Massachusetts Senate Criminal Reforms Bill

The Massachusetts Senate Ways and Means Committee is set to put out it’s version of a new criminal sentencing bill soon. [Read More...]

New ALPR Scanners on the Road in Lynn

Details from itemlive.com on the new license plate scanners being deployed by the Lynn police department. [Read More...]

Boston Police Attack And Arrest #OccupyBoston Protesters

Boston Police attack protesters in this video:

Boston.com reports that were at least 100 people arrested for unlawful assembly, a criminal charge. Unlawful assembly is a misdemeanor offense under Massachusetts criminal law, with a maximum penalty of 1 year in jail, and a $500 fine.

However, it was reported that when the arrestees reported to the Boston Municipal Court, the charges were reduced down to a civil ordinances in Suffolk County.

Convicted Drunk Driver Faces Motor Vehicle Homicide for Same Incident After Serving 8 Years in Prison

A man convicted of drunk driving and severely injuring a Massachusetts State Trooper faces a new charge from the same incident, after he served 8 years in prison. [Read More...]

Hit and Run Results in Injury and Police Shooting

A wild police chase after a hit and run where several officers were injured resulting in the police shooting and killing the suspect. [Read More...]

Less Than Half Of Mass Drunk Driving Charges Result in Conviction

The Boston Herald released the findings of their look into the records of the state Registry of Motor Vehicles this week where they found that only 49% of drunk driving charges in the state end in a guilty disposition. The reports reviewed dated from 2006 through 2009.  [Read More...]