According to a recent article in The Patriot Ledger, proof of major errors made in the Braintree Police Department’s evidence room is continuing to mount. The article states that a recently released audit of the department’s evidence room indicated that thousands of items have gone missing, or are unaccounted for.…
According to an article in The Patriot Ledger, questions have arisen about the Braintree Police Department’s oversight of evidence held in their custody. While town officials have been relatively quiet about what is happening, the article states that the town has hired an outside investigator to conduct an audit of…
An Ashland police sergeant was recently indicted in Middlesex Superior Court after he allegedly destroyed drugs in an open 2011 case, and then allegedly tried to intimidate a fellow officer who reported it. The sergeant was specifically charged with two counts of obstruction of justice and one count of wanton…
New decision from the MA Appellate Court today in Commonwealth v. Kevin Feeney is utterly depressing. The facts involve a crash where a gun is found, but nobody is present in the vehicle when police arrive. The defendant was found about a block away from the car with a fresh…
Few situations are as frustrating for criminal defense attorneys as when the police lose or destroy evidence that may be helpful to a client. Yesterday the Springfield Republican reported on a case where a young man is alleged to have attempted to take a police officer’s weapon from him. The…
I recently came across an interesting article about the almost 5 year fallout between one man and the Boston Police over the actions of the Boston Police Department Back in 2007. According to the article the trouble for the man started when he was on the Boston Common and saw…