Crews have responded to back to back motor vehicle accidents this morning. The first call was to Route 195 for a car vs. deer and now units are on scene of this vehicle that drove off the town wharf.
Read More »Boston Police Officers assaulted by hostile crowd while arresting suspect armed with a loaded firearm
At about 5:40 PM on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, officers assigned to District B-2 (Roxbury) made an on-site firearm arrest in the area of Humboldt Avenue and Crawford Street. Officers responded to a radio call for a person in the area of Maple Street and Cheney Street carrying a fanny …
Read More »UMass Dartmouth Law Professor Jeremiah Ho receives Manning Prize for teaching excellence
Award recognizes exemplary teaching and service on each UMass campus. UMass Dartmouth Associate Professor Jeremiah Ho has been awarded the 2020 Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching for his outstanding dedication to students and the university. The faculty members — one from each UMass campus — will receive $10,000 awards …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police charge four with firearm & illegal fireworks offenses
On Monday evening, at approximately 10:55 p.m., Trooper Steven Golbranson, a recent graduate of the 85th Recruit Training Troop and his Field Training Officer, Trooper Kyle Melvin observed illegal fireworks being set off from the Riverside Press Park on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, which was closed to visitors at the …
Read More »Pedestrian struck by motor vehicle in Dartmouth
On Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at approximately 9:14 p.m., Dartmouth Police and other emergency personnel responded to the area of #678 State Road to investigate a motor vehicle vs. pedestrian crash with injuries. Upon arrival, emergency responders identified the pedestrian as Chad BRADLEY, 30, of New Bedford, and the operator …
Read More »New Bedford Coalition to Save Our Schools to host forum with leading experts to discuss police in schools
A community forum to discuss systemic racism, police in schools, and reimagining school safety, will be held via Zoom at 4 p.m. EDT Thursday. The forum is organized by the New Bedford Coalition to Save Our Schools (NBCSOS). NBCSOS is a vibrant, diverse, grassroots community-based organization of over 150 members. …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police investigate fatal motorcycle crash in Raynham
Last night, at about 11:10 p.m., Troopers from State Police-Middleboro responded to a motorcycle crash on Route 495 South near Exit 8 in Raynham that resulted in the death of the 23-year-old male operator from Rehoboth. Preliminary investigation indicates the man operating a 2016 Yamaha YZFR1 motorcycle rear-ended a 2004 …
Read More »Federal Judge rules in favor of Bristol County Sheriff Hodgson in lawsuit about prisoners’ rights
The Federal Court on Monday ruled in favor of the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office and Securus Technologies in finding that Sheriff Hodgson acted lawfully in contracting with Securus Technologies to provide telephone service to inmates. Two years ago, prisoners’ rights activists brought suit against Sheriff Hodgson and Securus, and ran …
Read More »Massachusetts Environmental Police welcome new officers to the force
The Massachusetts Environmental Police would like to welcome aboard our newest Environmental Police Officers! Officers successfully completed a rigorous 6-month Police Academy which culminated last week. Today, Officers were sworn in by Colonel Shaun T. Santos and will now begin an extensive specialized training program to equip them for their …
Read More »OPINION: “I don’t wanna hear you complaining about New Bedford when this is how you treat our nice things. Y’all are trash!”
“First of all, it’s been fireworks every SINGLE day, every single night, allll night and I’m sick of it! Waking up my grandmother, my parents, myself, got my dog going crazy!!!!! Second of all, y’all MFs destroy EVERYTHING. You people love to complain about how we don’t have anything nice …
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