Boston Criminal Lawyers Blog

Roxbury Store Clerk Murdered in Armed Robbery

Published on: February 22, 2010 | by Lefteris K. Travayiakis, Esq.

Boston Police are looking for two armed men who shot and killed 71 year old store clerk Gerald Serrano at Hermanos Unidos convenience store in Roxbury, Massachusetts, yesterday morning. It is reported that the clerk was shot because he resisted the demands of the robbers.

Boston Police have not disclosed how much money the two armed robbers were able to get away with, if any. Both armed suspects have been described as black males, one wearing all black and the other wearing all red, each with hooded sweatshirts.

The murder of Gerald Serrano comes only two months after the murder of Surendra Dangol, who was also shot and killed at his convenience store in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Arrested for that murder was Edward Corliss, who had been previously convicted of killing another store clerk in Salisbury in 1973. Edward Corliss had been released in 2006 by the Massachusetts Parole Board for that 1973 murder.

Wakefield Bank Robbed: Cross-Dressing Criminal Suspected

Published on: February 21, 2010 | by Lefteris K. Travayiakis, Esq.

Wakefield Police have aggressively engaged in a criminal investigation for a man who dressed in women’s clothing and robbed the Savings Bank this past Friday in Wakefield, Massachusetts. Police also believe that this suspect was involved in an earlier bank robbery this past Wednesday at Eastern Bank in Wakefield.

In both bank robberies, police report that the suspect was disguised in women’s attire, including sunglasses, a woman’s scarf, handbag, earrings and red lipstick. In each instance, reports suggest that the bank robber escaped on foot.

Boston Criminal Attorney Lefteris K. Travayiakis’ thoughts:

Boston Crime Connections for Alleged Murderer Amy Bishop

Published on: February 20, 2010 | by Lefteris K. Travayiakis, Esq.

The criminal investigation ongoing, more details have emerged since Professor Amy Bishop was arrested for allegedly gunning down six fellow faculty members at the University of Alabama in Huntsville on February 12, 2010.

In 1986 while a student in Boston at Northeastern University, Amy Bishop was investigated by the Boston Police Department for shooting and killing her brother with a shotgun after a family argument. Boston Police and the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office did not charge her with a crime, and it is reported that the shooting was never completely investigated by the police. Amy Bishop and her family claimed the shooting was an accident, and it is believed that the Boston Police accepted that version.

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Hingham Armed Robbery at Jewelry Store

Published on: February 18, 2010 | by Lefteris K. Travayiakis, Esq.

Two masked gunman committed an armed robbery of a Hingham jewelry store at closing time last evening. Both men, one with a handgun and the other with a shotgun, cornered the store owner and employees at the back door as they were leaving, forcing them back inside and emptied the safe. If caught, both men face charges of Kidnapping and Masked Armed Robbery.

At one point, the store’s alarm company called after the alarm had been triggered, but with a gun pointing at him, the store’s owner told the alarm company that everything was OK. After two 911 calls by store employees, police surrounded the building, but the suspects had already fled. The only leads reported were that one of the men had on a M&M’s candies jacket, and that they escaped in a gray 2005 Toyota Camry.

Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 265, Section 26 defines Kidnapping as forcible or secret confinement of another against his will. The maximum penalty for Kidnapping in Massachusetts is ‘any term of years’ up to life imprisonment.

Boston’s Mayor Fights “Cyber Bullying”

Published on: February 17, 2010 | by Lefteris K. Travayiakis, Esq.

Boston Mayor Thomas Menino recently announced initiatives, including a hotline, to combat ‘cyber-bullying’ instances among students in Boston area schools. The hotline, staffed by the City’s Law Department, Boston Public Schools and the Boston Police Department, allows callers to voice concerns, report bullying occurrences, request assistance, and screen for emergency situations that might require an immediate response.

The Anti-Cyber Bullying initiative comes in response to the recent arrest of three Newburyport High School students that were criminally charged with identity theft. The three students allegedly made a fake Facebook page of a student, along with his picture, and posted negative comments about other students from that fake account. The other student only learned of the identity theft when other classmates began making fun of him at school.

Identity theft has become a major issue in today’s world, and internet crimes in general are increasing exponentially. Cyber Crimes are not limited to just those traditional internet crimes such as credit card fraud, identity theft and piracy, but also encompass crimes such as larceny and prostitution. Computer or cyber-technology has also been the medium which has predicated many typical crimes, including sexual assaults, rapes and even murder. As crimes involving computers are become more and more sophisticated, law enforcement is dedicating increasing resources to combat internet crimes.