According to an article in the MetroWest Daily News, an eighteen-year-old student at Westborough High School, was recently arrested for a number of drug related offenses, including possession with intent to distribute marijuana. A school administrator allegedly saw the defendant and two female students enter the defendant’s car, which was parked…
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Framingham Man Arrested on Gun Charges
A Framingham man was arrested last week on gun charges. According to an article in the MetroWest Daily News, the police received a tip that the defendant, who is homeless, had a shotgun and that it was inside a bag buried in the woods. The tip indicated that the defendant…
Investigation of Ashland Break-ins Leads to Statutory Rape Charges
According to an article in the MetroWest Daily News, Ashland police suspected an Ashland man of several break-ins at a storage facility in the area. Although it is unclear what the basis for this suspicion was, the article cites to the fact that the man has been arrested on similar…
Framingham Woman and Boyfriend Arraigned in Relation to July Murder
A Framingham woman and her boyfriend were arraigned in Middlesex Superior Court on October 16, 2013 for their respective roles in a murder. The boyfriend reportedly shot the alleged victim to death in July. The girlfriend allegedly took the gun and hid it near the train tracks after the shooting. According…
Natick Man Allegedly Kidnaps Wife
In the early morning hours of October 10th, police responded to a Natick home for a reported assault. According to an article in the MetroWest Daily News, a woman called 911 in “hysteric[s].” The police arrived at the home shortly thereafter and spoke with her. She claimed that she and…
Framingham Teen Accused of Selling Pot Brownies at School
Two students at Framingham High School showed up at the nurse’s office on Monday, October 7th. They were not there, however, for the typical stomachache or sore throat – these students had apparently eaten pot brownies and become ill as a result. According to an article in the Metrowest Daily…
Homeless Woman Arrested After Hitting MetroWest Medical Center Security Guard
A homeless woman who sought medical treatment at MetroWest Medical Center on October 2nd, was arrested after reportedly assaulting a hospital security guard. According to an article in the MetroWest Daily News, the woman was brought to the hospital in a highly intoxicated state with an injured arm (the cause…
Car Stop in Framingham Yields Heroin
According to an article in MetroWest Daily News, two men were stopped in a car on October 1st in Framingham. The operator was driving on Waverly Street when officers on patrol reportedly saw him and knew that he had a suspended license. The officers then stopped the car. After the…
Man Stopped in Framingham With Over Seven Pounds of Marijuana
A Weymouth man was pulled over in Framingham on September 23, 2013 for what should have been a routine traffic stop. According to an article in MetroWest Daily News, the man allegedly rolled through a stop sign on Franklin Street. Police patrolling the area observed the traffic infraction and pulled him…
Governor Signs Law Raising Age of Juvenile Jurisdiction
On September 18, 2013, Governor Deval Patrick signed An Act Expanding Juvenile Jurisdiction into law. Before this law was signed, all seventeen year olds accused of a crime in Massachusetts were automatically treated as adults, regardless of the circumstances or the severity of the offense. This new legislation raises the…