Crime

On Friday, August 14, at 3:55 p.m. Wareham Police received a report of a breaking and entering in progress at a home on Parker Drive. Officers Lorenzo Grosso and James White responded and observed an open window with a male in the house. Officer Grosso advised the male to come …

On Saturday evening, at approximately 10:31 p.m., troopers assigned to the Troop D Community Action Team stopped a 2017 Chrysler 300 on Route 24 in West Bridgewater for motor vehicle violations. After a brief investigation, the driver was identified as DWAYNE ROGERS-FLONORY, 29, of Dorchester, and the passengers were identified …

41-year old Ausarmaat Rahotep was shot and killed on Dartmouth Street in New Bedford around 9:50 pm on Tuesday. 27-year old Jonovan Gonzalez was arrested and charged with murder of Rahotep on Thursday. Ausarmaat Rahotep was arrested in February of 2017 for allegedly claiming to be heading toward President Donald …

Two men were arrested for the July 26 shooting of two men at Petro Mart on Coggeshall Street in New Bedford to include a leader in the New Bedford Black Lives Matter movement. According to New Bedford police, 24-year old Tyrell Woodis-Pina of Fairhaven and Giovanni Vale-Valentin of New Bedford …

Jonovan Gonzalez, 27, of New Bedford will be arraigned this morning in New Bedford District Court on charges connected to the Tuesday night homicide of a 41-year-old man in New Bedford, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. The defendant is charged with murder, carrying an illegal firearm, …

At about 11:50 AM on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, officers assigned to District A-1 (Downtown) responded to a radio call for an armed robbery in the area of 1 Avenue De LaFayette (Hyatt Regency) in Boston. On arrival, officers were met by the victim who stated he had met the …

A protected piping plover chick was illegally removed from a RI beach last week by vacationers who brought it home to MA. When the chick became ill, it was brought to a wildlife rehabilitator. Despite the best efforts of veterinarians, the chick had become too weak from the ordeal and …

At approximately 9:30 a.m. today Trooper Michael MacDonald and his Field Training Officer, Trooper John Mindek, assigned to State Police Sturbridge, were conducting stationary patrol on Route 84 eastbound in Sturbridge. While they were stationary they observed a gray Volkswagen with a large crack in the windshield. Trooper MacDonald then …

New Bedford police have reported three shootings since Sunday, one resulting in the death of a 41-year old man. New Bedford police were alerted to a shot spotter activation in the 140-block of Myrtle Street around 00:10 am on Wednesday. Police discovered evidence of shots fired, but no injuries were …

This is an update of this article. Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to this office, New Bedford Police and Homicide Unit prosecutors are actively investigating a homicide, which occurred last night in New Bedford. At 9:51 pm, New Bedford Police responded to reports of a shooting in the area of …