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Early this morning the Massachusetts State Police Special Tactical Operations Team (MSP STOP) made entry into a residence at 253 South St. in Athol and served an arrest warrant on an adult male wanted for threatening a state judge. The entry and arrest were made at approximately 3 a.m. after …

Meet Paul Vermette, 23-year-old student, and Air National Guard Trainee. Paul grew up in a family of four in the west end, with four brothers and sisters. With his mom working hard to provide for the family, he had a freedom that many kids his age didn’t, allowing him to …

The 39th Miss Apple Peach Pageant will be held Friday, September 7 at 7pm at Ford Middle School. Girls who are interested in competing must reside in Acushnet and be enrolled in high school (grades 9-12) as of September 2018. The pageant format includes casual wear, formal wear and two …

Drug charges have been filed against an Acushnet man, and more charges are on the way for him and an accomplice after police with multiple agencies cooperated to halt an operation to smuggle drugs into the Bristol County House of Corrections. After receiving information from Sgt. Christine Fortin of the …

25 individuals were charged today in federal court in Boston as a result of a federal sweep targeting offenders of document and benefit fraud. Many of the defendants have prior criminal histories, including a convicted murderer who escaped from prison in Puerto Rico in 1994 while serving a 40-year sentence. …

A 22-year-old New Bedford man arrested last November on a litany of drug dealing and illegal firearm offenses was sentenced to serve three to four years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. James Souza pleaded guilty last Friday in Fall River Superior Court to …

According to the Wareham Police Department, at about 11:30 a.m. 70-yar old Richard Lepage of Douglas was arrested by Wareham police on a warrant and was also charged with threats to kill a police officer. Police report that Mr. Lepage had allegedly relayed to a Wareham town official that he …

A retired Massachusetts State Police Trooper was arrested and charged today in connection with the ongoing investigation of overtime abuse at the Massachusetts State Police (MSP). Daren DeJong, 57, of Uxbridge, was charged with embezzlement from an agency receiving federal funds. DeJong will appear in U.S. District Court in Boston …

Christian Fernandes, 30, of Wareham, wanted for a stabbing incident on July 19, turned himself into Wareham District Court on Tuesday, July 24. He is being held on $10,000 bail for the charges in Wareham and had his bail revoked for charges outstanding in Barnstable County. The other two males, …

On Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at approximately 8:49 p.m., officers from the Dartmouth Police Department responded to #511 Old Fall River Road regarding a disturbance. Upon arrival, police were advised by family members that a male suspect had possibly fled the scene with a firearm, and was now in the …