“NEW BEDFORD – Police have made an arrest in connection with a shooting outside of a Brock Ave. convenience store earlier this month. Officers responded to the shooting at around noon on February 15th. No injuries were reported; however, a vehicle sustained damage before fleeing the scene. As a result …
Read More »Massachusetts Gov. Healey rejects Brockton’s request to deploy National Guard at Brockton High School
Governor Maura Healey has decided against sending the National Guard to assist with security concerns at Brockton High School, despite pleas from four members of the Brockton School Committee. The request was made to help control violence at the school, but Healey deemed it inappropriate. Instead, Healey’s administration has provided …
Read More »15-year old Massachusetts teen charged in connection with dead 38-year old woman found in car
“ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. A 15-year-old from Springfield, Massachusetts, whose name will not be released due to his age, has been charged as an adult with second-degree murder. On January 23, 2024 the body of Christina Chatlos, 38, of Williamstown, VT, was found in a car in a St. Johnsbury parking …
Read More »Prisoner escapes Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department transport vehicle on the highway
“At approximately 6:15PM Monday night, Waltham Police Officers responded to the area of Bear Hill Rd and Route I-95 South to assist in locating a male prisoner that had escaped from a Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department transport vehicle on the highway. Waltham officers joined Plymouth County Deputy Sheriffs and troopers …
Read More »New Bedford Police charge man wearing court-ordered GPS with robbing Uber driver at knifepoint
“NEW BEDFORD – Police have placed a male who was already on court-ordered GPS under arrest after robbing an Uber driver at knifepoint directly outside of his own residence. On Monday, February 19th, at around 5:30 PM, patrol units responded to the North St./Cedar St. intersection in response to the …
Read More »Texas man who threatened Boston doctor serving transgender patients sentenced to prison
“BOSTON – A Texas man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for threatening a Boston doctor affiliated with the national LGBTQIA+ health education center. Matthew Jordan Lindner, 39, of Comfort, Texas, was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge William G. Young to three months in prison and three …
Read More »New Bedford Police arrest Dartmouth man, charge another after dispute where shots were fired
“NEW BEDFORD – Police have arrested one male and are charging another after a dispute at a south-end automotive shop. On Friday, February 16th, police responded to 1593 Cove Rd. regarding shots fired. Upon arrival, patrol officers learned that an argument over a civil matter had escalated into a physical …
Read More »Two New Bedford men convicted by jury of raping and molesting 9-year-old girl
“Two New Bedford men were convicted last Friday afternoon by a jury of their peers after a week-long trial in Fall River Superior Court of raping and molesting a 9-year-old girl in their Nye Street apartment, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Nicholas Pacheco, 41, was convicted …
Read More »Massachusetts nurse pleads guilty to adulteration of Fentanyl
“BOSTON – A former nurse pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to adulteration of fentanyl at a local hospital. Caroline Sheehan, 39, of Lowell, Mass. pleaded guilty to one count of adulteration of a prescription drug with intent to defraud and mislead. U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley …
Read More »Thieves in one Massachusetts town break into more than 20 cars in one morning
“Good morning, Sudbury Police fielded 20+ reports of car break-ins yesterday which appeared to have occurred in the early morning hours of February 18th, possibly late on February 17th in the Pine Lakes neighborhood off of Hudson Road. Circumstances remain under investigation but anyone who may have camera footage during …
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