At around 4 p.m. today, Dartmouth Police were called to 779 Dartmouth Street for a report of a domestic violence incident between a mother and her son, later identified as 23-year-old Ryan Kuphal. While police were en route to the home, Mr. Kuphal drove away in his mother’s vehicle. Dartmouth Police eventually located Mr. Kuthal a short time later outside a home at 28 Bush Street in South Dartmouth.

According to a preliminary investigation, Mr. Kuphal is alleged to have charged at responding officers while armed with a knife. A non-lethal taser was deployed by an officer, but the taser was not successful in disabling Mr. Kuphal. After continuing to charge at the officers, one officer fired his service weapon and struck Mr. Kuphal one time.

Mr. Kuphal was rushed to Rhode Island Hospital where he is in serious but stable condition.

The incident is being investigated by Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Bristol County District Attorney’s office. No further information can be disseminated at this time due to the ongoing nature of the investigation.

The shot-spotter system detected five gun shots on Myrtle Street near Weld Street in New Bedford last night around 10pm. Witnesses on the scene confirmed 5 gun shots fired and a shooter running north towards Clark Street. No arrests made or injuries reported.

Video by Carlos Pimentel Felix.

Last night the New Bedford Voc-Tech Lady Bears hosted the Greater Lowell Gryphons for the State Vocational Large School Championship.

Lowell scored the first points and took a small lead in the first quarter while New Bedford struggled to get the offense going. In the last 2 minutes, the Bears were able to make a small comeback ending the first only being down 3 points.

New Bedford would tie the game up about 90 seconds into the second quarter, and both teams swapped leading for a few minutes. The Bears’ defense forced some great turnovers and allowed the girls to take the lead at the half with a score of 36-26.

Today at 2:33 p.m. the Troop D Headquarters Communications Section received a 911 call reporting a small, fixed-wing plane had just crashed at the Plymouth Airport. State Police Air Wing was the first to arrive, who found the small plane on its roof.

The pilot was the only occupant of the plane and suffered serious injuries, but they are not believed to be life-threatening at the time he was transported. The pilot was transported by medical helicopter to Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Troopers from the State Police Barracks in Bourne along with troopers from the State Police Troop D Headquarters, State Police Crime Scene Services Section (CSSS), State Police Air Wing, Plymouth Police, Fire and EMS, Carver Police all assisted on scene.

State Police will assist with the emergency response and any evidence documentation, as the Federal Aviation Administration and Mass Aeronautics conduct their investigation into the circumstances of the crash.

Massachusetts State Police are actively seeking the public’s assistance in the ongoing investigation into a fatal crash, which occurred Friday morning on Route 195 West in Somerset.

Investigators are asking anyone who was in the area of exits 3 and 4 on Route 195 west Friday morning around 10:15 a.m. who may have seen a blue pick up truck with file cabinets in the truck bed to contact State Police at 508-993-8373. Witnesses have reported seeing the blue pick up truck and two caucasian men stopped near exit 3 shortly after the crash that claimed the life of Philip Imprescia, 55, of Fall River.

The preliminary investigation into the crash has revealed that the victim was driving westbound in a Ford Explorer, when he struck a file cabinet that was in the roadway and subsequently lost control of his vehicle. The vehicle rolled over and the victim was ejected. He was declared deceased at the scene.

Shortly after the crash, a blue pick up truck was seen stopped on the shoulder of the highway near exit 3. Two caucasian men were seen outside the truck, which was carrying file cabinets in its bed.

If anyone saw the blue pickup truck, knows who was operating the pick up truck or has any information about this case, they are urged to contact Massachusetts State Police at 508-993-8373.

According to the New Bedford Police, a 28 year old New Bedford man was shot in ribs inside the Golden Greek around 3am. He is stable at Rhode Island hospital. He was involved in a fight at the restaurant.

15 minutes later a car was shot on Church Street. Police are not sure if the shootings are related.

Reports from witnesses:

“I just witnessed a horrible scene, I left a downtown bar and went to Golden Greek… I was sitting down .. And all of a sudden a fight broke out .. And every is still sitting and just shocked (looking) and then shots fired!!!! Everyone screamed and left immediately pushing everyone out (it was Crazy) and the guys run out to and run after the other and to shot at them … one already shot inside of GG. This was an horrifying experience… I’m lost for words now.”

“Does anyone know what happened near the Golden Greek this morning? There were police everywhere and it was all taped off around 4:30am.”

“The police were on Church Street. I think someone shot someone’s car because they said the hole was from a 45 and found bullets.”

The Route 140/Route 6 intersection in New Bedford finished 12th on the Mass DOT’s “2013 Top Crash Locations Report“. It was the only intersection in New Bedford to make the list. Between 2011-2013, there were 75 crashes with 30 of those crashes causing injuries at the Route 140/Route 6 intersection. Fortunately there were no deaths at the intersection. There is an interactive map of hot spots throughout Massachusetts here.

Per the report, the MassDOT Highway Division obtains crash data from the MassDOT Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV). The RMV obtains crash data from State and local police.

Of note, Fall River had 8 intersections listed on the top crash report. Two of those were in the top 20; Plymouth Ave/Rodman Street and Broadway/Bradford Ave.

The Alden Road/Bridge Street intersection in Fairhaven ranked 74th on the list with 73 crashes, 14 of them causing injury. There were no deaths at the intersection.

In preparation of the new shelter opening in the coming weeks, the New Bedford Homeless Service Provider Network (HSPN) has instituted a single point of entry for shelter services. All people seeking shelter should contact 1-800-HOMELESS to reserve a bed. People may also visit the shelter office at 72 Eighth Street for assistance. Intakes end at 8pm.

“By centralizing intake, we will better serve those in need by having a simple way to access the system. Catholic Social Services, PAACA and other members of the HSPN are collaborating to coordinate efforts to reduce waste and improve quality. This is the first step in expanding access to shelter on daily basis as well as in extreme weather conditions.” – Carl J. Alves, CEO, PAACA

Congrats to New Bedford High School’s Jose Ferrer Jr. on his semi-final win over Clayton Scata of Framingham, MA yesterday. Jose is fighting AGAIN tonight in the 114 Open Class Golden Gloves Finals in Lowell, MA. Wish him luck! Here are some highlights from last night.

Video/Photo by Josh Souza. ‪

A 28-year-old New Bedford man was sentenced to jail this morning in Fall River Superior Court after pleading guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter stemming from a 2013 physical altercation in the Ash Street Jail that led to the death of 59-year-old Egidio Batista.

Superior Court Judge Raymond Veary sentenced Luis Mojica to 2-and-a-half years in jail, with 18 months to serve. The remaining balance of his sentence was suspended for three years, meaning if he was to commit a new crime, he could be sent back to jail to complete the full term of his sentence. Additionally, Judge Veary ordered the defendant to complete anger management counseling and obtain his GED.

On July 20th 2013, at approximately 5pm, New Bedford Police responded to a domestic incident involving Mr. Batista and his adult daughter on Aquidneck Street. The woman reported that Mr. Batista came home intoxicated from alcohol and was arguing with her in an aggressive manner. Mr. Batista was placed in protective custody due to his level of intoxication. He was transported to the Ash Street Jail, where was placed in a holding cell with four other male arrestees, one of which was Mr. Mojica. Mr. Mojica had been arrested earlier in the day for an alleged domestic violence incident involving his girlfriend. That case was eventually dismissed after she asserted her 5th Amendment privilege.

A short time after being placed in the cell, the victim got into an argument with the defendant. During the argument, the defendant forcefully pushed the victim with both hands to the upper chest area, knocking him backward off his feet where his head hits the concrete floor.

The impact caused the victim to lose consciousness. He underwent emergency surgery but died as a result of the head injury the next morning. The medical examiner determined the cause of death to be blunt force trauma to head.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Jeanne Veenstra.

”The circumstances of the case are very unfortunate. Even though the defendant did not intend to kill the victim, this is what can happen when you resort to violence. I feel terribly for the loss the victim’s family has suffered,” said District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III. ”I was present in court during the defendant’s guilty plea, and was satisfied he accepted responsibility for his actions and showed remorse.”