After police in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, took her car, Malinda Harris did not get a chance to contest the seizure for five and a half years. After the Phoenix-based Goldwater
Law enforcement agencies get to keep the proceeds from forfeitures up to 100% in Massachusetts and many other states. Therefore, they have a strong incentive to seize first and ask questions later.
Emmanuel Kodjo, one of two people arrested last week for allegedly building "ghost guns" in Pittsfield, is being held without bail before trial. The second defendant, 18-year-old Taylor Bartlett, will
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield Police arrested Emmanuel Kodjo and Taylor Bartlett after an investigation centering around the illegal possession of firearms and the illegal.