Greta Jochem
Investigations Editor at The Republican (Springfield, MA)
Investigations editor at The Springfield Republican. she/her 🌈 Find me @gretajochem.bsky.social
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1 week ago |
masslive.com | Greta Jochem
SPRINGFIELD — After misconduct in state drug labs in Amherst and Boston, more than 30,000 cases tainted by the scandals were dismissed in 2017 and 2018. Still ongoing, though, is a federal class action lawsuit trying to get the automatic return of property from those exonerees taken through civil asset forfeiture, a process that allows police to seize property if they suspect it’s connected to a crime.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Greta Jochem
SPRINGFIELD — After misconduct in state drug labs in Amherst and Boston, more than 30,000 cases tainted by the scandals were dismissed in 2017 and 2018. Still ongoing, though, is a federal class action lawsuit trying to get the automatic return of property from those exonerees taken through civil asset forfeiture, a process that allows police to seize property if they suspect it’s connected to a crime.
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1 week ago |
masslive.com | Greta Jochem
Though it’s located in Western and Central Massachusetts, most of the water from the Quabbin Reservoir flows to the Boston area. Those around the Quabbin’s 412 billion-gallon body of water don’t have access to the reservoir and are pushing for more compensation.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Greta Jochem
Though it’s located in Western and Central Massachusetts, most of the water from the Quabbin Reservoir flows to the Boston area. Those around the Quabbin’s 412 billion-gallon body of water don’t have access to the reservoir and are pushing for more compensation.
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2 weeks ago |
masslive.com | Greta Jochem
SPRINGFIELD — More and more, Center for Human Development homeless outreach workers in the state’s western four counties are seeing an uptick in older homeless adults. That’s according to Will Dávila, CHD’s vice president of diversion, shelter and housing. “I can tell you we’ve been increasingly concerned over the last year or two,” he said. “We’ve seen slowly the numbers creeping up.”Across all age groups, homelessness increased this year in Hampden County compared to 2024.
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RT @dustyc123: In Massachusetts, it's easier for police to seize ppl's cash, cars, etc than in any other state. And they often get to keep…
RT @nepublicmedia: Police departments can get thousands of dollars by seizing property they suspect is connected to a drug crime. While the…
RT @nepublicmedia: For police and prosecutors, civil asset forfeiture is a tool they say helps them thwart criminal enterprises. Others say…