In response to a recent wave of church break-ins, Boston police are sending officers to churches around the city to gather information and give security-related advice. Roxbury’s Mission Church, formally named the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, was broken into twice last month, and police think that the…
As we end our Thanksgiving celebration for 2010, the Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog brings you yet another reason to be grateful. We, as a society, have made another step forward in the cause of equality. This blog being what it is, of course, that stride involves the criminal justice system.…
Since it is the holiday season, Attorney General Martha Coakley is reminding consumers and businesses about Massachusetts laws regarding return policies and final sales, and prosecutors are focusing on fraud and bad checks. District Attorney Daniel F. Conley is offering help to Suffolk County businesses (those located in Boston, Chelsea,…
In East Boston District Court, Sharnell Donahue, 31, and Diane Tuck, 51, have pleaded not guilty to the Massachusetts criminal charge of armed assault with intent to rob. Donahue also entered not guilty pleas to the charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and armed assault with intent…
After a week nursing an eye issue, I am back to my Boston Criminal Law Blog…although it may take another week or two to go daily. I plan to blog Monday, Wednesday and Friday this week. Hopefully, the other “mini-blogs” are keeping you informed, if not entertained, in the meantime.…
Someone looted money from collection boxes and smashed a stained glass window at Roxbury’s Mission Church this weekend. Church personnel reported the theft on Sunday morning. Police told the Boston Globe that between $200 and $300 could have been in the collection boxes. The church, formally named Basilica of Our…
An armed robbery occurred early Thursday in the famous Harvard Yard. A man who was unaffiliated with Harvard University was robbed at gunpoint outside of a freshman dorm around 2:45 a.m. He gave his wallet to the robber and fled from the area. The robber was described as a thin,…
Christopher Higgins, a 43-year-old Dorchester man, pleaded not guilty Thursday in West Roxbury municipal court to one count of unarmed robbery and was held on $5,000 cash bail. It is alleged that Higgins robbed a West Roxbury bank and tricked his friend into driving the getaway car by saying he…
Perhaps it is my fault. Maybe I have been concentrating on tales of police investigations into crimes like murder, robbery and assault, that I have neglected to remind you that the “self-help” approach is seldom applauded in criminal justice. I know that this may be counter-intuitive for many of you,…
A Winchester gentleman is probably reconsidering last week’s recent trip to Boston. This would be because his adventures therein have brought him not only forced monthly visits to Beantown, but also the need for a criminal defense attorney and a couple of blots on his criminal record concerning a certain…