharging a…
John Monteiro of Randolph, Massachusetts has been charged with Carrying a Firearm, Second Offense, Assault With Intent to Commit Murder and related Violent Crimes. Authorities have alleged that Monteiro shot another man outside of an Ashland restaurant. The victim was treated at a local hospital. Monteiro is being held without…
After a six month long investigation members of several law enforcement agencies, both federal and state made several arrests in connection with alleged cocaine trafficking activities in New Bedford, Massachusetts and throughout Bristol County. The target of the investigation was Paul J. Pereira, 35, of 67 Lindsey St., New Bedford.…
Just the other day a joint drug task force executed a search warrant at 43 Union Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Present at the time were Santos Sanchez and Yasmin Torres. Sanchez had outstanding federal warrants in other jurisdictions. During the execution of the search warrant law enforcement personnel found twenty…