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Dealing with the police can be uneasy in any scenario. When a person believes that he or she may be in trouble with law enforcement, a fight or flight instinct may take over. As a result, an individual could attempt to flee from police, which will likely make the...
Because laws different from state to state on many subjects, it is important that individuals understand when something might be considered a crime in some states and not others. For instance, you may be interested in knowing whether marijuana is legal in...
Many people expect children to make mistakes before they reach adulthood. While many of these mistakes typically do not have lasting consequences, some can be quite severe depending on the specific situation. For example, if a juvenile drives under the influence and...
Challenging times do not have to be viewed as impossible to get through. Certainly, some situations are more serious than others, such as facing a murder charges, but even individuals in this type of difficult scenario have options for working toward a favorable...
Being placed under arrest is something that most people hope to avoid in life. Still, it could happen to anyone for many reasons, and if it does happen, it is important that the accused person knows why the arrest occurred and what type of charges he or she may be...
Police officers have their work cut out for them when investigating a possible homicide. They have an obligation to investigate thoroughly and follow up on any leads that could point to a suspect. However, it is important that they do not allow any biases or...
Living with an addiction can turn anyone’s life upside down. Try as a person might, it is immensely difficult to break free from the binding nature of drug addiction, and often, it can result in individuals acting in ways that are not good for themselves or those...
When someone calls the police to report another person for alleged wrongdoing, authorities receive the caller’s side of the story first. As a result, officers may be acting on information that does not fully explain what happened. Unfortunately, this could lead to...
Massachusetts State Police Troopers took a man into custody on the morning of Sept. 29 after he allegedly doused a Franklin County home with lighter fluid and threatened to set it on fire. An MSP press release did not identify the 40-year-old man, but it did state...
Hundreds of Massachusetts residents are sitting in jail because of drug charges. While the vast majority of people charged with drug crimes plead guilty, some of these inmates are innocent people who were the victims of a false positive in a field test. Unfortunately,...
