Crime

The Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section today added three fugitives to its Most Wanted list. State Troopers assigned to the Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section ask anyone who has information about these three fugitives or their whereabouts to call them immediately at 1-800-KAPTURE (1-800-527-8873). Wanted posters for each of …

A Wilmington man was sentenced today for making threats over Facebook to burn a local mosque and for unlawfully possessing dozens of firearms, ammunition and child pornography. Patrick Keogan, 46, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Douglas P. Woodlock to five years in prison and five years of supervised …

A Randolph man was sentenced in federal court in Boston yesterday for his role in a trans-national marijuana scheme that distributed thousands of pounds of marijuana and laundered millions of dollars in proceeds. Michael Gordon, 48, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Douglas P. Woodlock to 15 years in …

Police arrested a driver Sunday, March 25 after he struck two police cruisers and a vehicle that had been stopped at Route 18 South and South Street at about 9:37 p.m. Mariano Ixcuna, 41, of 505 Ashley Blvd., New Bedford, was charged with unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, reckless …

Good detective work by the New Bedford Police Department led to the arrest Saturday, March 24 of Mark Demelo, 43, for robbing the Bank 5 on 160 County St. in New Bedford on March 19. Demelo is charged with robbing the bank at about 1:42 p.m. March 19. He fled …

On Friday, March 23rd at approximately 2:00 pm, Sgt. Peter Flannery and Officer Nate Aronson responded to a motor vehicle that had traveled off Glen Charlie Road in the area of residence #144 and struck bushes and a snow bank. Upon arrival, officers noticed an adult female slumped over the …

A Waltham couple, their company, and a Syrian national were indicted yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with a scheme to smuggle goods out of the United States and to supply services to Syria. The company and the defendants also conducted business with EKT Electronics, which was involved …

The nationwide leader of MS-13’s Molinos Locos Salvatrucha clique pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to charges of racketeering conspiracy involving murder. Oscar Duran, a/k/a “Demente,” 27, a Salvadoran national who resided in East Boston, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to conduct enterprise affairs through a pattern of racketeering …

A New Bedford man was indicted today in federal court in Boston on drug and gun charges. Ryan Holleran, 26, was charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, oxycodone, and 28 grams or more of cocaine base; one count of possession of an unregistered firearm; one …

A former New Bedford seafood wholesaler was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for failing to file tax returns and filing a false tax return for his business’ income. George F. Estudante, 57, formerly of Marion, Mass., was sentenced to one year and one day in prison, one year …