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Long Arm of The Law Has Limits In Newburyport

Long Arm of The Law Has Limits In Newburyport

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A 55-year-old man charged with stealing a bracelet in 1987 got the case against him dismissed earlier this month when a prosecutor said she didn't have enough evidence to proceed. About 35 years ago the man, at the time a resident of Methuen, Massachusetts, was charged by police in the town of Salisbury with unarmed robbery in the theft of a $20 silver bracelet, according to The Newburyport Daily News.

A 55-year-old man charged with stealing a bracelet in 1987 got the case against him dismissed earlier this month when a prosecutor said she didn't have enough evidence to proceed. About 35 years ago the man, at the time a resident of Methuen, Massachusetts, was charged by police in the town of Salisbury with unarmed robbery in the theft of a $20 silver bracelet, according to The Newburyport Daily News.…