Crime

A former member of the New Bedford Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (“Latin Kings”) pleaded guilty yesterday to racketeering charges. Josue Carrasquillo, a/k/a “King Playboy,” 25, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to conduct enterprise affairs through a pattern of racketeering activity, more commonly referred to as …

Yesterday at approximately 3 p.m. Trooper James Melberg, assigned to State Police Charlton, was patrolling Route 90. While stationary at the interchange to Route 84 he observed a gray Mercedes sedan with New Jersey license plates. A quick RMV inquiry of the license plate revealed the vehicle had been reported …

A Wareham man was indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday for possession of child pornography. David St. Jacques, 56, was indicted on one count of possession of child pornography. St. Jacques was charged by criminal complaint and arrested in September 2020, and has been in custody since. According to …

A former member of the New Bedford Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (“Latin Kings”) pleaded guilty yesterday to racketeering charges. Taliyah Barboza, a/k/a “Queen Taliyah,” 25, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to conduct enterprise affairs through a pattern of racketeering activity, more commonly referred to as …

On Monday morning, Trooper Joel Daoust stopped a 2004 Toyota Sienna on I-90 Eastbound in Charlton for motor vehicle violations after a motorist reported this vehicle to be operating erratically. After brief conversation with the driver, and only occupant, who was identified as JONATHAN O. ROMERO, 22, of Springfield, it …

Boston Police are looking to identify the above-pictured individuals in relation to an Assault and Battery by Means of a Dangerous Weapon that occurred at Hammond and Sussex Streets on September 11, 2020. Circumstances surrounding the incident: At about 9:36 P.M. on Friday, September 11th, 2020, Officers assigned to District …

On Friday, September 18, 2020, a Massachusetts Environmental Police Officer in Western Massachusetts observed two adults and a youth dragging a 200-pound bear out of the woods within the vicinity of a baited hunting stand. Further investigation found that the bear had been shot over bait, to include two 50-gallon …

Taunton Police, Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to the district attorney’s office and Homicide Unit prosecutors are actively investigating a homicide, which occurred this afternoon in the City of Taunton. At 3:57 pm today, Taunton Police responded to 23 Myrtle Street for a report of a shooting. When first responders …

This afternoon, a series of suspicious fires were lit on the side of Route 195 in New Bedford, Dartmouth and Westport. If anyone has information regarding the identity of the individual(s) responsible for the fires, they are strongly encouraged to contact the Massachusetts State Police. If you feel more comfortable …

A 29-year-old Carver man who committed an armed robbery in New Bedford in February 2019 was sentenced last Thursday in Fall River Superior Court to serve three to four years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. George Cowen pleaded guilty to a single indictment …