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November 30, 2007

Two Mass. men arrested on crack cocaine charges

Two Massachusetts men were arrested on crack cocaine charges last night after a motor vehicle stop on Route 95 in Richmond.

Paul A. Pitts, 39, of 204 Sycamore St., Holbrook, and John F. Burke Jr., 38, of 62 Constitution Ave., Abington, were each charged with possession of crash cocaine, a state police news release said today.

Pitts was also charged with driving under the influence-narcotics, refusal to submit to a chemical test-blood, and driving while in possession of a controlled substance.

The men, who were arrested at 8:50 p.m., were held at the state police Hope Valley barracks pending District Court arraignment, the police said.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 4:21 PM | Permalink

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