On May 7, New Bedford Police Gang Unit detectives seized a Glock 45 caliber handgun with four rounds of ammunition while arresting a suspect for carjacking and armed robbery on April 30. 26-year old Ramon Martinez-Colon of 31 Crapo Street was charged with armed robbery, assault, and firearms offenses. Chief …
Read More »Massachusetts Senate probing uprising at Bristol County Sheriff ICE facility
Chris Lisinski and Katie Lannan State House News Service A Massachusetts Senate committee will investigate an incident at the Bristol County House of Correction, while Gov. Charlie Baker cautioned against “drawing conclusions” about the violent altercation. The Senate Post Audit and Oversight Committee plans to examine the incident — which …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police K9 “Tank” helps Billerica police capture three wanted suspects
“Shortly after 10:15 last night, Chelmsford Police located a vehicle wanted by Bedford Police. Massachusetts State Police K9 Unit Trooper Thomas Janeczak and his partner Tank (pictured) responded to assist in the search for three male suspects who were captured by a security camera as they ran from the vehicle. …
Read More »Boston Police arrest one for failure to adhere to Social Distancing Protocols; additional gun charges
“At about 12:48pm, on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, officers from District C-11 (Dorchester) responded to a call for a fight involving a person in possession of a firearm in the area of 569 Washington Street (Citizens Bank). On arrival, officers spoke with the victims who stated that they were in …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police response to trespassers report leads to gun and narcotics charges
Just before 1 a.m. Sunday, Trooper Brian Donaghey, assigned to the State Police-Boston Barracks, was conducting a security check of critical infrastructure at a Massachusetts Water Resources Authority facility on Memorial Drive in Cambridge when he encountered two trespassers in a motor vehicle in the parking lot. Trooper Donaghey determined …
Read More »New Bedford man arrested for robbing Walgreens with hypodermic needle
On May 2, at approximately 9 p.m., New Bedford police officers responded to a report of an armed robbery at Walgreens on Cove Rd. Officers were advised that the suspect fled the store on a bicycle with an undisclosed amount of cash and used hypodermic needles to threaten the cashier. …
Read More »New Bedford man charged with breaking into three cars in Dartmouth
On Monday, May 4, 2020, Dartmouth Police responded to St. John Street, after receiving a call from a local resident stating that he had just observed a male break into his vehicles. Upon arrival in the area, Office Manuel Demelo located a male matching the description of the suspect. While …
Read More »Inmate at Bristol County House of Correction tests positive for COVID-19
An inmate and a corrections officer at the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office recently tested positive for COVID-19. The county inmate, who is housed in the Bristol County House of Correction on Faunce Corner Road in Dartmouth, was sent to St. Luke’s Hospital for a preexisting medical condition on April 29. …
Read More »Middlesex County Sheriff reduces jail population by 25% amid coronavirus crisis
Michael P. Norton State House News Service Electronic monitoring, bail review decisions and a decline in new arrests are among the reasons behind a nearly 25 percent reduction in the jail population in Middlesex County, Sheriff Peter Koutoujian announced Monday. “On March 12, we had 787 people either sentenced or …
Read More »ACLU, Kennedy seek probe of Bristol County Sheriff ICE detention uprising
Katie Lannan State House News Service The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts and Congressman Joe Kennedy III are calling for an independent investigation into a Friday night uprising at the ICE detention center at the Bristol County House of Correction. The ACLU also asked for Gov. Charlie Baker to …
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