Articles Posted in Warrants

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In 1998, when FV was 19 years old, he got himself convicted in Lowell District Court of Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute and a separate conviction of Possesion of a Controlled Substance. He was placed on Probation and then in violation of his probation left Massachusetts never to return. He relocated to the State of Georgia and got a Georgia driver license and over the years successfully renewed his Georgia license. Then in 2026 Georgia refused to renew his license. Georgia told FY that the National Driver Registry was showing that his right to drive in Massachuasetts was suspended because of the two outstanding warrants. FV is now 46 years old and holds a major position in a waste management company and absolutely needs his license. FV searched online for a lawyer with warrant cancellation experience in Massachusetts. On Friday, September 11, 2026, FV spoke with and retained Attorney Robert Lewin from Andover.

Attorney Lewin learned that in addition to leaving the state and not reporting to Probation, that after being placed on probation FV had committed a serious felony offense in Georgia and served 3 years in State Prison in Georgia – another ground for violating his probation. Attorney Lewin immediately (the very same day he was hired) went to work on the case. Attorney Lewin went to Lowell District Court and met with the Probation Officer. It appeared as if FV owed $635.00 to Lowell District Court in unpaid fines. Attorney Lewin had FV’s case put on the court list for hearing – without FV present. Normally  most courts will not put a case in warrant status on the daily court list for hearing if the Defendant is not present. On Wednesday, September 16, 2026, (just 3 business days after being hired) Attorney Lewin appeared in Lowell District Court. The case was put on the court list and Attorney Lewin addressed the Judge. Attorney Lewin told the Judge that FV had given Attorney Lewin the $635 that FV owed the Court. In addition, Attorney Lewin explained that the offenses for which he was on Probation had occurred 28 years ago and now FV was drug free and had a very substantial job. Attorney Lewin asked the Judge to terminate FV’s probation and cancel the warrants. The Judge turned to the probation officer and probation said they had no objection. Attorney Lewin went and paid the $635 that FV owed the court.

The Judge then took the following action:

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TB, a 62 year old property manager, was accused of Larceny from a Person (a felony), Assault and Battery, and Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (another felony) for an incident occurring on August 31, 2026 in North Andover. The complaining witness called the police and said that TB, a man whom he claims he had known for decades, came to his home in North Andover and beat him and stole a hat from him. An independent witness corroborated the account. And the incident was captured on a surveillance video. The North Andover police investigated and secured a warrant from Lawrence District Court for TB’s arrest. TB lives in NH. TB received a notice of the warrant.

TB consulted with and retained Attorney Robert Lewin from Andover, MA. Attorney Lewin immediately obtained a copy of the police report. TB INSISTED that he was not the person in the police report. TB said he did not know the complaining witness and most importantly TB said that he was at work in Wilmington, MA at the time of the alleged crimes in North Andover. TB was a great client. TB furnished Attorney Lewin time and date stamped photos from surveillance cameras at his workplace that clearly show him in Wilmington, MA on the date and at the time of the alleged offenses. Attorney Lewin immediately contacted the North Andover detective who had brought the charges against TB and who had secured a  warrant for TB’s arrest. Attorney Lewin furnished the North Andover Detective with pictures of TB and with the photos from TB’s workplace and said to the North Andover detective “You can’t be in two places at once.”

The very next day (48 hours after Attorney Lewin was hired) the warrant was cancelled and the District Attorney at Lawrence District Court withdrew the charges. As a result TB never had to go to Court and no entry was made on TB’s criminal record.

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CP is the 34 year old owner of a successful junk removal business living in Lawrence. He was born in the DR but became a citizen at age 21. In October of 2018 he was arrested in Lawrence and charged with Operating After Suspension of License, Subsequent Offense. While that case was pending in Lawrence District Court, CP was arrested again for the same charge (Operating After Suspension, Subsequent Offense) on December 29, 2018 in Haverhill District Court. On January 16, 2019 CP went to Lawerence District Court, plead guilty and was placed on Probation and orderd to pay a fine.

After that, CP did not follow through on his probation in Lawrence District Court and he failed to appear in Haverhill District Court. Warrants were issued from both courts. From 2019 to 2026 the cases sat in warrant status. CP could not get a license and he needed a license to carry on his growing and successful business. Finally, on May 28, 2026, CP met with and retained Attorney Robert Lewin from Andover. Attorney Lewin developed a strategy for favorably resolving CP’s cases in both courts.

Attorney Lewin met with the Probation Officer in Lawrence District Court. Probation agreed that if CP paid the fines that he been ordered to pay when he was placed on Probation back in 2019 that the Probation Office would recommend to the Judge that his probation would be terminated and he would be discharged from any further responsibility to Lawrence District Court. CP immedeiately paid the fines he had been ordered to pay to Lawrence District Court.

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On September 20, 2019, AC, a then 31 year old man from the DR got stopped by the Lawrence Police for a marked lanes violation and unlicensed operation. He never went to court and a warrant issued for his arrest. Fast forward almost 7 years later. AC wanted to clear the warrant and get the case resolved. AC contacted Attorney Robert Lewin from Andover. Attorney Lewin assured AC that the matter could be taken care of both quickly and favorably. On Saturday, June 13, 2026, AC hired Attorney Lewin and on Monday, June 15, 2026, AC and Attorney Lewin went to Lawrence District Court. Attorney Lewin met with the Assistant District Attorney and by 9:30 AM the case was resolved with the following results:

  • The warrant was CANCELED
  •  A finding of NOT responsible was entered on the civil Marked Lanes Violation
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On March 15, 1980, DM, a then 18 year old woman, was alleged to have driven recklessly without headlights on and almost striking a pedestrian. She was given a citation for Reckless Operation and Operating without Headlights by the North Attleboro Police. She was living in Rhode Island at the time. She was summonsed to appear in Attleboro District Court and failed to appear in court. A warrant for her arrest was issued. Shortly thereafter DM moved to Florida. She has lived in FL for over 40 years. DM is now age 64 and when she went to renew her FL license, the Florida DMV told her they would not renew her license because she was under suspension in Massachusetts as a result of the outstanding warrant in Attleboro District Court. DM tried to resolve the case herself, but was unable to make any progress.

DM first consulted with Attorney Robert Lewin from Andover on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. Attorney Lewin explained to DM that some courts and judges require the person to appear in court personally to clear a warrant. Attorney Lewin told DM he would see what he could do. Attorney Lewin contacted the North Attleboro Police. The case was so old that no one now on the force had ever heard of the officer. Attorney Lewin then contacted the Court. By Friday, April 17, 2026, Attorney Lewin was successful in achieving the following results without anyone setting a foot inside the courthouse:

  • The warrant was CANCELLED
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In 2021, KH, a 41 year old woman, and her husband separated. After the separation, KH moved to Florida. After KH moved to Florida, she began a campaign of harassing her husband. The Husband went to Haverhill District Court and was given an Harassment Prevention Order against KH. The order was served on KH in Florida and the order ordered her not to contact her husband. For a number of days after being served with the order, KH violated the order by repeatedly texting and calling her husband. The Haverhill Police took out three criminal charges of Violating the Order against KH. The Haverhill District Court issued three warrants for KH’s arrest. KH remained in FL.

As the years passed, KH and her husband got divorced and the harassing behaviors by KH stopped. KH wanted to get the warrants cleared and the cases resolved, but was worried that if she came to Massachusetts she would be locked up. KH contacted and retained Attorney Robert Lewin from Andover. Most of the courts in eastern Massachusetts will not even put a criminal case that is in warrant status on the court calendar for a hearing before a judge if the person is not present.

Attorney Lewin contacted the DA’s Office; the DA said they would object to any attempt to deal with KH’s cases until she came in person to Haverhill District Court to clear the warrants. Attorney Lewin filed a Motion to Clear the warrants and allow KH to appear remotely in court via zoom. The DA objected to the Motion and in early January of 2026 a Judge in Haverhill District Court denied the request to cancel the warrants without KH coming into court in person.

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In 2007, CM, then age 25, had a scheme where he deposited fraudulent checks ($400,000.00) into two different branches of a bank: one in Salem and one in Haverhill. He then went into a third branch of the same bank, this time in Lawrence, and was able to withdraw cash from the bank ($13,000). The fraudulent checks bounced but CM had the $13,000.00. CM was charged in Salem District Court and Haverhill District Court with uttering a fraudulent check and he was charged in Lawrence District Court with Larceny. All the charges were felonies. All three cases went into warrant status when CM failed to appear for his arraignments in each of the three courts. For thirteen years CM remained on the run. He had moved to California. In 2020, the Mass. RMV revoked his right to drive due to the outstanding warrants. California, in turn, revoked his Californa license. CM was running an automobile repair shop and absolutely needed his license. CM communicated with and retained Attorney Robert Lewin from Andover. Unfortunately for CM the bank was still in business and the police had retained all the evidence necessary to prosecute the three cases. In 2020, in an effort to clean up the warrants and get the cases cleaned up, CM returned to Massachusetts and went to the three courts with Attorney Lewin. Attorney Lewin had conferenced each of the three cases with the Assistant District Attorneys in each of the three courts and had come to an agreement that CM was happy with. Each of the three cases were contiued without a finding for a year to be dismissed if CM stayed out of trouble. All the warants were cancelled and CM got his driving privileges reinstated. All was good … until CM returned to California and within two months got arrested for possessing a stolen motor vehicle and for a domestic assault and battery. The domestic charge never made it to court; however, CM took a hit in California on the stolen motor vehicle charge. He got a 3 year sentence and ended up serving 18 months of the 3 years.

Now back here in Massachusetts when his three cases came up for dismissal, each court ran his crimimal record and his conviction in California showed up. Each of the three courts issued a Notice of Probation Violation with a court hearing date. CM remained in California, failed to appear on the court dates, and warrants were issued in all three courts (and once again his right to drive was suspended).

Once again CM contacted and retained Attorney Robert Lewin to try to clean up the three probation violation matters. Attorney Lewin went to work.

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An oldie! On July 23, 2001, EV, then 22 years old was arrested by the Lawrence PD for Assault & Battery and Resisting Arrest. He went to court, was found guilty and was placed on probation for one year. He was ordered to comply with certain conditions. He did not comply and then moved to Florida. The probation department issued a probation surrender notice and EV failed to appear and on October 22, 2002 the Court issued a warrant for EV’s arrest. The warrant sat for two decades. In 2023, EV, then 44 years old, had married, had three children, and had a good job as a foreman for a large construction company in Florida. He had family in Lawrence and wanted to be able to visit. He was terrified of the warrant and was afraid that he would get arrested at the airport or that he would get locked up when he went to Court.

In October of 2023 EV contacted Attorney Robert Lewin from Andover. EV retained Attorney Lewin to review his case, to speak with probation, and to advise him as to what he should do. Attorney Lewin went over to Lawrence District Court and reviewed the Court papers. More importantly, Attorney Lewin opened up a conversation with the Chief Probation Officer of the Court to see what, if anything, the probation department was looking for if EV came to court to clear the warrant. Attorney Lewin asked the probation officer if she would be willing to terminate EV’s probation and and end the case. The probation officer told Attorney Lewin that given the age of the case and given the fact that EV was doing so well, that she felt that was a reasonable request. Attorney Lewin communicated this good news to EV.

Attorney Lewin advised EV to come up to Massachusetts and get the case finished. EV was still very scared about coming up to Massachusetts. He could not shake the belief that he would get locked up.

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On March 3, 2025, JN, a 34 year old production supervisor, consulted with and retained Attorney Robert Lewin in Andover. JN had an outstanding warrant in Lawrence District Court (on a case where he owed money to the court) and an outstanding warrant in Haverhill District Court (on an open case where he was charged with Larceny of a Motor Vehicle). JN’s license was suspended because of the two cases and he needed to get it back. One of the problems with the charge of Larceny of a Motor Vehicle is that a conviction carries a one-year loss of license.

Attorney Lewin investigated the two cases and was convinced that he could get the case in Lawrence closed by having JN pay the money that was owing to the court. More importantly, Attorney Lewin was convinced that JN was not guilty of the Larceny of a Motor Vehicle charge. The charge arose out of JN’s failure to return (and pay for) a car that he had rented from a car rental agency.

On March 14, 2025 JN and Attorney Lewin began the day in Haverhill District Court. The warrant in Haverhill District Court was cancelled, JN was arraigned, and the case in Haverhill was continued to April 18, 2025 for a pre-trial hearing. At Attorney Lewin’s request the Judge in Haverhill did NOT hold JN in custody for the warrant in Lawrence, but rather directed JN and Attorney Lewin to go to Lawrence Court that same day to address the warrant in Lawrence. Attorney Lewin and JN left Haverhill and went straight to Lawrence District Court. Within an hour JN and Attorney Lewin were in front of the Judge in Lawrence District Court. Attorney Lewin explained that JN owed money to the court and he was ready to pay it immediately. The Judge in Lawrence cancelled the warrant; JN went to the cashier’s office and paid the money he owed; the Judge ordered the case in Lawrence District Court DISMISSED.

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In 2013 MC, then a 40 year old female, racked up 4 larceny cases in Lowell District Court (3 of them felonies) and 1 felony larceny case in Woburn District Court. In 2013 she got all the cases resolved with a probationary term. She failed to comply with all the terms of probation: she did not report to probation, she did not submit to drug and alcohol testing, and she did not pay her court fees and fines. All five cases went into warrant status. She was “on the run”: for the last 11 years. She got tired of running and not having a driver license.

On May 15, 2024 she called Attorney Robert Lewin from Andover. They had a lengthy conference on the phone. Attorney Lewin was able to view all her cases online. Attorney Lewin could see the following:

  • MC had truly rehabilitated herself.
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