Commonwealth v. M.C. – Woburn District Court

LARCENY CHARGE FOR SHOPLIFTING FROM THE SAME STORE ON AT LEAST 6 OCCASIONS WILL BE DISMISSED IN ONE-YEAR, SO LONG AS THE DEFENDANT STAYS OUT OF TROUBLE, RESULTING IN NO CONVICTION OR ADMISSION TO ANY WRONGDOING

Burlington Police were dispatched to the Chico’s department store in the Burlington Mall for a past theft. The Manager of the store reported that a former employee was shoplifting from the store when she was working there. The manager stated that the former employee and her sister (the defendant) had shoplifted from the store on at least 6 occasions. The manager provided police with receipts totaling $683 of stolen merchandise. The manager believes that they shoplifted much more but he only had evidence of the 6 thefts. Police obtained store surveillance video footage showing the defendant and her sister taking items from the store without paying for them.

Result: Attorney Gerald J. Noonan persuades the District Attorney’s Office and the Department Store to accept his proposal of Pretrial Probation for a period of one year with conditions to pay restitution and stay away from the store. The client has already paid the restitution. So long as the client stays out of trouble and stays away from the store, the case will be dismissed. Her criminal record will reflect that the charge was dismissed, there was no conviction, and she did not admit to any wrongdoing.