“A New Bedford man was sentenced on Dec. 1, 2023 for evading taxes on income he earned as a commercial fisherman. Joaquin Sosa was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to 18 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Sosa was also ordered to pay restitution …
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“A former Milford second grade teacher pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to possessing child pornography. Vincent Kiejzo, 36, pleaded guilty today to one count of possession of child pornography. U.S. Senior District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman scheduled sentencing for April 4, 2024. Kiejzo was arrested and …
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“A federal investigation has found that an East Freetown concrete contractor could have prevented an employee maintaining a soil screener from suffering fatal injuries on Sept. 6, 2023, by following required safety regulations. An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found John Oliveira & …
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“Massachusetts State Police fugitive unit Troopers and an MSP K9 Unit team and partner officers, after a nightlong search for an accused child rapist, ultimately captured him before dawn today in Stoneham woodland. Members of the MSP Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section (MSP VFAS) and US Marshals Service Task Force Officers …
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“A 26-year-old New Bedford gang member convicted by a jury of his peers last month of the second degree murder of Brad Lourenco was sentenced this week in Fall River Superior Court to life in prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Superior Court Judge Renee Dupuis …
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“At approximately 5:15 pm, on Monday, November 27, 2023, Officers assigned to the A-1 (Downtown) Drug Control Unit arrested Israel Silva, 51, of Roxbury, on weapons and drug related charges. Officers were conducting a drug investigation in the area of Temple Place area when they heard a loud disturbance approximately …
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“On November 29, at 1740 hours Gardner Dispatch received a call from Heywood Hospital for assistance with a male party, later identified as Harrison Barjolo, 21, of Spencer, Massachusetts, who reportedly accessed an ambulance at the hospital and began to drive away with it. While en route to assist, Gardner …
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“Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Marlborough Chief of Police David Giorgi have confirmed the ongoing investigation into an apparent murder-suicide that occurred this morning in Marlborough. Wednesday, at approximately 10:05 a.m. Marlborough police received a call for a shooting at a Rice Street residence. Upon arrival police located two …
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“A 36-year-old New Bedford man arrested last week for allegedly breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s apartment and violently assaulted her was found dangerous by a New Bedford District Court judge and ordered held without bail for 120 days, District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Eberth Galicia-Giron is charged with Domestic …
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“On April 8, 1985, a driver traveling westbound on interstate 195 stopped in the breakdown lane in the Town of Fairhaven, just beyond the Mattapoisett town line. Off the shoulder of the road, in the brush about 45 feet from the roadway, the driver saw a human skeleton and immediately …
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