On December 27, 2023, a group of young teenagers had finished playing basketball at a park in Newburyport. It was early evening and the group of 7 boys was walking on the side of a street in Newburyport. A tow truck turned onto the street and proceeded down the street.…
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Juvenile Negligent Operation Charge Diverted
LS, a 17 year old high school student, took one of his family cars and decided to do a time trial on an Andover Street. He had three other kids in the car with him. Going around a corner at a high speed he lost control and crashed into a…
Assault & Battery by Dangerous Weapon Charge Diverted in Juvenile Court
On May 7, 2021, TN, a seventeen year old female student at an Essex County High School, got into an argument with another female student in the ladies bathroom at the school. The female student took out her cell phone and began recording TN at which point TN took her…
JUVENILE CHARGES DIVERTED OUT OF THE JUVENILE COURT
ED, age 17 from a bedroom community north of Boston, graduated with honors from High School in May 2019 and was due to go off to college in August. On Monday, May 27, 2019, he was with some friends. They all decided to get some weed and get high. One…
JUVENILE FELONY CHARGE DIVERTED OUT OF LYNN JUVENILE COURT
On April 2, 2019, EB, a 14 year old 8th grader from Lynn and a group of other youths gathered at an abandoned school building in Lynn and with a set of large wire cutters attempted to break into the building. The youths were caught by the police and charged…
Juvenile Threat to Shoot In School Charge Diverted
On March 26, 2019, KF, a 14 year old 8th grade student in an Essex County town, was with several friends in the school cafeteria at lunch time. Words were exchanged and KF said to one of the girls at the table “If you tell, I’ll bring a gun to…
JUVENILE CASE DIVERTED OUT OF JUVENILE COURT
On August 22, 2018 HE, a 16 year old high school student at a prestigious high school in the greater Boston area, went to the gym in Watertown, MA. HE went into another person’s locker and stole that person’s car keys and credit card. HE (and a friend) then went…
JUVENILE MINOR IN POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL CHARGE AVOIDED
On February 10, 2017, BH, a sixteen year old student at a prestigious private school, decided to have a party. BH invited a number of school age friends – and of course they brought along a few other friends one of whom brought alcohol to the party. They all drank…
JUVENILE DOMESTIC ASSAULT & BATTERY ON GIRLFRIEND CASE DIVERTED
CN, a 15 year old boy in the 9th grade at a local well to do Essex County high school, was in a dating relationship with 14 year old girl. In the fall of 2014 CN and the girl were “making out” According to the girl, CN stated that it…
JUVENILE CASE DIVERTED OUT OF COURT SYSTEM
DN, a thirteen year old juvenile, and his 12 year old friend broke and entered into an unoccupied house in Merrimac, MA and set up a camp inside the house. While in the house they went through all the rooms searching and taking inventory. The owner of the house, who…