On Thursday, October 18, at about 11:15 a.m., Wareham Police responded to Cumberland Farms on Depot Street for a report of an employee stealing lottery tickets. Upon arrival, it was reported that an employee had stolen approximately $3,400 worth of lottery tickets in the last four weeks. Officer Jon Verhaegen …
Read More »New Bedford Man charged with cocaine trafficking, detectives take more than 19 grams off street
Members of the New Bedford Police Department narcotics unit made an arrest and took more than 19 grams of cocaine off the street Thursday, Oct. 18 following an investigation into a cocaine distribution service out of a McGurk St. apartment. Detectives executed a search warrant and located the target of …
Read More »Everett Man Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Defraud Massachusetts Unemployment Assistance of $1.8 million
An Everett man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with a scheme to defraud the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance of more than $1.8 million. Edison Delarosa, 53, pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud and one count of wire fraud. U.S. Senior District Court …
Read More »New Bedford Repeated Illegal Gun User Sentenced to 5-7 Years in State Prison
A 34-year-old repeat illegal firearm user who was once again carrying an illegal gun during a fight outside a bar in New Bedford was sentenced to serve five to seven years in state prison yesterday in Fall River Superior Court, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Christopher …
Read More »Law enforcement dive unit recover gun from Sunday night shooting in Onset
On Wednesday, October 17, at about 8:30 a.m. Wareham Police Detectives and the South Eastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (SEMLEC) Dive Unit investigated the water underneath the Point Independence Bridge for evidence. Detectives developed information that the firearm used in the Sunday night shooting incident on West Boulevard was thrown …
Read More »New Bedford man allegedly violently assaults, robs two in Wareham
On Wednesday, October 17, at about 2:00 a.m., Wareham Police Officers responded to an address on Main Street for a reported disturbance coming from a second-floor apartment. Upon the arrival of officers, they found it to be quiet, however at that time two individuals came into the police station reporting …
Read More »Police arrest New Bedford Captain with extra 150-pounds of scallops, Oxycontin
On Wednesday, October 10, a Massachusetts Environmental Police Officer conducted a commercial permit inspection aboard a scallop vessel in New Bedford. The vessel was found to be permitted federally but did not possess a valid commercial permit to land scallops in Massachusetts. The Officer then requested the Captain display his …
Read More »New Bedford police warn of people breaking into unlocked cars
From the New Bedford Police Department’s Facebook page: “We have received reports of several auto breaks in the last few days, with items stolen, and in all cases, the doors were UNLOCKED. Please everyone: Lock your car doors! Car theft is generally a crime of opportunity and many thieves check …
Read More »Judge deems New Bedford rape suspect a danger, releases him on $1,000 bail anyway
New Bedford Police arrested Hector J. Mejias, 23, of New Bedford, on charges of two counts of rape and sexual conduct for a fee. The arrest was made at 12:38 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 7. The district attorney’s office requested that he be held without bail and sought a dangerousness hearing, …
Read More »Massachusetts State Trooper Pleads Guilty in Overtime Abuse Investigation
A suspended Massachusetts State Police Trooper pleaded guilty today in connection with the ongoing investigation of overtime abuse at the Massachusetts State Police (MSP). Gary Herman, 45, of Chester, pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement from an agency receiving federal funds. U.S. Senior District Court Judge Rya W. Zobel …
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