According to an article in the MetroWest Daily News, two men were arrested in Framingham following a traffic stop earlier this week. The article states that the police pulled a vehicle over on Concord Street due to a broken taillight. The driver of the vehicle reportedly got out of the…
According to an article in the MetroWest Daily News, a judge recently excluded certain evidence that the Commonwealth sought to introduce against a twenty-six year old man accused of raping a twelve year old in Northborough. The man reportedly met the alleged victim on MySpace. The two met on at…
According to an article in the MetroWest Daily News, two men arranged a drug deal with a third man – the alleged victim – and then reportedly robbed and beat him. The article states that one of the defendants (defendant number one) and the alleged victim met up in Lynn and…
According to an article in the MetroWest Daily News, a Chelsea man is scheduled to go to trial this coming week on charges of sexual assault. The article states that the defendant, who was twenty-six years old at the time, became friends with the alleged victim, who was twelve years…
According to an article in the MetroWest Daily News, two men were arrested in Framingham this week for breaking into an apartment building. The article states that a tenant in the building called the Framingham Police Department at approximately 2:15am because she heard a noise coming from the basement. When…
According to an article in the Metrowest Daily News a Framingham man was recently arrested for drug distribution. The article states that the Framingham Police Department was investigating the man and was working with a confidential informant as part of the investigation. The police had the informant set up a heroin deal…
Odin Lloyd, a semi-pro football player, was found murdered in an industrial park in Attleboro in June 2013. Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez was ultimately charged with Lloyd’s murder. Three other individuals were also arrested in connection with Lloyd’s death: Carlos Ortiz, Ernest Wallace, and Tanya Singleton. Prosecutors…
According to an article in The Boston Globe, there is a so-called “polite” burglar on the loose. The article states that a man has broken into a number of Middlesex County homes via windows on the first floor or basement. Sometimes the homes have been occupied at the time of…
According to an article in The Boston Globe, a captain in the Revere Fire Department got into a scuffle with trick-or-treaters on Halloween night and was arrested as a result. The article indicates that the defendant was out with his wife and their six-year old son in Revere. Around 7:30pm,…
In its recent decision in Commonwealth v. LeClair, the Supreme Judicial Court reiterated that a witness’ ability to properly invoke his Fifth Amendment privilege does not depend on whether the prosecutor specifically intends to actually prosecute the case, rather what matters is whether the witness’ testimony could be used in a…