On April 29, 2024, JV, a 30 year old environmental consultant, was driving his car on Rt. 113 in Methuen. Another vehicle was following him very closely and then passed him in a no pass zone. The two cars then played cat and mouse. JV then found himself in front…
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Assault & Battery Charge Avoided
On November 9, 2024, EP, a 54 year old union carpenter, went to a restaurant in Methuen with his extended family. While at the restaurant he saw SP, a similarly aged man, who had had a number of confrontations with EP’s brother. At one point EP left his table and…
ANOTHER ABUSE PREVENTION ORDER DEFEATED
CP, a 35 year old male, and his husband, GP, a 43 year old male, have been married for 5 years. There were considerable tensions in the marriage. On January 8, 2025, GP, applied for an Abuse Prevention Order in Lawrence District Court and was granted a temporary order. The…
ALL TRAFFIC OFFENSES DISMISSED IN LYNN DISTRICT COURT
On December 29, 2023, MF, a 35 year old nursing student, was stopped by the State Police on Route 1 in Saugus. The police cited him for an array of offenses: Operating an Uninsured Motor Vehicle Operating a Motor Vehicle After Suspension of the Registration Operating an Unregistered Motor Vehicle…
THE NAKED HIKER – CRIMINAL CHARGES AVOIDED
RS, a 79 year old retired engineer, enjoys hiking in the forests of Essex County, MA. The problem is he enjoys hiking naked. You could not make this case up. The environmental police had received several complaints of a man hiking in the nude. Unbeknownst to RS, a hunter had…
Operating an Uninsured Motor Vehicle and Speeding Charges DISMISSED
On October 17, 2024, IS, a 33 year old counselor was stopped in North Andover for speeding and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. IS has a substantial motor vehicle record and a finding against him would have caused his license to be suspended. To his credit, within two days of…
BMC Brighton – Warrant Cancelled: All Motor Vehicle Charges DISMISSED Prior To Arraignment.
On August 5, 2024, JT, a 40 year old Nurse was living in Cambridge. JT owned a car but was not using it and had it parked in her driveway. In Massachusetts you must have a car registered and insured in order to legally park it in your driveway. The…
3 Time Shoplifter – Criminal Complaint Avoided in Lowell District Court
FL is a 26 year old Academic Advisor at a local college. FL is also a compulsive shoplifter. On June 10, 2024, June 11, 2024, and again on July 29, 2024 FL was caught on camera shoplifting at a local Target store. Store security was not able to stop FL…
Another Hit & Run Case To Be Dismissed
On March 27, 2024,CG, a 53 year old nurse from Beverly, was driving from her home in Beverly to Shop & Shop. It was in the mid-afternoon. As she traveled down a residential street, she noticed a small truck with a trailer attached, parked on the right hand side of…
Another Shoplifting Charge Avoided
On August 15, 2024, BS, a 57 year old professional woman, went to the Target store in Danvers. She shopped and filled up a shopping cart with merchandise. She then went to the self-checkout area and began to scan her items. When she was done scanning she paid $313.64 on…