Early this morning, at approximately 2:49 a.m., Trooper Joseph Kubicek, who is assigned to the State Police – Dartmouth Barracks, was on patrol of I-195 Eastbound in the city of New Bedford, when he stopped a 2004 Pontiac Sunfire for a motor vehicle violation. The vehicle was occupied by four …
Read More »Massachusetts State Troopers Arrest Brockton Man Trafficking Cocaine
On Saturday, January 11, troopers assigned to the State Police Troop D Community Action Team were on patrol in Brockton. Just before 9 p.m. troopers observed a gray Nissan Murano traveling on Ash Street at a speed much higher than the flow of traffic. They clocked the vehicle’s speed at …
Read More »Massachusetts State Troopers Arrest Two Men for Trafficking Cocaine
Yesterday at approximately 1:30 p.m. Trooper Feras Irqsusi, assigned to the Troop H Community Action Team, was patrolling Columbia Road in Boston. As he was approaching Pond Street he observed an Acura TL with a rejected inspection sticker. He then performed an RMV inquiry of the license plate and noticed …
Read More »New Bedford Domestic Assault Case Results in Maximum Sentence
A 40-year-old Middleboro man was convicted by a jury of his peers after a three-day trial in New Bedford District Court of violently assaulting his girlfriend in New Bedford, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Joseph Loring was convicted of assault and battery last Thursday and was …
Read More »Weekend storm to impact Massachusetts with cold air and precipitation
It seems that every January, Massachusetts gets an uncharacteristically warm period lasting a day or two followed by a return to cold and then a snow event. This year will be no different with the arrival of a cold front accompanied with dry air on Friday with temperatures dropping into …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police’s 85th Recruit Training Troop wraps up first week of training
The 85th Recruit Training Troop wrapped up its first week of training last Friday with patrol procedures classes and introduction to the MSP’s main patrol vehicle, physical training, and, of course, visits to the chow hall. This week, the Recruits will begin their criminal law instruction in addition to diving …
Read More »City of New Bedford creating its 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan and seeks public input
The Office of Housing and Community Development is now in the process of creating its 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan. This plan will provide a snapshot of community needs in New Bedford and will establish a framework for how federal funding the city receives from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban …
Read More »Massachusetts State Troopers arrest two for illegal possession of a firearm
On Saturday January 11, troopers assigned to the State Police Troop D Community Action Team were on patrol in Brockton. Just after 5:30 p.m. they observed a white GMC Terrain with heavily tinted windows traveling on Warren Avenue at a speed estimated to be much higher than the posted speed …
Read More »Statement of Bristol D.A. Quinn on US Supreme Court Ruling in Case of Michelle Carter
“I am very pleased that the US Supreme Court has denied Michelle Carter’s petition for further review of her conviction. This, once again, justifies the decision to charge the defendant with manslaughter based on existing Massachusetts law, which is well-established. The validity of charging her has been vindicated by numerous …
Read More »Wareham Police conduct raid after multiple complaints; arrest three, seize marijuana
On Monday, January 13, at 10:20 a.m., Wareham Police detectives assisted by patrol officers conducted a raid at 18 Leisure Lane amid multiple complaints. Three individuals were placed under arrest after a large quantity of marijuana was found in the house. Detectives summoned the Director of Public Health Robert Either …
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