This one isn’t so funny. It involves the type of tragedy that happens all the time, particularly in urban areas. Of course, this one has a couple of twists. This wasn’t the big city…it was Winchester, Massachusetts. In a peaceful dead-end street lined with single and multifamily houses where residents…
You know, sometimes, when it rains…it pours. It’s happened to all of us and, now, it is happening to a particular former Boston firefighter. Albert A., 46, (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) had enough problems. First of all, he had lost his job as a firefighter after participating in a bodybuilding contest…
Well, it just goes to show you…nobody is immune to the criminal justice virus. Ask most members of law enforcement, and they will tell you that there is a big difference between “us” and “them”, referring to themselves and the “perps” they go after on a daily basis. The difference?…
In Massachusetts, Boston police made six arrests in connection with a robbery. One of the men who was apprehended, 22-year-old Edwin J. Prosper, was charged with several counts of unlawful weapons possession after police caught him sitting on three 9mm semiautomatic handguns while in a wheelchair. The arrests occurred on…
Ok, here is the scene: You are home at night with your loved ones. There is a knock on the door. You answer it. It is the police. You ask them what is wrong and they tell you that you assaulted the girl who lives down the street. You know…
In Massachusetts, an arrest has been made in connection to the underage drinking party where 17-year-old Taylor Meyer was last seen. Meyer’s body was found on October 20 following an exhaustive search involving fire, police, and rescue teams. The Plainville teen disappeared on October 17 after leaving the party. Meyer…
My daughter went to the “Monster Jam” concert the other night at the Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. I don’t know if it was so named because it took place during Halloween week, but, if so, it was appropriate. She had been excited in the weeks leading up to the…
In today’s daily blog we continue our Halloween Theme Week with a salute to the festive spirit…including those who do not even wait for the holiday they are celebrating to arrive. ‘Tis the season for Halloween celebrations! Parties are almost mandatory for some good old fashion evil-tinged fun. What better…
We continue our Halloween-themed week of daily blogs, which will culminate with Friday’s subject of today’s witch-trials, with a frightening tale of unwanted visitors, illegal treats, and a resulting trick. It was last Thursday night in Chicopee, Massachusetts. Approximately 8:30 pm. One week and a day before Halloween night. 22-year-old…
As I travel between our offices in Boston, Cambridge and Salem, I see that the Halloween festivities have begun; each day I notice more and more early revelers prancing around in costume, acting nonchalant and trying to pretend that they always dress that way. They don’t fool me…but I will…