Crime

“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 …

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 …

“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 …

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 …

“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 …

“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 …

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 some time between October 30 and November 4, 2023. then dumping her …

“A crew member on commercial fishing vessels operating out of New Bedford pleaded guilty today to evading nearly $300,000 in federal income taxes. Rodolfo Membreno, 49, of Fall River, pleaded guilty to one count of evading and defeating taxes before U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns. Judge Stearns scheduled sentencing …

“BOSTON — Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston arrested a previously removed foreign national on January 25 who had been locally convicted of child rape and prostitution charges. ERO Boston made the apprehension as part of a recent national immigration enforcement effort where U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ERO officers apprehended …

Patrol officers have placed a repeat offender under arrest for a car break following a shoplifting investigation. Shortly after midnight on February 6th, south-end patrol units were assisting Dartmouth police. Dartmouth officers were investigating a shoplifting incident at the Cumberland Farms on Rockdale Ave. and seeking assistance with locating their …