Crime

A former member of the New Bedford Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (“Latin Kings”) pleaded guilty today to racketeering charges. The defendant admitted to participating in a June 2019 shooting of another Latin Kings member who was in bad standing with the gang. Shelton Johnson, …

As New Bedford census workers reach out to neighborhoods in the City with high concentrations of unreturned census forms, local Domino’s pizzerias have stepped up with a tasty treat for families who need help completing or returning the forms before the census closes at month’s end. This week, Domino’s donated …

Two alleged computer hackers were indicted in the District of Massachusetts on charges of damaging multiple websites across the United States as retaliation for United States military action in January 2020 that killed Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force, a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization. Behzad …

Governor Charlie Baker, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, Senate President Karen Spilka and House Speaker Robert DeLeo today announced an extension of administrative tax relief measures for local businesses that have been impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, especially in the restaurant and hospitality sectors. This includes the extension of the …

A former Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) employee was sentenced today for embezzling nearly $70,000 in VA funds. Michael Donaher, 41, of Lakeville, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to time served (approximately one day), three years of supervised release with the first six months to be …

Twenty-eight years ago this morning, the body of Susan Taraskiewicz was found in the trunk of her car, which had been left outside an auto repair shop on Route 1A in Revere. So much time has passed since then. But the determination of the Massachusetts State Police and Revere Police …

A Brockton man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and carfentanil. Rickey Depina, 32, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Douglas P. Woodlock to 30 months in prison, three years of supervised release and ordered to pay a fine of $1,000. …

On Saturday, September 12, at about 8:54 p.m. Wareham Police responded to Old Onset Road near Midway Street for a report of a disturbance in the street involving firearms. As officers were approaching, several people fled the area. Officers stopped a vehicle on Onset Avenue, but determined it had not …

A 20-year-old Weymouth woman was arrested yesterday in connection to the ongoing investigation into the Friday afternoon fatal stabbing of Kimberly Duphily in Attleboro, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to the district attorney’s office, Attleboro Police and Rhode Island State Police …

The 10-year-old New Bedford girl who died early Sunday morning during a three-car motor vehicle crash on Route 6 in Westport can now be publicly identified as Anilda Ribeiro. At 2:15 am Sunday, Westport Police responded to Route 6 in the area of the Route 88 interchange for a report …