State Police arrest Abington man on gun charges

[RHJJ]

http://www.patriotledger.com/article/20160416/NEWS/160416562/0/breaking_ajax Hey buddy learn to fly under the radar.

 

[MAGA99]

If I got arrested while possessing a bottle of twisted tea, my dad would come back from the dead and beat the shit out of me....after I had beaten the shit out of myself.

 

[bren42970]

240$ bail, that's it?

 

[bostonasphalt2]

Some people are just stupid

 

[boscru]

now he'll never federally prohibi....... o wait he probably already was. think he'll serve his minimum statutory sentence under bartley-fox??

should have a beat-down just for abusing his dog.

 

[robjax]

ok. I'm sorry...but I counted at least 11 of those so called "weapons" as tools that are used almost daily. I can't help him on the gun without a license part but those little tiny knives are not weapons and neither is the hatchet or folding pocket knife. If I were a cop I would be embarrassed to call those weapons.

 

[bostonasphalt2]

240$ bail, that's it?

the purpose of bail isn't punishment.

 

[RHJJ]

Unless that beach was once an MDC beach, there is no power of arrest for DCR regulations. But that is Mass State Police, the one agency that causes more garbage case law of any police agency in that state.

I am pretty sure it was an MDC beach.

 

[slipknot]

Holy crap, pretty friggin stupid

 

[RHJJ]

If that is the case the guy is a ****ing idiot and deserves no sympathy what so ever.

Yes, not the brightest bulb on the bush.

 

[TomMontana]

Multiples of the same knives. Must've gotten a good deal at a gun show.

 

[Rob Boudrie]

drinking on the beach and treating his dog in an overly aggressive manner, the report said

The moral of the story is "be nice to your dog".

The $240 bail is probably $200 bail + $40 bail commissioner's fee (the later being non-refundable).

 

[Glockster30]

It is a DCR beach, so most likely it was an MDC beach.

 

[Rob Boudrie]

It is a DCR beach, so most likely it was an MDC beach.

I thought the Metropolitan District Commission was disbanded years ago. Are there still MDC properties?

 

[GeorgeMason]

should have a beat-down just for abusing his dog.

This times 100.

 

[Glockster30]

I thought the Metropolitan District Commission was disbanded years ago. Are there still MDC properties?

I believe that DCR took over all MDC facilities/parks, etc.

 

[lowbuckbob]

I believe that DCR took over all MDC facilities/parks, etc.

This^. DCR is the new MDC. (and of course it comes with the MSP as a bonus).

 

[MAGG]

what are the odds that he was carrying a state police norwell banner and then got popped by the same department ( Sarcasm) any Ahole that abuses an email deserves this and daily beatdowns...prick

 

[bren42970]

the purpose of bail isn't punishment.

True, but for a weapons charge I guess they'd want to make sure he came back.

 

[EddieCoyle]

If that is the case the guy is a ****ing idiot and deserves no sympathy what so ever.

Even though (with the possible exception of mistreatng his dog) he didn't do anything wrong?

 

[Rob Boudrie]

I wonder if the got consent, or a search warrant, for his vehicle. Since the vehicle is not under the immediate control of a subject located some distance away, and the police can secure it to prevent evidence removal pending a warrant, I doubt this would be a no warrant required situation. Of course, the most serious charge (the gun) was not in the vehicle.

 

[Rob Boudrie]

If it was towed and they had a policy of doing an inventory of the vehicle and its contents as part of the tow, then no warrant was needed.

Caveat to that is there has to be a log of all vehicles towed and there must be a inventory listing for every tow.

All the more reason to have a safe inside your car. I don't believe the PD can breech a locked container for an inventory search.

If the car was legally parked, what would be the basis for the tow? Anticipation the car would become illegally parked (after hours, overtime, etc.) because the subject was arrested? That would not be valid since he could either move it after being bailed out, or have someone move it for him before it became illegally parked.

 

[M1911]

The moral of the story is "be nice to your dog". The $240 bail is probably $200 bail + $40 bail commissioner's fee (the later being non-refundable).

And don't get drunk as a skunk in public.

 

[Goliathan]

ok. I'm sorry...but I counted at least 11 of those so called "weapons" as tools that are used almost daily. I can't help him on the gun without a license part but those little tiny knives are not weapons and neither is the hatchet or folding pocket knife. If I were a cop I would be embarrassed to call those weapons.

I would submit that the shape of an object doesn't make it a weapon no matter what it looks like. An object used to inflict damage on another human is a weapon regardless of its shape. Gun at the range = tool. Knife in pocket = tool. Pencil used to stab someone = weapon. The use of "weapon" in the context of this article is intended to invoke the negative connotations of the word.

 

[Rob Boudrie]

I would submit that the shape of an object doesn't make it a weapon no matter what it looks like. An object used to inflict damage on another human is a weapon regardless of its shape. Gun at the range = tool. Knife in pocket = tool. Pencil used to stab someone = weapon. The use of "weapon" in the context of this article is intended to invoke the negative connotations of the word.

The is the concept of "weapon per-se" and "weapon as used". Big difference in the law.

 

[DSM_1]

It's all good, the stupid need to be weeded out of society anyways.

 

[In God We Trust]

If it was towed and they had a policy of doing an inventory of the vehicle and its contents as part of the tow, then no warrant was needed.

Caveat to that is there has to be a log of all vehicles towed and there must be a inventory listing for every tow.

I would love to see one of these "inventories" challenged when something illegal is found.

Why can't you opt out of a vehicle inventory? Sign a waiver saying you will not sue the tow company if something is missing? It's a complete end run around the 4th.

It's also telling how they only do an inventory when the driver is arrested. If they tie my car from a no parking zone, why don't they "inventory" the contents then?

 

[EddieCoyle]

The Public consumption of alcoholic beverages is the arrestable violation, There are signs posted as to that at those facilities or at least there used to be. So yeah he did do something wrong.

Time for you to Check on the laws and regulations, before you make such comments.

Just because it's against the law doesn't make it wrong. People who love freedom understand this. People that don't, blindly cite regulations and "arrestable violations". You didn't miss your calling, I can tell you that.

 

[RHJJ]

Just because it's against the law doesn't make it wrong. People that love freedom, understand this. People that don't, blindly cite regulations and "arrestable violations". You didn't miss your calling, I can tell you that.

He was drinking on a public beach that was posted no alcoholic beverages, he was stupid enough to do it and got bit in the ass. Massachusetts sucks but if you live here deal with it.

 

[EddieCoyle]

I understand that what he was doing is an arrestable violation. That doesn't make it wrong. Do you think that anything that you can be arrested for is wrong?