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Text Messages and Facebook Posts Becoming More Common in Massachusetts Criminal Prosecutions

In Broward County Florida a criminal charge issued in large part due to texting between defendants and Facebook posts that detailed their plan. The text messages discussed what to do with the victim’s body. The Facebook posts were more detailed and accompanied by photos and entries that offered law enforcement…

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Haverhill Massachusetts Man Charged With Domestic Assault and Battery, Other Violent Crimes After Argument Spills Out Into Street

Roberto Jordan of Haverhill, Massachusetts was arrested last night and charged with Assault and Battery by Means of a Dangerous Weapon, Domestic Assault and Battery, Assault and Battery on a Police Officer and other related crimes. The crimes are both felonies and misdemeanors in Massachusetts. The incident started around midnight.…

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Two Men From Framingham Massachusetts Charged With Home Invasion

Edward Armstrong and William Scott, both from Framingham, Massachusetts were arraigned earlier this week and charged with Home Invasion. It is alleged that this past Sunday just after 10:30 p.m. both defendants forced their way into an apartment by their home. Present were a man and a woman. Scott held…

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Foxborough Massachusetts Man Charged With Threats in Wrentham District Court, Bail Set at $5,000

A forty year old Foxborough, Massachusetts man was charged with Threatening to Commit a Crime in the Wrentham District Court. According to reports, the defendant told a Foxborough selectman that he was “a dead man” if he did not change his position on casino development in the town. The defendant…

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Massachusetts Man Who Defaulted After Posting Fifty Thousand Dollars Found, Faces Multiple Drug Trafficking Charges

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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Massachusetts Criminal Trial Using Gunshot Detection System to Support Witness Testimony in High Profile Murder Trial

The first degree murder trial of Dwayne Moore and Edward Washington is in progress in a Boston, Massachusetts Superior Court courtroom. Civilian witnesses have recently testified and the jurors have been told that fourteen shots were fired during the killing of two Boston men, a woman and her two year…

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Methuen Massachusetts Man Charged With Kidnapping Lawrence Woman

Kenneth Tozier of Methuen, Massachusetts was charged with Kidnapping a thirty four year old Lawrence woman. The woman made a call to police on Sunday around 5:30. It is alleged that the man and woman who have a child together were arguing about their relationship. The victim’s call alerted the…

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Massachusetts Appeals Court Reverses Conviction for Larceny, Malicious Destruction of Property, Breaking and Entering for Insufficient Evidence

Two days ago the Massachusetts Appeals Court handed down its decision in Commonwealth v Renaud, 11-P-382. The facts in Renaud are as follows: There was a breaking and entering in Falmouth, Massachusetts. No one was home. Television sets and a DVD player were stolen. The police arrived to investigate and…

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Two Massachusetts Women, One From Lynn, the Other From Salisbury, Face Criminal Charges After Escape From Correctional Facility

Allison Avagianos and Tricia Mendez were both in custody and serving sentences for criminal convictions in Essex County. Avagianos was serving her sentence for Larceny Over $250 and Reckless Operation of Motor Vehicle. Mendez, a Lynn, Massachusetts resident had been sentenced for Assault and Battery, Receiving Stolen Motor Vehicle and…

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Brockton Man Charged With Possession With Intent to Distribute Heroin, Assault and Battery on a Police Officer After Motor Vehicle Stop Becomes Violent

Just a couple of days ago a Massachusetts State Trooper stopped a car that he witnessed run a stop sign. His intention was to issue a citation to the driver. When he approached the car the passenger made a furtive movement towards his legs. The officer asked him to get…

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