KM, an eighteen year old college student, was caught shoplifting at Kohl’s in North Andover on February 13, 2016. She had picked up make-up to the tune of $190.00 and hidden it in her coat pocket. Unfortunately for her a loss prevention officer was watching her on video and saw…
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SHOPLIFTING CASE DISMISSED: INDIAN IMMIGRANT
Over a three week period KW, a 40 year old Indian National and her husband, both from Andover, had been going to a gas station in Lawrence and stealing coffee and firewood. When they were discovered the owners of the gas station went back through the daily videos and observed…
RUSSIAN IMMIGRANT DOMESTIC ASSAULT BATTERY CHARGE DISMISSED
JF, a 36 year old resident alien from Russia, lived in Andover with his wife, also a resident alien from Russia. Both he and she are software engineers. On Friday evening, November 6, 2015, JF went to a retirement party for a fellow employee at a hotel in Andover. JF’s…
CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY: ALL CRIMINAL CHARGES DISMISSED
In the summer of 2015 a male in his early 20s went into a Market Basket store in Lawrence and stole a Mountain Dew. As he was headed out of the store he was confronted by a loss prevention officer. A scuffle broke out and the police were called. The…
INDECENT ASSAULT & BATTERY: NOT GUILTY VERDICT BY JURY IN 18 MINUTES
On Thursday, January 7, 2016 a Salem District Court jury found KU, a former Salem State University freshman, not guilty of Indecent Assault & Battery and Assault & Battery after deliberating for only 18 minutes. The case went back to May of 2014. KU (then a 19 year old male…
POSSESSION OF HEROIN CHARGE DIVERTED OUT OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
KC, a 27 year old mechanic from Hampstead, NH, got caught purchasing heroin during a police surveillance operation at a hotel in Andover. He was arrested on Saturday, December 26, 2015 and released to appear in Lawrence District Court for an arraignment on December 29, 2015. KC retained Attorney Robert…
26 YEAR OLD WARRANT CANCELLED: LARCENY CHARGE DISMISSED
LN, a 53 year old woman from a metro north suburb, is charged with two counts of Larceny in Concord District Court. She was employed as a cashier at a local pharmacy and is accused of stealing two gift cards from the pharmacy after putting $500 on each of the…
RESISTING ARREST CHARGE TO BE DISMISSED
On November 11, 2015 MN, a 44 year old woman living in greater Boston, went to a local bar/restaurant. She sat at the bar for a number of hours and got quite drunk. She got into a verbal argument with a male patron and was asked to leave by the…
CHARGE OF 3 YEARS OF ANNOYING SEXUAL PHONE CALLS AVOIDED
BH, a 52 year old male from South Carolina, had been calling a student help line at a Major University in the Boston area for over three years. The calls were persistent and had strong sexual overtones. The calls would come in the hours just after midnight and would involve…
OPERATING AFTER SUSPENSION OF LICENSE DISMISSED PRIOR TO ARRAIGNMENT
On July 19, 2015 KC, a 22 year old woman from Lawrence, was driving to work in Lexington when she was pulled over by the State Police. Her Massachusetts Driver’s License had been previously suspended by the Registry of Motor Vehicles because she had accumulated three speeding tickets and because…