In response to our recent column, Pittsfield police say they will not prevent future loss of evidence, while Berkshire DA calls his office’s failure to review evidence before a court date fair and ethical
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BROKEN RECORDS: THE PITTS
Western Mass city loses police records, DA keeps failure secret
100 MARIJUANA OVERDOSES (IN THE FANTASY WORLD OF DA BLODGETT)
The Daily News of Newburyport reports that Essex County District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett told a roomful of people that “the increased potency of cannabis … which is often laced with high percentages of THC, ecstasy or crystal meth” has been in part responsible for 100 heroin overdoses in his jurisdiction this year alone.
