In her second year leading a junior police academy for students at Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School, Officer Leanne Fisher, who is also the school’s resource officer, has a major goal in mind. “I want them to understand how cool police officers can be,’’ she said. Students …

Members of the New Bedford Police Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant at an Ashley Street apartment on Saturday at approximately 12:30 PM. Three males were the target of the investigation. As result of the search warrant being executed, detectives seized 56.8 grams of cocaine, packaging materials, digital scale, and …

On Tuesday March 28 at about 5:45 p.m., Trooper Gerald Perwak assigned to the Troop B Community Action Team (CAT) was on patrol when he observed a white Chevy Equinox traveling on Route 291 eastbound in Springfield. Trooper Perwak observed the Chevy fail to stop at the bottom of the …

The Freetown Police Department has ordered the placement of a crossing warning sign to call attention and alert motorists to unexpected entries onto the roadway that may call for a reduction of speed or immediate action in the interest of traffic safety (Under the guidelines of Section 2C.37p of the …

Fred Pimentel, a graduate of New Bedford High School and NFTE entrepreneurship teacher for 13 years, has been awarded the 2017 Global Enterprising Educator Award for the New England region, which honors teachers who have excelled at teaching the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) program. Fred travelled to NYC to …

The City of New Bedford has been awarded the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its current budget by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). Only 18 Massachusetts municipalities, and 1,565 entities nationwide, received the award in 2015. The award represents a significant achievement by the City and reflects the City’s …

A 25-year-old New Bedford man who broke into a young couple’s New Bedford home while they were asleep in bed has been convicted of unarmed burglary and sentenced to serve three to four years in state prison. Jordan Reyes pleaded guilty in Fall River Superior Court this week to a …

Alert off-duty New Bedford police detective Bryan Oliveira apprehended a man with a long criminal record of burglaries after he witnessed him robbing a home on Church Street near Nash Road Friday morning. Robert F. Simmons, 48, of New Bedford, was charged with breaking and entering in the daytime for …

Members of the New Bedford Police Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant at an Adams Street apartment in New Bedford at 5:30PM on Thursday. The target of the investigation was 26-year old Amanda Lee Rogers. Detectives executed the search warrant Thursday evening at approximately . As result of the search, …