Crime

A former civilian employee of the Hanscom Air Force Base pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with possessing thousands of files depicting child pornography, including a manual titled “How to Practice Child Love.” William Gates, 41, of Burlington, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of …

At 2am on Friday, New Bedford police officers were investigating reports of a person driving drunk. According to a witness on the scene, the driver hit a light post on Cottage Street fled on foot. Police arrested her a short time later. A 25-year old Tiffany Rose Demoura of Manchester, …

Marion Police Chief John Garcia reports that after receiving multiple reports of a suspicious person walking in a playground at the Sippican Elementary School Friday morning, the person was determined by police to be a 12-year-old boy carrying a toy gun. At approximately 11:05 a.m. Friday, Marion Police received a …

At 12:45 pm on Wednesday, a person called New Bedford police and reported that a man exposed himself at the intersection of Elm and County streets in front of the McDonalds. Police officers responded and located a man near McDonald’s on County St. and placed him under arrest. 28-year old …

This Bristol County District attorney’s office released details on the three overdose deaths that occurred in New Bedford on Wednesday. At 6 am, the fishing vessel Capt. Porter, based out of North Carolina, advised the U.S. Coast Guard that it had a deceased crew member on board. The vessel docked …

Twelve individuals were charged in federal court in Boston as a result of a federal sweep targeting offenders of document and benefit fraud. The defendants have allegedly used the identities of U.S. Citizens from Puerto Rico as their own. Ten of the 12 individuals charged today are unlawfully present in …

UPDATE: The Bristol County DA’s office confirmed there were three likely overdose deaths in New Bedford on Wednesday; one on a fishing boat and two in hotel rooms. https://www.newbedfordguide.com/das-office-confirm-three-overdose-deaths-in-new-bedford-on-wednesday/2019/04/18 New Bedford police logs report three possible overdose deaths and a fourth overdose in New Bedford on Wednesday. At 7:51 am, …

Do you know this man or woman? Troopers assigned to the State Police barracks in South Boston are seeking the public’s help to identify these two who are wanted for questioning into the theft of an iPhone yesterday at Castle Island in South Boston. Anyone with any information may contact …

On Tuesday, while on regular patrol duty at 4:00 p.m. Officer Corner was alerted by members of the Detective division to be on the lookout for Alando Santos, 47, of East Wareham. It was reported that Mr. Santos would be in the Onset center area, had a suspended driver’s license, …

Over the last two weeks, Wareham Police Detectives having been conducting extra surveillance in the area of West Central Avenue, in Onset, amid multiple citizen complaints of ongoing illegal drug activity. On Tuesday, April 16, at about 6:00 p.m. a detective sat in Onset Center making observations of the area, …