Mayor Jon Mitchell has appointed members of the Commission on Police Use of Force Policies that was announced last week after his signing of the Obama Foundation’s “Mayor’s Pledge,” which included the formation of the commission to review the police department’s policies on the use of force. The following individuals …

Last evening at approximately 6:25 p.m., troopers from the State Police – Russell Barracks responded to reports of a crash on Main Road in Montgomery. Upon arrival, troopers discovered that a 2013 Harley Davidson was traveling Eastbound on Main Road in Montgomery near 414 Main Road, when for reasons still …

At about 10:26 PM on Saturday, June 13, 2020, officers made an onsite arrest in the area of 861 Washington Street in Dorchester. While guarding a crime scene in the area of the aforementioned location from a prior incident in which an adult male was transported to the hospital as …

Massachusetts State Troopers on Friday evening seized an unlawfully-carried firearm and arrested a suspected member of the motorcycle club known as the Outlaws. At about 6:15 p.m., troopers assigned to the Massachusetts State Police Troop D Community Action Team observed two motorcycles traveling much faster than the posted speed limit …

On Friday, June 12, 2020 at approximately 6:45 p.m., Dartmouth Police were dispatched to the area of Walgreens on State Road to check on the welfare of a man lying in the grass. Upon arrival, officers identified the man as Denis Alekseyevich SHELAGIN, 36, homeless. After SHELAGIN was advised that …

New Bedford Public Schools staff and City officials hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to inaugurate New Bedford High School’s new state-of-the-art varsity softball field on June 12. While a first game will have to wait until public health guidelines allow, a uniformed contingent of Whaler athletes was on hand to …

At 9:08 a.m. today Troop A dispatch received information from Haverhill Police Department that they were looking for a black Mercedes that was stolen from a dealership in Haverhill. Haverhill Police had the vehicle stopped when the operator fled at a high rate of speed onto Route 495. At 9:20 …

Daniel Smith, age 47, of Wareham, was last seen on Monday, June 8. Chief John Walcek reports that the body of a missing Wareham man was found in a wooded area in Wareham on Friday. The initial investigation indicates that his death is not suspicious. The investigation remains ongoing by …

A New Bedford man who admitted to participating in the delivery of more than an ounce of crack cocaine in Rhode Island in February 2018 was sentenced on Thursday to 42 months in federal prison. Chanel Williams, 41, previously admitted to the court that, following Facebook communications with an individual …

On Thursday, June 11, 2020, a moose was found to be traveling through the city of Lowell. Due to both the populated location and difficult conditions, it was determined that the moose needed to be relocated. Given the weather conditions, traffic, and terrain including the Merrimack River, multiple agencies assisted …