Crime

It seems every week a judge in New Bedford allows a violent criminal back on the street with little care for public safety. This time a kidnapping suspect was released with an ankle bracelet. Last Wednesday, New Bedford District Court Judge James McGovern found 26-year old Catherine Murphy to be …

Yesterday morning at about 9:10 a.m., troopers from the State Police – Troop F (Logan Airport) Barracks arrested NICHOLAS FRANCO, 66, of Newton Center for Assault and Battery upon an Elderly Person over 60 or Disabled Person with Injury. The charges stem from a road rage incident that occurred near …

Massachusetts State Police Troopers arrested a repeat drugged driver this afternoon after receiving a report of him weaving erratically across multiple lanes of Route 95 southbound. Troopers located the suspect driving erratically, and when they tried to stop him he led them on a pursuit with a passenger and a …

A 19-year-old Taunton man was convicted in Fall River Superior Court yesterday of stabbing and nearly killing another Taunton man in October, 2017, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Teddy Brady pleaded guilty to a single count indictment, charging him with aggravated assault and battery with a …

On Tuesday, January 1, at about 2:30 a.m. Wareham Police along with Wareham EMS responded to the Rosewood Motel for a report of an injured person. At the scene, Officers Nate Aronson and Robert McLain encountered a female who required transport to the hospital following a disturbance. The female became …

On Tuesday, January 1, at about 5:45 p.m., a 34-year-old Plymouth woman was struck in the area of the Krua Thai II restaurant at 3043 Cranberry Highway, while attempting to cross the road. The female pedestrian received serious injuries and was flown to Rhode Island Hospital Trauma Center. The vehicle …

At 6:05 p.m. tonight State Police-Leominster received a call from a motorist reporting that a sport utility vehicle was being operating erratically on Route 495 southbound in Marlboro. The caller reported that the SUV passed him at an estimated speed of 100 mph. Moments later, an MSP Trooper on patrol …

On Wednesday, December 26, at about 7:30 p.m. a juvenile was arrested by Wareham police officers and charged with, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery on a police officer, resisting arrest, and vandalizing property. The arrest was made by Officers Nate …

On Wednesday, December 26, at about 5:30 p.m. Wareham Police Officer James White responded to McDonald’s Restaurant for a report of a person trying to pass a counterfeit bill. It was determined that the person at the restaurant had just received the bill from another individual. After an investigation, Brandon …

A suspect wanted in connection with the Saturday night homicide of 37-year-old Joseph Tavares was arrested Thursday evening and will be arraigned in New Bedford District Court this morning. Robert A. Rose, Jr., 48, of New Bedford, was charged this evening with murder and misleading police. The arrest occurred at …