INITIAL RELEASE: At approximately 10:23 pm tonight a Massachusetts State Police K9 Unit sergeant observed an Acura TL that was wanted for an armed carjacking. Avon Police had responded to the carjacking, during which a silver handgun was shown, at the Avon Walmart, Rt. 28, Avon at some point earlier …

“At approximately 10:47 a.m. a motorist reported while she was exiting Route 93 southbound on the ramp to the Route 60 rotary in Medford, another vehicle tried to merge into her route of travel. As the other vehicle approached her, the male driver brandished what appeared to be a handgun. …

New Bedford Public Schools is set to launch the next phase of increased in-person instruction in classrooms, Superintendent Thomas Anderson announced at a press conference today. This new phase in the district’s year-long comprehensive response to prioritize the health and safety of all students and staff will start on Monday, …

Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced that Massachusetts would advance to Step 2 of Phase III of the state’s reopening plan on Monday, March 1, and also announced its plan to transition to Step 1 of Phase IV on Monday, March 22. With public health metrics continuing to trend in a …

“We took this photo last year, just as plans were about to make a dramatic shift in how we serve the city. New Bedford has such a rich history and our department is such an important part of it. We plan to get back to this amazing Frederick Douglass commemorative …

Shortly before midnight on Monday Trooper Adam Couture, assigned to State Police-Shelburne Falls, was on patrol observing traffic on Route 91 northbound at mile marker 48.6 in Bernardston. At that time he observed a silver Toyota SUV with a loud defective exhaust pass his location. He also observed the vehicle …

At approximately 3:50 a.m. yesterday Trooper Ryan Boswell, assigned to State Police-Dartmouth, was on patrol traveling on Sawyer Street in New Bedford. At that time he conducted a random RMV inquiry of the license plate on a gray Range Rover. The results of the inquiry revealed the registration was revoked …

A Tewksbury woman was sentenced today for diverting morphine while she was employed as a nurse in the hospice unit at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center campus in Bedford. Kathleen Noftle, 55, was sentenced to 40 months in prison and three years of supervised release. In October 2020, Noftle …

A former member of the New Bedford Chapter of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (“Latin Kings”) was sentenced today on drug conspiracy charges. Ines Lugo, a/k/a “Queen China,” 42, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Rya W. Zobel to time served (approximately 47 days in prison) …

By Chris Lisinski State House News Service A three-step, 12-cent gas tax increase, fare-free MBTA and regional transit authority buses, new surcharges on parking space rentals and purchases, higher ride-hailing fees and more all featured in a new overhaul bill proposed by the Massachusetts Senate’s point person on transportation. Transportation …