Shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 4, Massachusetts State Police patrols received a call of shots fired in the area of 66 Stratton St. in Dorchester. Boston Police were able to confirm the gunfire at the scene and issued a report of a white Chevrolet sedan with heavy tint …
Read More »Mattapoisett Police Department reminds locals that April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month
Despite the fact that it defies common sense and logic people continue to text, scroll social media, take selfies and do their hair in the mirrors while driving. It not only places oneself at risk of injury or even death, but it also places everyone – pedestrians and commuters alike …
Read More »Necropsy of deceased dog found in plastic bag found near Massachusetts school reveals extensive abuse
In late March, a young female Jack Russell Terrier-type dog was found deceased near a Lawrence, MA, school. A necropsy has revealed the dog’s death was the result of extensive abuse, and the Animal Rescue League of Boston’s (ARL) Law Enforcement Department, working in conjunction with the Lawrence Police Department, …
Read More »Wareham Police Department charges 31-year old female with Fentanyl trafficking
On Tuesday, April 6, at about 2:15 p.m. Wareham Police Detectives stopped a vehicle on Cranberry Highway near Depot Street. The detectives had developed information that the female operator was suspected of dealing illegal drugs in Wareham. It was believed that the suspect was hiding the drugs in a safe …
Read More »29-year old New Bedford man allegedly robs Foxboro gas sation
After a 29-year old Rowlan L. Dasher was released from NORCAP Lodge, a nearby drug and alcohol rehabilitation center, he was unable to get a ride to a Seekonk Motel where he was staying, so he allegedly robbed a Shell gas station on Rt. 140. After ordering a doughnut and …
Read More »New Bedford Child Rapist Who Fled the State for 17 Years Sentenced to a Decade in Prison
A 61-year-old man who had been living on the lam in South Carolina for 17 years before being apprehended was convicted late last month of child rape and other related charges, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. John Rodrigues of Anderson, SC, pleaded guilty in Fall River …
Read More »UPDATED: New Bedford Police Department arrest one, seize cash, cocaine, and Fentanyl
CORRECTION: An earlier press releases stated there was one arrest, when in fact there were two arrests. “On April 2 NBPD Narcotics and Gang Detectives seized approximately 88.5 grams of Fentanyl, a small amount of cocaine and $2,578 from a Nissan Altima in the parking lot area of 85 Coggeshall …
Read More »66-year old Massachusetts woman charged with committing fraud to receive SNAP and Social Security benefits
A Cambridge woman was arrested today and charged with stealing Social Security benefits and committing wire fraud to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP”) benefits, formerly known as Food Stamps. Shirley Buchanan, 66, was indicted on one count of theft of public funds and three counts of wire fraud. She …
Read More »New Bedford man may be first Superior Court defendant convicted by six person jury in modern history
A 28-year-old New Bedford man who took part in the vicious beating of another man was convicted last month during a six-person Fall River Superior Court jury trial, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Kevin Aquino was convicted by the jury of his peers of an indictment …
Read More »New Bedford’s “Sanctum Folklorica” victim of repeat arson and vandalism
“We have recently been harassed and vandalized by a God-fearing Christian who thinks we do evil. She is a repeat offender and nothing is being done about it. She douses the shop with holy water, burns small sage fires, steals my cart, and tonight (4th offense I’ve called police for) …
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