Crime & Safety

Hingham Repeat Drunk Driving Offender Violates Probation

A Hingham man was arrested on warrant charges just before 8 p.m. night after he reportedly left his home with a GPS monitoring bracelet while under house arrest.

A Hingham man on house arrest violated his probation on Friday night, according to  police.

Paul Dillon, 45 of 131 Downer Avenue, Hingham who was serving house arrest at his mother's home on Downer Avenue, was placed in protective custody on Friday evening after he violated his probation by leaving the residence.

Police said Dillon left the home because his mother did not want him staying there.

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He was brought to the Plymouth House of Correction that same night.

Dillon  was arrested in April for operating under the influence of alcohol for a sixth time.  He was ordered to wear a GPS monitoring bracelet while serving house arrest because the judge believed he would flee the country, according to Hingham Police Deputy Glenn Olsson.  

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Dillon was arrested in April after he allegedly  drove drunk  through his Crow Point neighborhood and pulled up to a home looking confused and intoxicated.

Dillon was released on $340 and placed under house arrest with a GPS monitoring bracelet after his arrest.

At the time of his arrest, Dillon had a valid license and was driving a rented car from Enterprise in Cohasset.  Police explained that his license was valid because all of his convictions were before 2005, when Melanie’s Law came into effect and strengthened penalties for repeat drunken drivers.

Dillon had two prior convictions for drunken driving out of Hingham District Court in 1989, one in 1994 in Hingham District Court, one in 1997 in Orleans District Court and one in 2001 in Quincy District Court, police said.

If convicted Dillon could lose his driver’s license for life under Melanie’s Law.


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