Commonwealth v. Squires / Commonwealth v. Angier

After a joint2 jury trial in District Court, the defendants, John F. Squires, III, and Steven E. Angier, were convicted of *704walking on a railroad track, G. L. c. 160, § 218, and possession of burglarious instruments, G. L. c. 266, § 49.3 The complaints arose from Norwood police officers’ discovery of the defendants walking on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuter rail train tracks near the Norwood central train station. After the officers searched the defendants and found tools, gloves, and two walkie-talkies tuned to the same channel, the defendants were arrested for…