The singer Bobby Brown will not have any criminal charges pressed against him after police found a small amount of cocaine in his possession. A Brockton District Court clerk found no probable cause to issue a criminal complaint, but did recommend that he volunteer to mentor young people. Brown agreed to serve a year of community service.

On Dec 1, 2007, police were called to investigate a disturbance at a Brockton hotel. They found Bobby Brown sitting in a SUV of a parking lot and found cocaine in his possession.