From the Massachusetts state police:

“Today’s edition of “What Could Go Wrong” comes to us from the State Police Revere Barracks. Yesterday, Trooper Zach Bolcome found this vehicle traveling down the Revere Beach Boulevard. Not only was the vehicle’s load improperly secured, and causing a potential hazard for the driver and for those around him, but the driver was also unlicensed.

Lesson of the day; Secure your load properly, and drive with a valid license.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell was asked when the construction in the south end of New Bedford would be complete. 

At approximately 3:25 pm yesterday Massachusetts State Police Troop H broadcast a report of an attempted abduction of a child near the bathrooms at Castle Island.

Troopers responded and spoke to a woman who reported that a man whom she did not know approached her and members of her family and was behaving erratically. Specifically, the man was making bizarre and non-sensical statements.

The woman asked the man to leave, but he did not and then grabbed the arm of the woman’s 12-year-old son, according to her statement. The woman then pushed the man away and told him not to touch her son. The man then walked away in the direction of a nearby playground.

A short time after responding, a Trooper located a man matching the description of the suspect. The man had a large rock in his hand when the Trooper approached him and claimed to know the woman and boy he had accosted. The suspect was placed into a cruiser, and the woman positively identified him. The suspect was arrested and transported to the State Police-South Boston Barracks, where he was booked on charges of assault and battery, breach of the peace, and attempt to commit a crime. He is identified as WILFIN MEDINA, 29, and is expected to be arraigned in South Boston District Court today.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell discussed the impact of the heatwave on the students during the first week of school, what the public school system is doing in response and what they are doing for our seniors. 

Property taxes in New Bedford never seem to go down. We asked New Bedford Mayor Mitchell if property owners in New Bedford will ever see some tax relief and what more charter schools could mean for the city’s budget and taxes. 

The Springfield casino opening up recently, adding 3,000 jobs to the city. We asked Mayor Jon Mitchell if he regrets not getting the casino to New Bedford. 

Last week, an MS 13 member was arrested in New Bedford and is in the process of being sent back to El Salvador where he is wanted for murder. We asked New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell if the presence of MS 13 in New Bedford concerned him. 

Last month a New Bedford cab driver shot and killed one of the two men that attempted to rob him with a knife. We asked New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell if he’d favor arming more citizens is high-risk professions like cab drivers and convenience store clerks.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell shared his thoughts on the passing of Senator John McCain and New Bedford’s Loretta Bourque. 

A California man was arrested Wednesday in connection with drug trafficking activities that resulted in the seizure of approximately 11 kilograms of narcotics, including four kilograms of suspected heroin and five kilograms of suspected fentanyl.

Daniel Hernandez Ixta, 37, of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., was charged today with possession with intent to distribute and distribution of one kilogram or more of heroin and 400 grams or more of fentanyl. He made an initial appearance in federal court in Boston this afternoon and was detained pending a probable cause and detention hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018.

According to court documents, an individual arranged to purchase four kilograms of heroin, five kilograms of fentanyl, and 5,000 pills from a narcotics distributor for a total purchase price of $517,000. The distributor agreed to arrange to have the drugs transported and delivered to the individual in North Andover. On Aug. 29, 2018, Hernandez, an associate of the distributor, allegedly met with the individual in an industrial warehouse park in North Andover near the Lawrence Municipal Airport to complete the transaction. After giving the individual a black duffle bag, agents responded to the scene and arrested Hernandez. It is alleged that nine kilograms of suspected narcotics were found in the duffle bag, and two additional kilograms of suspected narcotics and approximately 5,000 pills were found in Hernandez’s truck.

The charge of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of one kilogram or more of heroin and 400 grams or more of fentanyl carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and up to life, at least five years and up to a lifetime of supervised release, and a fine of up to $10 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

United States Attorney Andrew Lelling; Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Division; Peter C. Fitzhugh, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Boston; and Colonel Kerry A. Gilpin, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jared Dolan of Lelling’s Narcotics and Money Laundering Unit is prosecuting the case.

The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.