Crime

New Bedford police have charged a City of New Bedford employee with the theft of city-owned items as well as narcotics-related charges. On March 8th, detectives concluded an investigation into the possible theft of city property by STEPHEN GREANY, 54, of 108 Francis St. Greany was employed by the city’s …

“A 38-year-old Taunton man was convicted by a jury in Taunton District Court last week of digitally raping and molesting his girlfriend’s pre-teen daughter and received the maximum penalty allowed by law in the district court level, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Joel Carrion Mercado was …

“Defendants allegedly defrauded Boston COVID-19 relief fund and Boston Office of Housing Stability. The former founder and chief executive of the local nonprofit Violence in Boston (VIB) and her husband, also a former founding director of the organization, have been charged in a superseding indictment today charging additional schemes to …

“An Auburn man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Worcester for a child pornography charge. Christopher Rondeau, 37, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to 10 years in prison and five years of supervised release. In October 2022, Rondeau pleaded guilty to one count …

“A Massachusetts Police Department arrested a woman in connection with a credit card scam that allegedly involved the suspect making approximately $500,000 in fraudulent charges. According to Chief Thomas Browne, on Wednesday, Feb. 22, Burlington Police detectives were called to Lovisa, a jewelry store in the Burlington Mall, 75 Middlesex …

“One of the top lieutenants in the Orlando Badillo Fentanyl Drug Trafficking Organization, which was dismantled in 2019 as a result of a year-long multi-agency investigation led by Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III’s office, was sentenced to prison last week. David Luna, 40, of New Bedford, pled …

“A lengthy drug trafficking and firearms investigation in western Massachusetts by a regional State Police task force and partner agencies culminated last month with eight arrests and the seizure of multiple kilograms of fentanyl and cocaine, three firearms, and more than $100,000 in suspected drug sale proceeds. The joint operation …

“On March 2nd, 2023, detectives executed a search warrant at 26 Holly St. The target of the investigation was JUAN MERCADO CONCEPCION, 32, of apartment 1. As a result of the search, 4 tablets of oxycodone and over 28 tablets of Clonazepam, along with digital scales and packaging materials were …

“Our K9 team put on a demonstration for Sheriff Heroux and our senior staff today. It was a great opportunity for them to meet this awesome team and their amazing k9 partners. We took a bunch of video for a project we’re working on…stay tuned for more on that, but …

“A 50-year-old New Bedford man was sentenced to the maximum allowable jail sentence last week after being convicted at trial in New Bedford District Court of molesting his pre-teen stepdaughter on multiple occasions, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. A Jury of Six in New Bedford District …