According to a report in the Barnstable Hyannis Patch, Kevin McNicol of Hyannis, Massachusetts has been charged in the Massachusetts Federal Court for Sexual Exploitation of a Child. Authorities allege that McNicol had a minor engage in sexually explicit acts for the purpose of transmitting a video of that act.…
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Lawrence Massachusetts Woman Apprehended, Charged In Identity Fraud Scheme in Massachusetts Federal Court
Carmen Beltre of Lawrence, Massachusetts disappeared in mid January following the release of information that she was one of about fifty people being charged in a Federal Identity Fraud Scheme. It is alleged that Beltre and others accessed and distributed false documents such as birth certificates and Social Security cards.…
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…
Needham Massachusetts Man Charged With 5 Counts of Possession of Child Pornography After Co-Workers Find Images on Laptop
Last Thursday, Keith Millan was charged with five counts of Possession of Child Pornography in the West Roxbury District Court. According to a report on Boston.com, Millan was an employee at a local property management company. It is alleged that co-workers found Child Pornography on his laptop. Images were also…
Woburn Massachusetts Man, 20, Charged With Child Enticement, Posing Child in a State of Nudity in Woburn Court
Two days ago Raymond McAllister of Woburn, Massachusetts was charged with several Massachusetts Sex Crimes. The crimes alleged include Enticement of a Child, Posing or Exhibiting a Child in a State of Nudity and Dissemination of Matter Harmful to a Child. It is alleged that had a Skype video connection…
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…
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…
Five Men Arrested in Lowell Massachusetts and Charged With Indecent Exposure After Getting Caught Urinating in Public
This past weekend Lowell, Massachusetts police were running a “downtown disorder detail”. Between the hours of midnight and 2:00 a.m. they arrested five local men, four of whom are accused of urinating in public. The fifth is alleged to have been walking on a downtown street with his genitals exposed.…