Crime

A 30-year-old Taunton man who unlawfully entered his neighbor’s apartment, got undressed and attempted to force his way into the female victim’s bathroom while she was showering was convicted of two charges during a bench trial in Taunton District Court earlier this month, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn …

Friday marked a big first for the New Bedford Fire Department. Deputy Chief Scott Kruger officially welcomed Kona, an 8-month-old black lab who is the partner of city firefighter Scott Rebello, to the team Friday during a ceremony to celebrate the graduates of the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office canine academy. …

A Dominican national was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for fentanyl trafficking and using the Social Security number of a U.S. citizen to obtain a driver’s license. Santo Patricio Lugo Santos, 43, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to 72 months in prison. Lugo …

Yesterday at approximately 4 p.m. a Trooper assigned to State Police-Belchertown conducted a motor vehicle stop on a 2009 Nissan Altima for a license plate violation while traveling on Route 32 southbound in Ware. After speaking to the stopped operator, the Trooper identified him as JOSEPH HURLBURT, 24, of Enfield, …

A Guatemalan national, previously convicted of kidnapping and murder, was charged yesterday in federal court in Boston with illegal reentry. Ingrid Corzo-Armas, a/k/a Ingrid Sanchez, 49, was charged with one-count of illegal reentry. Corzo, who was arrested by ICE on Feb. 17, 2020, will appear in federal court in Boston …

An Acushnet man pleaded guilty on Feb. 14 in federal court in Boston to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and illegal firearm possession. Clifford Gomes, 54, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and one count of being a …

A Dominican national pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to illegal reentry and illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition. Twaldo Baez, 37, a Dominican national who was previously removed from the United States after being convicted of a felony in 2007, pleaded guilty to illegal reentry and being …

A Saugus, Massachusetts woman was indicted Tuesday in connection with a scheme to defraud her elderly uncle of his life’s savings. Jayne Carbone, 52, was indicted on four counts of wire fraud and four counts of aggravated identity theft. Carbone was arrested in December 2019. According to the indictment, between …

A 24-year-old New Bedford man who is alleged to have threatened violence and intimidated a New Bedford District Court prosecutor last week was apprehended this weekend and was detained yesterday pending the results of an upcoming dangerousness hearing. Jonathan Perez-Martinez was arrested by Massachusetts State Police Troopers on Saturday and …

On Tuesday, February 18th, at 12:50 a.m. Wareham Police Officer Eric Machado located a vehicle running with a male sitting in it, at the parking lot of C.W. Bishop Avenue. Upon further investigation, it appeared that the male was under the influence of alcohol, and an ambulance was requested to …