” A Leominster, Mass. man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for allegedly attempting to open an emergency exit door while aboard a United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Boston and then allegedly attempting to stab a flight attendant in the neck. Francisco Severo Torres, …
Read More »Massachusetts woman pleads guilty for bomb threat against Boston Children’s Hospital
“A Westfield woman pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to calling in a hoax bomb threat against Boston Children’s Hospital. Catherine Leavy, 37, pleaded guilty to one count of making a false bomb threat and one count of intentionally conveying false or misleading information that a bomb was …
Read More »New Bedford Police Department reminds resident to “Lock It Up!” after spate of car breaks, thefts
“***LOCK IT UP**** The New Bedford Police Department would once again like to remind you that the single best thing you can do to prevent vehicle theft is to keep your doors locked. Please also be aware that since a popular post on “Tik Tok” was shared across social media, …
Read More »NBPD arrest man for September shooting in south end of New Bedford
The New Bedford Police Department released a statement regarding an arrest made in connection with a shooting in the south end of New Bedford. “NEW BEDFORD – Major Crime detectives have placed a man under arrest in connection with a south-end shooting. On September 10th, just before midnight, patrol units …
Read More »New Bedford man arrested twice in one day for allegedly dealing crack cocaine
“NEW BEDFORD – Narcotics detectives arrested a man last Thursday afternoon for crack distribution, and then again in the evening after he had been released. At around 1 PM on Thursday the 21st, detectives were conducting surveillance in the County St. bar district. At this time, Sgt. Jonathan Lagoa observed …
Read More »Massachusetts police arrest Ecuadorian allegedly operating dentist’s office out of convenience store
“On Monday, Sept. 18, after an extensive investigation, the Milford Detective Bureau and Milford Patrol Division, in conjunction with the Milford BoH, investigated an elaborate illegal dental operation being conducted at No. 140 Main Street, Suite 7, Alternativa Convenience Store. The proprietor, Ms. Maria Magdalena Guaman-Castro of Alternative Convenience Store, …
Read More »Mayor Mitchell addresses the gun violence “beef” going on between two groups in New Bedford
Mayor Mitchell recently gave an update on the concerning uptick in gun violence happening between two groups in New Bedford. He noted, “It’s been focused primarily in the Ben Rose and Blue Meadows housing developments and it is something that is concerning because it seemed to happen out of the …
Read More »Freetown Police Locate and Arrest Wanted Individual With Outstanding Warrants
From the Freetown Police Department: Sunday, September 24, 2023, at approximately 9:00 AM, the Freetown Communications Center received multiple 9-1-1 calls reporting the sighting of BRANDON DEMORANVILLE, age 37, of 122 Chace Road in East Freetown. The callers reported that DEMORANVILLE was inside the Mobil Mart convenience store on Mason …
Read More »MSP K9 ‘Roxy,” troopers capture Massachusetts man who fled after dragging trooper
“A Massachusetts State Police K9 team and its support element this afternoon located and apprehended a suspect who tried to evade capture after dragging a Trooper on Route 91 north. The Trooper, a male, was attempting to stop the suspect, who was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu sedan, for motor …
Read More »42-year-old New Bedford Fentanyl trafficker sentenced to prison
“A 42-year-old New Bedford Fentanyl trafficker, who at the time of his arrest last December had already not shown up for a similar court case out of Essex County, was sentenced last week in Fall River Superior Court to serve six to eight years in state prison, Bristol County District …
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