“The 34-year-old Fall River man who was shot last Friday night near the intersection of Nashua and Blackstone streets died yesterday afternoon at Saint Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford. The death of Joshua Medeiros is now being investigated by our office as a homicide. The investigation is being coordinated by …
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“The investigation into the 4/21/2023 inmate uprising at the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office was concluded several months ago and charges have been filed with the Bristol County District Attorney. DA Quinn has followed through with our recommendation to prosecute several individuals under Chapter 266 Section 129: Correctional institutions; injury to …
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“BOSTON – A California man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Springfield, Mass. for conspiring to smuggle tianeptine, a highly-addictive drug that claims to enhance mood and cognitive functioning, into the United States from China. Ryan M. Stabile, 37, of Pasadena, Calif., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge …
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“BOSTON – A New Bedford man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to his role in a drug trafficking organization operating in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. According to the Massachusetts Department of Justice, 46-year-old Jose Santiago pleaded guilty this week to conspiracy to distribute and to possess …
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“An 18-year-old former New Bedford man indicted for the July 2023 shooting of a New Bedford Police detective was arrested this afternoon at Logan International Airport in Boston, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Denzel Gomes was arrested by Massachusetts State Police and New Bedford Police shortly …
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On January 30, we reported that 40-year-old Kevin Adam Kinyanjui Kangethe, wanted in connection with killing 31-year-old Margaret Mbitu of Whitman, Massachusetts, was apprehended at a nightclub by Kenyan authorities. Kangethe is suspected of stabbing Mbitu to death sometime between October 30 and November 4, 2023. then dumping her body …
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“SOUTH YARMOUTH, Mass. – Yarmouth Police Detectives stopped a car for speeding Monday afternoon near the Bass River Bridge. During the stop, detectives observed signs of drug distribution and deployed a narcotics detection canine. K9 Gauge located a quantity of crack cocaine on the passenger, Jatee Burch, 20, of New …
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NEW BEDFORD – Narcotics detectives have placed a local man under arrest following a drug raid at his residence. On Saturday, February 10th, Detective Jonathan Miranda concluded an investigation into a cocaine distribution operation being conducted out of an apartment on Phillips Ave. The target of the investigation was 35-year-old …
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“In late 2023 a complaint was received form NH Fish and Game reference an unlicensed Falconry operation located in Pepperell MA. MEP worked with MassWildlife, NH F&G, and USF&W and it was determined that a Massachusetts resident had been falsely claiming NH residency in order to circumvent the Falconry rules …
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“DARTMOUTH, MA – On Friday, February 9, 2024, at approximately 2:38 a.m., Dartmouth Police Officer Caden KEHOE attempted to stop a 2007 Toyota Corolla on Old Westport Road after learning that it had been reported stolen. After the vehicle began to accelerate in an obvious attempt to elude police, Dartmouth …
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