For the first time a Massachusetts judge has issued a restraining order on behalf of a dog. The 6 year old Labrador mix named Panzer is the first dog to be the subject of a restraining order since Governor Patrick signed a new animal welfare bill into law. The new law created a spay and neutering… Read More
Archives for 2012
Lindsey Lohan Charged with Lying to Police
According to TMZ, troubled actress Lyndsey Lohan is going to be charged by the Santa Monica District Attorney with a misdemeanor crime of lying to the police. According to reports, Ms. Lohan told police she was not driving her car when she got into an accident with an 18 wheeler over the summer. According to… Read More
Lohan Arrested Again
Actress Lindsey Lohan was arrested today in New York on charges of hit and run. Ms. Lohan who has served jail time in the past for drug offenses and driving crimes faces serious problems. Ms. Lohan recently commented on Amanda Bynes and her recent strange behavior. If convicted Ms. Lohan faces jail time,
Health Commissioner Quits Because of Drug Lab Scandal
The scandal at Massachusetts’s drug lab takes another high ranking government official down. Massachusetts’s public health commissioner John Auerbach has resigned on Monday. Auerbach was the head of the agency that oversaw the drug lab. Originally appointed in 2007, Auerbach’s resignation was accepted by Governor Patrick. According to Auerbach “it is clear that there was… Read More
State Chemist Scandal Worsens
More information regarding the chemist at the heart of the largest criminal justice scandal in Massachusetts history is coming out. According to the Boston Globe, Annie Dookhan is alleged to have ignored safeguards put in place to ensure fair trials in Massachusetts drug cases. She is also alleged to have tampered with evidence in different… Read More
State Trooper Accused of Sex Crime
Jason Willard a Massachusetts State Police Trooper has been relieved of his badge and gun after being indicted on what has been called a “deeply distrurbing” sex case. Trooper Willard a ten veteran of the Massachusetts State police is stationed at the Sturbridge barracks. The alleged incident for which Trooper Willard has been indicted on… Read More
State Lab Employee Fired
Today there is more fallout from the unprecedented scandal at the Massachusetts State Drug lab in Jamaica Plain. According to various news reports, one employee, the director of analytical chemistry Julie Nassif has been fired. The Director of the state lab Dr. Linda Han has tendered her resignation and another employee is facing disciplinary charges…. Read More
State Chemist Accused of Falsifying Samples
Details are emerging on Annie Dookhan, the Massachusetts drug lab chemist at the heart of the state’s largest scandal. On August 30, 2012 the Massachusetts State Police closed the state lab in Jamaica Plain after a budgetary takeover. There the Massachusetts State police learned that there was a major breach in protocols. Now details are… Read More
Two Supervisors Suspended at the State Lab
Two supervisors from the scandal ridden Massachusetts State Crime lab in Jamaica Plain have been placed on suspension. The lab was recently ordered closed by Governor Patrick as a result of an investigation that revealed mishandling of evidence. One chemist has already been fired and now two supervisors are accused of cover up for the… Read More
Drug Lab Ordered Closed
State officials closed state drug laboratory in Jamaica Plain on the Thursday amidst allegations that there have been more the improprieties at the lab. Recently it has been revealed that a chemist had broken the lab’s protocol in handling the evidence. The chemist whose name has not been released has been involved in thousands of… Read More