Some people think that after a person is charged with a crime once, that person should learn his or her lesson. However, many circumstances could play a part in why a person chooses to carry out certain actions, and in some cases, individuals could end up charged with...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
A Massachusetts man has been arrested and charged with assault after authorities received a call about him threatening his family members on Sept. 29. The man allegedly threatened to assault his relatives and set himself on fire. He reportedly poured lighter fluid...
The owner of two autobody shops in Massachusetts has been arrested and charged with fraud after filing false tax statements with the IRS. From 2015 to 2017, the man under-reported the amount of cash that he paid his employees. He filed false tax returns and kept...
Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol is never a good idea, but good people do occasionally make bad decisions. Having said that, there are some places, including Massachusetts, where you can face harsher penalties for being charged with a DUI. As is the...
