Tuesday, August 7, 2012
On August 7, Gloria Marriott, a.k.a. Linda Snow, who ran a puppy mill in Stoughton, pled guilty to charges of perjury, identity fraud and furnishing false information in a court proceeding and was sentenced to two years in prison.
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
The following is a press release from the Office of Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey: A Canadian woman, convicted in 2008 on animal cruelty charges for running a puppy mill in Stoughton, pled guilty to perjury, identity fraud and furnishing false information in a court proceeding on August 7 for pretending to be someone else throughout that Norfolk Superior Court prosecution. The woman was known as Linda Snow when she was indicted for animal cruelty charges in connection with running Missy’s Puppyland on Park Street in Stoughton and renting a Randolph house that was severely damaged with animal filth when she used it as a chaotic breeding ground for dozens of dogs. The woman, whose real name is Gloria Marriott, had created …
Sunday, July 29, 2012
A 20-year old Norton man is cited for leaving the scene of Sunday's fatal on Route 24 where a Needham pedestrian was struck and killed. The accident took place in Randolph on the northbound side of the highway, not far from Stoughton.
Massachusetts State Police have issued a citation to the man who was allegedly operating the vehicle that struck and killed a pedestrian on Route 24 northbound in Randolph early Sunday morning. Shane Wilson, 20, of Norton was issued a citation with a single charge of leaving the scene after causing personal injury resulting in death, David Traub, Spokesman for Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey, said in a press release. 29-year-old Adam T. Trudeau of Needham was said to have been standing in the roadway on the northbound side of Route 24 when he was struck by Wilson's vehicle. The accident happened around 1:15 a.m. on July 29, not far from the Stoughton stretch of the highway. The "initial investigation indicates that the …
A 29-year-old Needham man may have been standing in the roadway when he was hit, according to a report from the Norfolk County DA. The accident took place early Sunday morning in Randolph, not far from Stoughton.
Updated at 7 p.m. on July 29: A Needham man died early Sunday morning after he was struck by a vehicle on Route 24 northbound in Randolph, not far from the Stoughton stretch of the highway. The 29-year-old man, identified as Adam T. Trudeau, may have been standing in the roadway on the northbound side of Route 24 when he was struck by a vehicle, according to a press release from the Office of Norfolk County District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey. The accident happened around 1:15 a.m. on July 29. The "initial investigation indicates that the deceased may have been stationary and facing oncoming traffic in the center lane of Rte. 24 northbound at the time that he was struck by a red car, driven by a male party, which initially stopped, but …
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
The Norfolk County District Attorney's Office sponsored a three-day basketball camp for Stoughton Youth, which drew a number of guest speakers.
About two dozen Stoughton youth, ranging in age from third grade to eighth grade, recently took part in a three-day basketball camp sponsored by the Norfolk County District Attorney’s office in partnership with the Stoughton Recreation Department. The cost of the camp was only $10, essentially the cost of the t-shirt given to the children. The funding for the camp came from a unique source - forfeiture police confiscate from drug dealers, including cash, cars and sometimes even homes. The forfeiture helps to fund this camp as well as other drug preventative programs in the county. "The bad people in Norfolk County paid for the fun," Norfolk County District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey told the attendees of the camp. The skills-oriented …
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey launched his new Bad Check Restitution Program at a meeting with three dozen Norfolk County merchants held at Legacy Place in Dedham this week.
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Saturday, May 5, 2012
The following is a press release from the office of Norfolk County District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey: District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey launched a new way for Norfolk County businesses to deal with bad checks this week. “The existing ways of dealing with bounced checks has left a lot of merchants, tradesmen and small businesses frustrated and still out their money,” District Attorney Morrissey said. “This kind of crime is an indirect theft from the honest customers who have to pay higher prices to cover the loss. We wanted to find a good way to deal with bad checks.” District Attorney Morrissey developed the program with five key components: Morrissey invites businesses wanting more information, or to access the program, to …
Friday, April 27, 2012
A prescription drug take-back day is scheduled for Saturday, April 28, and while Stoughton is not hosting an official take-back event, the Police Station has a container where residents can properly dispose of prescriptions.
The Drug Enforcement Administration has scheduled another prescription drug take-back day for Saturday April 28, and while Stoughton will not be hosting an official take-back event like the town did this past fall, there is a location in town where residents can properly dispose of prescriptions 24/7/365—the Stoughton Police Station. There is a secure prescription drug collection container that can be found in the lobby of the Stoughton Police headquarters on Rose St. Residents can dispose of these unwanted or expired prescription drugs at the police station—no questions asked. With the Food and Drug Administration recommending against flushing unused medicine down the toilet or disposing of it in household trash, for environmental and …
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Welcome to "About Town with Mark Snyder," a column that will keep you up to the minute with what's what, who's who and what's going on around town. If you see or hear something we could use here, let us know by sending an e-mail to pmpco@aol.com.
STOUGHTON POLICE GET EDUCATION ON CHILD EXPLOITATION: Three Stoughton Police Detectives joined Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey recently as the Norfolk Advocates for Children, the DA and dozens of local police and service agencies launched a joint effort to combat the recruiting and selling of young girls for sex in this region. “The internet has taken what was, years ago, thought of as an urban problem and made it an everywhere problem,” District Attorney Morrissey said. “We need a coordinated, thoughtful effort to combat it and help these children…the most common age that girls are being drawn into the commercial sex trade and sold is now middle school. The task force launching from this training will be developing …
Friday, January 13, 2012
The arraignment was Friday afternoon at Norfolk Superior Court.
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Friday, January 13, 2012
The following is a press release from the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office: A 23-year old Stoughton man has been indicted and arrested for the September 20, 2011 murder of 23-year-old Kristopher Rosa in Avon, according to Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey and Avon Chief of Police Warren Phillips. Rhandisyn Lawrence, of 36 Tanglewood Drive, Stoughton, was arrested at his residence Friday afternoon (Jan. 13, 2012) by Massachusetts State Police homicide detectives attached to the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office working with Stoughton and Avon Police. “A Norfolk County Grand Jury issued a single murder indictment against this defendant earlier today,” District Attorney Morrissey said. “Police have been conducting …
Monday, January 9, 2012
Stoughton Police and the Norfolk County DA are teaming up to dispose of your unused prescription drugs. A secure prescription drug collection container can be found in the lobby of the Stoughton Police headquarters.
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Monday, January 9, 2012
A press release from the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office: If you have prescription drugs in your medicine cabinet that you no longer need, the Stoughton Police Department has a new drug take-back container – and you are invited to use it. “Prescription drugs, particularly opiate-based pain pills left over from surgery, injury, even dental work, may look harmless sitting in the medicine chest, but we are finding that the opposite is true,” said Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey. “We are hearing from addiction experts that over half, and perhaps three quarters, of young people are having their first experiences with addictive opiates that were taken directly from the medicine cabinets of family or friends.” The new …
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Michael Morrissey launched a county-wide 'Observe, Don't Over Serve' campaign on Monday.
Bar staff at restaurants across Norfolk County have a chance to save lives this holiday season by "observing" patrons and by making sure not to "over serve," Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey said. Morrissey held three meetings with bar owners, local police chiefs and media on Monday in Dedham, Braintree and Foxborough. Bartenders and wait staff should be careful not to over serve customers, which can help cut down on vehicular deaths, Morrissey said during a press conference at Kings at Legacy Place in Dedham. Stoughton Police Chief Paul Shastany, as well as police chiefs from Dedham and Needham, joined Morrissey at the press conference in Dedham. According to the District Attorney's office, Norfolk County has seen 60 …
Diane OBrien
6:35 pm on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
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