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Door-Busting Drug Raids Leave a Trail of Blood

By Kevin Sack, NY Times, March 18, 2017

CORNELIA, Ga.--This town on the edge of the Appalachians has fewer than 5,000 residents, but the SWAT team was outfitted for war.

At 2:15 a.m. on a moonless night in May 2014, 10 officers rolled up a driveway in an armored Humvee, three of them poised to leap off the running boards. They carried Colt submachine guns, light-mounted AR-15 rifles and Glock .40-caliber sidearms. Many wore green body armor and Kevlar helmets. They had a door-breaching shotgun, a battering ram, sledgehammers, Halligan bars for smashing windows, a ballistic shield and a potent flash-bang grenade.

The target was a single-story ranch-style house about 50 yards off Lakeview Heights Circle. Not even four hours earlier, three informants had bought $50 worth of methamphetamine in the front yard. That was enough to persuade the county’s chief magistrate to approve a no-knock search warrant authorizing the SWAT operators to storm the house without warning.

The point man on the entry team found the side door locked, and nodded to Deputy Jason Stribling, who took two swings with the metal battering ram. As the door splintered near the deadbolt, he yelled, “Sheriff’s department, search warrant!” Another deputy, Charles Long, had already pulled the pin on the flash-bang. He placed his left hand on Deputy Stribling’s back for stability, peered quickly into the dark and tossed the armed explosive about three feet inside the door.

It landed in a portable playpen.

As policing has militarized to fight a faltering war on drugs, few tactics have proved as dangerous as the use of forcible-entry raids to serve narcotics search warrants, which regularly introduce staggering levels of violence into missions that might be accomplished through patient stakeouts or simple knocks at the door.

Thousands of times a year, these “dynamic entry” raids exploit the element of surprise to effect seizures and arrests of neighborhood drug dealers. But they have also led time and again to avoidable deaths, gruesome injuries, demolished property, enduring trauma, blackened reputations and multimillion-dollar legal settlements at taxpayer expense, an investigation by The New York Times found.

For the most part, governments at all levels have chosen not to quantify the toll by requiring reporting on SWAT operations. But The Times’s investigation, which relied on dozens of open-record requests and thousands of pages from police and court files, found that at least 81 civilians and 13 law enforcement officers died in such raids from 2010 through 2016. Scores of others were maimed or wounded.

The casualties have occurred in the execution of no-knock warrants, which give the police prior judicial authority to force entry without notice, as well as warrants that require the police to knock and announce themselves before breaking down doors. Often, there is little difference.

Innocents have died in attacks on wrong addresses, including a 7-year-old girl in Detroit, and collaterally as the police pursued other residents, among them a 68-year-old grandfather in Framingham, Mass. Stray bullets have whizzed through neighboring homes, and in dozens of instances the victims of police gunfire have included the family dog.

Search warrant raids account for a small share of the nearly 1,000 fatalities each year in officer-involved shootings. But what distinguishes them from other risky interactions between the police and citizens, like domestic disputes, hostage-takings and confrontations with mentally ill people, is that they are initiated by law enforcement.

In a country where four in 10 adults have guns in their homes, the raids incite predictable collisions between forces that hurtle toward each other like speeding cars in a passing lane--officers with a license to invade private homes and residents convinced of their right to self-defense.

After being awakened by the shattering of doors and the detonation of stun grenades, bleary suspects reach for nearby weapons--at times realizing it is the police, at others mistaking them for intruders--and the shooting begins. In some cases, victims like Todd Blair, a Utah man who grabbed a golf club on the way out of his bedroom, have been slain by officers who perceived a greater threat than existed.

As the police broke down his door in 2010, Todd Blair emerged from his bedroom with a golf club. He was shot to death five seconds after the first ram at his front door.

To be sure, police officers and judges must find probable cause of criminal activity to justify a search warrant. Absent resources for endless stakeouts, police tacticians argue that dynamic entry provides the safest means to clear out heavily fortified drug houses and to catch suspects with the contraband needed for felony prosecutions.

But critics of the forced-entry raids question whether the benefits outweigh the risks. The drug crimes used to justify so many raids, they point out, are not capital offenses. And even if they were, that would not rationalize the killing or wounding of suspects without due process. Nor would it forgive the propensity of the police to err in the planning or execution of raids that are inherently chaotic and place bystanders in harm’s way.

Forcible-entry methods have become common practice over the last quarter century through a confluence of the war on drugs, the rise of special weapons and tactics squads, and Supreme Court rulings that have eroded Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches. Support for their continued use has been bolstered by an epidemic of opioid abuse and the threat of domestic terrorism.

Because many raids occur in low-income neighborhoods, shooting deaths like one in November of a 22-year-old black man in Salisbury, N.C., have exacerbated racial tensions already raw from a spate of high-profile police killings. The American Civil Liberties Union concluded in a recent study of 20 cities that 42 percent of those subjected to SWAT search warrant raids were black and 12 percent Hispanic. Of the 81 civilian deaths tallied by The Times, half were members of minority groups.

The no-knock process often begins with unreliable informants and cursory investigations that produce affidavits signed by unquestioning low-level judges. It is not uncommon for the searches to yield only misdemeanor-level stashes, or to come up empty.

In some instances when officers have been killed, suspects with no history of violence, found with small quantities of drugs, have wound up facing capital murder charges, and possible death sentences.

In December, a jury in Corpus Christi, Tex., acquitted a 48-year-old man who spent 664 days in jail after being charged with attempted capital murder for wounding three SWAT officers during a no-knock raid that targeted his nephew. The jury concluded that the man, Ray Rosas, did not know whom he was firing at through a blinded window.

While the raiders are typically seeking narcotics, there also have been deaths and serious injuries when warrants were served on people suspected of running illegal poker games, brewing moonshine and neglecting pets. In 2011, officers in Marine City, Mich., conducted a dynamic-entry raid to serve a search warrant for “any and all evidence pertaining to graffiti including but not limited to, spray paint containers, markers, notebooks, and photographs.” After forcing residents to the floor at gunpoint, they found nothing, according to depositions by the residents.

The Times found that from 2010 to 2015, an average of least 30 federal civil rights lawsuits were filed a year to protest residential search warrants executed with dynamic entries. Many of the complaints depict terrifying scenes in which children, elderly residents and people with disabilities are manhandled at gunpoint, unclothed adults are rousted from bed and houses are ransacked without recompense or apology. Louise Milan, 68, of Evansville, Ind., alleged in her filing that she and her 18-year-old daughter were handcuffed in front of neighbors during a door-busting 2012 raid prompted by threats against the police made by someone who had pirated her wireless connection.

“There’s a real misimpression by the public that aggressive police actions are only used against hardened criminals,” said Cary J. Hansel, a Baltimore lawyer who has represented plaintiffs in such lawsuits. “But there are dozens and dozens of cases where a no-knock warrant is used against somebody who’s totally innocent.”

At least seven of the federal lawsuits have been settled for more than $1 million in the last five years. They include a $3.75 million payment in 2016 to the family of Eurie Stamps, the unarmed Framingham grandfather who was accidentally shot, while compliant and on his stomach; and $3.4 million in 2013 to the family of Jose Guereña, a 26-year-old former Marine shot more than 20 times as agents broke into his house in Tucson. No drugs were found.

In each of those cases, as in almost all botched raids, prosecutors declined to press charges against the officers involved.

Perhaps no fiasco illustrates the perils of no-knock searches as graphically as the 2014 raid here in Georgia’s northeast corner. On May 22, an eager young Habersham County sheriff’s deputy named Nikki Autry, who was attached to a narcotics task force, turned a small-time methamphetamine user into a confidential informant. Intent on avoiding jail, the informant, James Alton Fry Jr., set about the task of baiting bigger fish.

According to trial testimony and investigative documents, the agents sent Mr. Fry out on the night of May 27 to make drug buys. He scored two Lortab pain pills on his first approach, struck out with a second source and then was connected to a meth dealer named Wanis Thonetheva. At around 10:30 p.m., Mr. Fry, his wife, Devon, and their housemate, Larry Wood--all persistent meth users--drove to the address provided by the dealer.

“It didn’t look like a drug house,” Ms. Fry later testified. “This was a nice house. It’s usually a shack or trailer.” The police did not follow them to provide protection or surveil the property.

Mr. Wood conducted his business out front with Mr. Thonetheva, a 30-year-old American-born son of Laotian immigrants, as the Frys waited in their red pickup. All three appeared shaken when they met up with their handlers in a church parking lot. They had spotted two men at the house whom they took to be guards for the drug operation, and a third who might have been a supplier.

The agents sent the informants home, but about half an hour later Deputy Autry texted Ms. Fry with an afterthought. “Did y’all see any signs of kids at wanis’ house,” she asked.

“Nothing except a mini van,” came the response.

Thinking she was on to a big score, Deputy Autry, who was 28, did not wait for daylight or further investigation. She returned to the Sheriff’s Office, where she pulled Mr. Thonetheva’s criminal history and mug shot. With the approval of the sheriff, Joey Terrell, she alerted the county’s Special Response Team to prepare for a raid. She and her drug unit commander, Murray J. Kogod, began drafting the application for the no-knock warrant.

The affidavit included inaccuracies and hyperbole. It asserted incorrectly that Mr. Fry--the only informant formally certified by the police--had bought the drugs, rather than Mr. Wood. Deputy Autry described Mr. Fry as “a true and reliable informant,” even though he had not made a buy before that night. Despite the lack of surveillance, she wrote that she had “confirmed that there is heavy traffic in and out of the residence.”

Shortly after midnight, Deputy Autry and another agent awakened the county magistrate, James N. Butterworth, with a house call. He read the affidavit and placed her under oath.

She told him that Mr. Thonetheva had been arrested several times for drug possession, that there might be armed lookouts at the house and that an assault involving an AK-47 had been reported there the previous year. The judge, who had never denied Deputy Autry a warrant, found no reason to dispute probable cause and signed at 12:15 a.m.

“If you had drugs and you had weapons, that was constitutional purpose to go on in there, not to knock on the door,” he later testified.

The Special Response Team, formed three years earlier, consisted of a dozen men plucked from the Sheriff’s Office and the Cornelia Police Department. They trained on their own time for four hours each Thursday. The Humvee had been procured through a Pentagon program that made surplus military equipment available to even the most rural departments.

There had been few chances to quell riots and subdue active shooters in the hamlets of Habersham County, population 43,000. Instead, the unit had been used primarily to serve narcotics search warrants, 32 times in all.

During their pre-raid briefing, team members circulated a photograph of Mr. Thonetheva, a Google Earth image of the brick house with dark shutters and a sketch of the three-bedroom interior. Deputy Autry mistakenly told the team’s commander that the drug deal had gone down near a side door to an enclosed garage, so he plotted his entry from there. She told him there were no signs of children or animals, failing to mention the minivan.

When the flash-bang detonated with a concussive boom, a blinding white light filled the room. The entry team rumbled in, screaming for the occupants to get to the ground. Deputy Stribling peered into the playpen with a flashlight and found 19-month-old Bounkham Phonesavanh.

Deputy Stribling waved off Deputy Long, who had lobbed the grenade. “Charlie, go away, you don’t need to see this,” he said.

The child, known affectionately as Bou Bou, had a long laceration and burns across his chest, exposing his ribs, and another gash between his upper lip and nose. His round, cherubic face was bloodied and blistered, spackled with shrapnel and soot. The heat had singed away much of his pillow and dissolved the mesh side of the playpen.

At first the child was silent. But as Deputy Stribling picked him up, rubbed his feet and shook his arms, he began to wail. Even the drug agents stationed outside the other end of the house could hear the screams.

“You don’t think that baby got hurt, do you?” one asked another.

Some mistakes might be laughable were they not so consequential.

In May 2010, the police in Hempstead, N.Y., shot and wounded 22-year-old Iyanna Davis during a no-knock raid at a two-family residence where she lived in an upstairs unit with a separate entrance. The warrant was for downstairs.

Ms. Davis was awakened at about 7 a.m. by the sound of a door’s being smashed and hid in a closet, she recounted in a deposition. A Nassau County police officer, armed with an assault rifle, opened the door, found her crouching and screamed at her to raise her hands.

“That’s when I heard the shot,” she recounted. “The force actually knocked me back on my backside.” The bullet had entered her right breast and exited her abdomen.

In his own deposition, the officer, Michael Capobianco, said that he “tripped and didn’t mean to fire.” He was cleared of any policy violations; Ms. Davis, who spent a week in the hospital and another three months recuperating, won $650,000 in a legal settlement from the county.

Some SWAT veterans find it confounding that many police agencies remain so devoted to dynamic entry. The tactic is far from universally embraced, and a number of departments have retired or restricted its use over the years, often after a bad experience.

The National Tactical Officers Association, which might be expected to mount the most ardent defense, has long called for using dynamic entry sparingly. Robert Chabali, the group’s chairman from 2012 to 2015, goes so far as to recommend that it never be used to serve narcotics warrants.

“It just makes no sense,” said Mr. Chabali, a SWAT veteran who retired as assistant chief of the Dayton, Ohio, Police Department in 2015. “Why would you run into a gunfight? If we are going to risk our lives, we risk them for a hostage, for a citizen, for a fellow officer. You definitely don’t go in and risk your life for drugs.”

Another former chairman of the association, Phil Hansen, said SWAT teams tended to use dynamic entry as “a one-size-fits-all solution to tactical problems.” As commander of the Police Department in Santa Maria, Calif., and before that a longtime SWAT leader for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, he said it seemed foolhardy to move so aggressively in a state that voted in November to legalize recreational marijuana.

“Why am I risking people’s lives to save an ounce of something that they’re bringing in by the freighter every year?” he asked.

Clearly there are factors that contribute to the tactic’s staying power. Some of it, according to long-term observers, derives from the adrenalized, hypermasculine, militaristic ethos of SWAT.

“It’s culturally intoxicating, a rush,” said Dr. Kraska, the criminologist. “It involves dressing up in body armor and provocative face coverings and enhanced-hearing sets, a cyborg 21st-century kind of appeal. And instead of sitting around and waiting for something to happen twice or three times a year, you can go out and generate it.”

That culture is reinforced by a cottage industry of tactical training contractors, many of them veterans of the Iraq or Afghanistan wars, who are hired by police departments to keep SWAT teams up to date.

“For them, collateral damage is something you try to avoid but it’s not a deal breaker,” Commander Hansen said. “That doesn’t translate well for police work. If you’re in the military and told to clear a block of houses in a half-hour, you’re going to do it quickly by kicking in doors and throwing grenades. It’s a whole different theater of operations.”

Another potential factor is the incentive sometimes provided by asset forfeiture laws when contraband or drug proceeds are found in a residence. Revenue generated by those seizures typically reverts back to law enforcement agencies.

Connor Boyack, president of the Libertas Institute in Utah, said that was one of the rationales behind his state’s recent ban on forcible entry in drug possession cases. In 2015 when the new law passed, search warrant executions accounted for 29 percent of all forfeitures, according to a state report.

“We feel strongly that a lot of this is financial motive, not to keep the community safe,” said Mr. Boyack, whose libertarian-leaning group advocated for the restriction.

Further inducement has come from the Defense Department’s excess property program, which has distributed more than $6 billion in military vehicles, weapons and other equipment to law enforcement agencies since 1997. Until last May, the Pentagon required that any transferred equipment be “placed into use within one year of receipt.”

The Obama administration ended that requirement after a larger review of the so-called 1033 program, which was prompted by the police response to the 2014 civil unrest in Ferguson, Mo. President Trump has yet to act on a campaign pledge to rescind an executive order signed by President Barack Obama in 2015 that limited the kinds of equipment offered by the government. It is unclear whether he would reinstate the one-year rule.

As SWAT officers administered first aid to Bou Bou Phonesavanh, other agents detained his parents--Bounkham and Alecia Phonesavanh--and their three other children, ages 3 to 7.

“You know why we’re here,” an officer barked at Mr. Phonesavanh.

He didn’t. “Why didn’t you knock on the door?” he asked.

Elsewhere in the house, the agents came upon Mr. Phonesavanh’s sister, Amanda Thonetheva, who owned the place, as well as her boyfriend, her grandson and one of her sons. They did not find her other son, 30-year-old Wanis, who no longer lived there but dropped by at times. Nor did they find guns or drugs beyond some meth residue in a glass pipe. Later that night, deputies arrested Wanis at another address.

The Phonesavanhs had already suffered their share of misfortune. Earlier that year, the family’s house in Janesville, Wis., had burned down. They stayed in a motel as long as they could afford it, then lived for two weeks in their 11-year-old Chrysler Town & Country minivan.

They drove to Georgia when Mr. Phonesavanh’s sister offered the room in her garage. Seven weeks later, after struggling to find work, they were preparing to drive back to Wisconsin.

Remarkably, Bou Bou survived the explosion after being sped to a hospital in Atlanta. Now 4, he underwent his 15th surgery late last year, with more to come, his mother said. “The nightmares are still there,” she said, “several times a week. When he wakes up he’s usually sweating and holding his face.” She said all of her children became scared when they saw a police officer or security guard.

The Phonsevanhs, who have returned to Janesville, received $3.6 million in settlements to the federal lawsuit they filed against the traumatized members of the drug and SWAT teams. The payments were made through government insurance policies purchased with taxpayer funds. All but $200,000, Ms. Phonesavanh said, has been spent on medical and legal bills.

“Things are still quite the struggle,” she said. “They didn’t mean to hurt my son, but they could’ve done a lot more to prevent this.”

A Habersham County grand jury issued a stinging report, but found no criminal negligence and declined to indict any of the participants. Federal prosecutors then won an indictment of Deputy Autry for violating Bou Bou’s civil rights, but she was acquitted after a weeklong trial. The jury accepted the defense’s assertion that the mistakes made by the former deputy, who had resigned, were unintentional.

In their closing arguments, opposing lawyers found common ground in their criticism of no-knock searches.

The prosecutor, Assistant United States Attorney William L. McKinnon Jr., called the tactic “probably the most intrusive contact that any citizen could have with the government.” He got no dispute from one of Deputy Autry’s lawyers, Michael J. Trost. “There’s a pattern of excess in the ways search warrants are executed,” he told the jury. “That’s what led to the injuries to this child.”

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21 Fisher Rd, Holden, MA

BRAND NEW LISTING! Here is the home that you have been waiting for! This 3 bedroom raised ranch is in pristine, move-in-ready condition and will live up to the needs of the pickiest buyers. The home has an amazing granite/stainless eat-in kitchen, gleaming hardwoods throughout, great living/dining room upstairs, and two large bonus rooms in the bright and sunny lower level. Lots of big-ticket updates including new roof (2013), new siding (2013), new windows (2011), and young boiler and hot water heater. Washer/Dryer are included! The backyard is huge and perfect for summer BBQs and fami ly gatherings, and the attached garage will keep your vehicle warm and dry throughout the winter. Super desirable Holden location right off Salisbury Street, and just 1 mile from the Worcester line. Call today to view, this home surely will not last long! **Open House this Sunday (5/7/17) from 11am-1pm** Thomas Rheault, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, (508) 795-7500 Agent Phone: (413) 522-6153 https://www.coldwellbankerhomes.com/ma/holden/21-fisher-rd/pid_17781757/?utm_campaign=OLDP-Trulia&utm_source=trulia&utm_medium=oldp&utm_content=listing

887 B Main St, Holden, MA

Location! Location! This newly renovated 2 bedroom with additional finished bedroom in basement is close to schools, shopping, Rte 290 & 190, yet is nestled on a beautiful dead end private way. Freshly painted in & out, hardwood floors just refinished, new stainless fridge & stove, furnace, kitchen sink, counter, bathroom tile & so much more. All the works been done for you all you need to do is move in. First showing Sunday Open House June 11th 2:00 to 4:00 Daniel Demers, Sell Your Home Services, (877) 893-6566 Agent Phone: (877) 893-6566

125 Paugus Rd, Holden, MA

Are you looking for a beautifully maintained and energy efficient homeon a cul-de-sacclose to the Worcester line..with great curb appealwith quick highway access for commuterswith CENTRAL AIR (added 2004)..Newpro 3 pane windows (2009)..roof (2006)vinyl siding (2000) 2 fireplacesboiler (1999) ..hardwood floorsremodeled bath with granite counters..2 baths.laundry room with soaking sink and second refrigerator .large deck overlooking private rear yard..finished basement and garage? Then this is the home for you! Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, (508) 795-7500 https://www.coldwellbankerhomes.com/ma/holden/125-paugus-rd/pid_18178300/?utm_campaign=OLDP-Trulia&utm_source=trulia&utm_medium=oldp&utm_content=listing

3 Mayflower Cir, Holden, MA

Looking to buy in Holdenthen don't wait on this well-maintained 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath Ranch w/2 car attached garage. Updated fully appliance kitchen w/recent cabinets, large living/dining room combo with wood laminate floors..and w-w carpet insert in living room conversation area, 3 bedrooms (2 are good sized), and 1.5 baths. Plus recent FHA furnace and hot water heater! There is a large enclosed porch overlooking the back yard – perfect for relaxing on summer evenings. Patio area and fenced-in backyard for privacy. All set in cul-de-sac neighborhood with easy access to major routes. Subj ect to Buyer finding suitable housing. Show this today!! Open House Saturday, May 17 from 11:00 – 1:00 Marcia Hastbacka, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, (508) 795-7500 Agent Phone: (508) 769-6063 https://www.coldwellbankerhomes.com/ma/holden/3-mayflower-circle/pid_18470205/?utm_campaign=OLDP-Trulia&utm_source=trulia&utm_medium=oldp&utm_content=listing

33 Stoneleigh Rd, Holden, MA

*Open House: Saturday 6/17 12-2pm!* Turn-Key Holden Cape! This pristine property features an updated eat-in kitchen with stainless steel appliances and granite countertops, a spacious living room filled with natural light, two first-floor bedrooms with gleaming hardwood floors, and a full bathroom. Upstairs, a private master suite offers a quiet retreat. The versatile finished basement space makes a fantastic media room or private guest room. Situated on a well-maintained, tree-lined lot, you will enjoy this property inside and out. With every item on your wishlist, you won't need to lo ok any further than 33 Stoneleigh Rd. Schedule your showing today! Christopher Brown, Keller Williams – Westborough, (508) 871-7141 Agent Phone: (508) 283-4386 http://www.kw.com/homes-for-sale/01520/MA/Holden/33–Stoneleigh-Rd/3yd-MLSPIN-72181948.html

98 Tea Party Cir #539, Holden, MA

UNDER CONSTRUCTION NOW 5 NEW HOMES! Come and see our plans for the newly redesigned “Royal” style home, features 1st floor master w/full bath, country kitchen,living room, dining room & laundry and 2 car garage. Second floor has 2 bedrooms, den & full bath. Quiet location yet close to major routes for easy access. Fafard Real Estate, Fafard Real Estate, (508) 881-6662 Agent Phone: (508) 503-1793

76 Birchwood Dr, Holden, MA

Birchwood! This is the only home currently available on the market in this desirable neighborhood. Offers commuters amazing highway access, bypassing Holden Center traffic en route to 190/290. You will not be disappointed! The kitchen is one of the many star features of this home complete with custom cherry cabinets/center island with cookandnot; top/soapstone counters/farm sink/hardwoods/peninsula with custom chairs (remain)/stainless appliancesandnot; – all included. There are hardwoods in most rooms and custom moldings/builtandnot;ins/window seats as well. Both the family room and li ving room feature convenient gas fireplaces. Four generous sized bedrooms and two full baths make up the second floor including a beautiful master bath with walk-in tile shower. Roof in excellent condition at 6yrs, the heat and hot water replaced (2006). The outside tree-lined space offers a private sanctuary featuring heated inandnot;ground pool/professional landscape design/brick patio/audio system and lighting too! Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, (508) 795-7500 https://www.coldwellbankerhomes.com/ma/holden/76-birchwood-dr/pid_17980625/?utm_campaign=OLDP-Trulia&utm_source=trulia&utm_medium=oldp&utm_content=listing

46 Main St, Holden, MA

Desirable Holden Location, great commuter access!! Close to 290/190, this townhouse is one of 4 units in Valley Hill Estates! Spacious 2 Bedroom, 2.5 bath condo boasts large rooms and low condo fee ($250). Newer high efficiency windows, new exterior Paint., Central Air and Central Vac. Fully applianced kitchen and washer/dryer to stay. This condo has 1534 Sq Ft of living space with additional sq footage in the finished basement ( office and laundry room). Oversized garage, unit sits on a quiet side street off of 122A. Currently tenant occupied, (lease in place until 12/31/17) Beth Donaghy, Janice Mitchell R.E., Inc, (508) 829-6315 Agent Phone: (508) 797-7565

33 Surrey Ln, Holden, MA

Classic center hall New England Cape Cod offers charm and convenience of first floor living! Gracious Living Room with bay window, Dining Room with wood trims Family Room with raised hearth fireplace and sliders to rear deck, applianced Kitchen, first floor laundry and Master Suite offer ample space and convenience for single level living! Need more room? Two spacious bedrooms are found on the second floor with full bath and finished lower level with kitchenette, full size windows and 1/4 bath help to meet your needs – Man Town, Guest Suite, Play Room or Office. Attached 1-car garage ac cessible to Family Room helps to make errands a breeze AND heated 2-car garage under access finished lower level is a bonus! Young boiler, hot water tank, electric panel, recent exterior paint and some replacement windows are in place for your convenience. Hardwood Flooring under carpets! Welcome Home! Christy Gibbs, Gibbs Realty, (508) 886-6100 Agent Phone: (508) 873-8356

43 Wilde Willow Dr, Holden, MA

This lovely New England 3 bedroom, 3 bath, expanded ranch style home, with a traditional flair, is awaiting new owners. Life is simplified with spacious one level living. Sun splashed kitchen enhanced with skylights. Wood cabinets and tile flooring, along with bar counter and center Island enhance the kitchen. Dinette area with built in china cabinet for plenty of storage. Oversized sliders lead to expansive deck. French doors lead to the living room, which offers beautiful bay window, carpeting, tongue and groove paneled wall adorned with brick fireplace and lovely crafted mantel. Gold en hardwood flooring and paddle fans in all bedrooms. Spacious master suite elicits bath with shower and tile flooring. Third bedroom with unique wood crafted built in bookcases. Recessed lighting in many rooms. Attractive finished rooms in basement with full bath allows for multitude of possibilities Tony Mallozzi, Anthony Joseph Real Estate LLC, (508) 589-6262 Agent Phone: (774) 241-9543

4 Fairchild Dr, Holden, MA

An updated open concept, two bedroom ranch in the desirable town of Holden. Walk in to an inviting and spacious living room with fireplace and hardwood floors. Updated kitchen, with granite island, and so much natural light. Cozy sunroom, great for entertaining. Two oversized bedrooms with plenty of storage. Hardwoods throughout. Full sized bath feeling like you are at the spa! Separate shower, a soaking tub, double vanity, and a heated towel bar. Two car garage is spacious and has walk up attic for storage as well as access to full basement. Garage has hot and cold water for washing yo ur cars! Beautifully landscaped and fenced in back yard is great for relaxation and entertaining! Shed for extra storage in the backyard as well. Brick walkways, and colorful gardening! Located in a quiet neighborhood with close access to major highways 190 & 290. Close to shopping, and on the Holden/Worcester Line. Move right in! Showings deferred until the Open House, June 11 from 11am-2pm! Winslow Homes, LAER Realty Partners, (508) 762-4004 Agent Phone: (978) 413-2558

141 Putnam Rd, Holden, MA

LOCATION! This beautiful 3 bedroom home is located right off Salisbury St near the Holden/Worcester line! Upstairs you will find a fireplaced living room which is open to your dining/kitchen area. Off the kitchen is a slider leading to a sunroom overlooking your private backyard. Three good size bedrooms with plenty of closet space, a 1/2 master bath and full bath complete the 1st floor. Enjoy your large finished lower level with brand new flooring as a play room/bonus room/office – used now as a playroom, TV room and bar area! Lots of extra storage in the attic! Newer roof, replacement windows, heating system, (2003) town water/sewer, vinyl siding. Easy highway access. Attached one car garage. Situated on well over a 1/2 acre lot, there is plenty of room for outdoor entertaining and activities! Electric fence installed – easy transfer! Includes ALL appliances – which are all recent, washer and dryer only 3 years old! Dawson Elementary School district! Jengillis, ERA Key Realty Services, (508) 853-0964 http://www.era.com/listingdetail/ERAVX65R4/

252 Holden St, Holden, MA

THIS HOUSE IS TO BE SOLD AS A TEAR-DOWN ONLY; PLEASE VIEW ACCORDINGLY, SELLERS WILL ONLY CONSIDER CONTIGENCIES AS A TEAR DOWN AND REBUILD. buyer agent to verify all information. Robert K. Daw Jr., Robert K. Daw Real Estate, (508) 829-3214 Agent Phone: (508) 829-3214

651 R Manning St, Holden, MA

Aprox 20 acres in desirable Holden. Abuts conservation land. Most likely suitable for a single family home not for a development of more than 1 home due to inability to satisfy access, health and safety requirements. Access most likely will be via an easement via 650 Manning Street. Details will need to be worked out with seller and or new owners. This is not a multiple housing dwelling opportunity. Do not enter property for liability and safety of the horses and people. Dogs on site. Buyer/buyers agent to do due diligence. All information deemed reliable from seller. Lisa Delia, Hottel Real Estate, (978) 369-4900 Agent Phone: (508) 340-0326

15 Chestnut Hill Rd, Holden, MA

Quiet residential area, new schools, close to all amenities. Finished basement, family room w/ fireplace, one car garage. Windows, vinyl siding & roof are 8 years new. Betterments paid. Co-Brokers Welcome. Price reduced to 254,900$ Property Owner,

18 Birch Hill Rd, Holden, MA

Just Like New! Great Curb Appeal – Don't Miss this Gorgeous Young Custom Contemporary Colonial in Holden situated at the end of a Cul-da-Sac!. Loaded with Amenities that are 6 yrs old or younger including: 9′ Ceilings, Beautiful Hardwood Flooring throughout, Lovely Neutral Tile in the Baths and Laundry Room. The Kitchen is Perfect for Entertaining opening to the Formal Gas Fireplaced Living Room and is a Cook's dream w/LOTS of upgraded Cherry Stained Birch Cabinetry, Granite Counters, Island w/built in Wine Rack and 2 Door Convection/Microwave, 5 Door Black Stainless Fridge, Kohler Cust om Sink, Dining Area w/Slider to Deck. Formal Dining Rm w/Cathedral Ceilings and Huge Picture Window let's in tons of Natural Light! First Floor Master Suite that is Amazing! The Second Floor Loft space w/Family Rm area, Full Bath and 2 Bedrooms – one can be a Second Master w/Walk in Closet and its own Sitting Area! Two Car Garage, Irrigation System, Central AC and Gas Heat and a Lush Green Private Yard! Karen Russo, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, (508) 795-7500 https://www.coldwellbankerhomes.com/ma/holden/18-birch-hill-road/pid_18399855/?utm_campaign=OLDP-Trulia&utm_source=trulia&utm_medium=oldp&utm_content=listing

20 Fisher Rd, Holden, MA

Absolutely charming 3-4 bedroom, 2 bath cape! Main floor features fully applianced kitchen with ss appliances and breakfast nook, living room with hardwood floors and fireplace, formal dining room with built-ins & hardwood floors, bedroom/den and full bath with tiled shower. Second floor includes 3 more bedrooms and another full bath. Lower level has finished family room with 2nd fireplace and brand new carpet! Other updates include new interior paint throughout, updated deck and connection to public sewer! Located on just under an acre with lovely, flat corner lot on Salisbury St, mome nts to Worcester! Showings begin at open house Sunday 6/11 11:30-1:00! Kimberly McGrath, Janice Mitchell R.E., Inc, (508) 829-6315 Agent Phone: (508) 859-4407

20 Sumac Cir, Holden, MA

Welcome to desirable Fox Hill and this fully updated colonial situated at the end of a cul de sac on a private lot abutting acres of wooded common land. This delightful 12 room home has 2 kitchens, 5 bedrooms & 4.5 baths. It was transformed w/ a major addition & renovation project in 2012/13 which included the renovation of all the baths, a new main kitchen, new family room, a new master bedroom w/ two walk-in closets, a new scrumptious master bath and new garage with bonus space above. The chef's kitchen is anchored by a large island with Marvel wine fridge. Tons of character with load s of built-ins, substantial trim package w/ crown moldings throughout. Butler pantry w/ Sub-Zero fridge, Plain & Fancy cabinets & dishwasher. In-law potential w/ finished walk-out lower level which has a family room, a kitchen, full bath & additional laundry area. Economical gas heat w/ six zones, 2 decks, 3 masonry fireplaces and walk-up attic for additional play area or the ultimate teen suite. Seth Welcom, Re/Max Vision, (508) 842-3000 Agent Phone: (508) 214-4777

302 Main St, Holden, MA

INVESTORS this is a great opportunity to purchase and tear down in Holden in a residential section of Main St not far from the Worcester line. Town water, town sewer, 1/3 Acre, rectangle shaped lot with a depth of 150+ feet and street frontage of 92 feet. The current home is in poor condition and built on a slab which makes for easier demolition. House has been vacant since August 2016 and moisture has caused potential mold to grow. Roof, windows, walls, insulation, doors, kitchen & bath are in poor condition and house is not liveable. Utilities are off and Seller will not be turning th em on. Buyer responsible for smoke/carbon monoxide installation and permit if required. A License to Sell will be arranged after a fully executed Purchase and Sale Agreement (allow an extra 3 weeks for the process). Proof of funds required with offer. Property will not qualify for conventional, FHA or USDA financing in current condition. Dianne Zottoli, Holden Realty Inc., (508) 829-2857 Agent Phone: (508) 242-3022

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