New Bedford Police narcotics and gang units made 14 arrests Wednesday and took a gun and narcotics off the street as part of a citywide sweep targeting narcotics use and other illegal activity. As part of the sweep, police executed a search warrant at 311 Coggeshall St. Apt. 1 as …
Read More »Faces Of New Bedford #115: Roger DaSilva
Meet Roger DaSilva, 32-year-old Real Estate Agent. Roger grew up in the cities south end, where he faced many adversities in his youth. He has a vivid memory of having the new house they were moving into robbed before they had officially moved in. Seeing all of the activity that …
Read More »GotChew provides New Bedford with service that brings your favorite restaurants’ menus to your door
by Jonathan Comey The food scene in New Bedford is as dynamic and delicious as it’s ever been. Thai, Mexican, Portuguese, American, Indian, Italian, Lebanese: we’ve got it all. Kind of like a mini-New York City, right? Except, in New York City, if you’ve got a craving for shrimp mozambique …
Read More »17 Things To Do This Weekend (Aug. 11 – Aug-13)
The theme these past few weekends has been about humidity, clouds and occasional rain. While this weekend will have less precipitation that the past few, the clouds will persist. Temperatures will still hover around 80 degrees which is very comfortable. So, head out on the road and enjoy the many …
Read More »Seekonk Home Invasion Defendant Sentenced to State Prison
A 24-year-old Attleboro man who broke into a Seekonk home last August and assaulted the homeowner was sentenced to serve four to five years in state prison last week, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. David Allard pleaded guilty in Fall River Superior Court to a five-count …
Read More »New Bedford firefighters respond to car fire on Jouvette Street
New Bedford firefighters responded to a car fire at 100 Jouvette Street in the south end of New Bedford around 2am on Thursday. The fire was likely started around 1:30am. While the timing is similar to the recent spike in suspicious fires in the north end of New Bedford, the …
Read More »Amber Alert suspect being charged with attempted murder
LEEANN RICKHEIT, 38, the suspect arrested in last night’s AMBER Alert, is expected to be arraigned this morning in Dudley District Court on several charges, including attempted murder. When state troopers from the MSP’s Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section located RICKHEIT’s car in the woods early this morning, RICKHEIT and her …
Read More »Dartmouth Resident Returns Home From Tour of Duty
Dartmouth resident Christopher Pereira recently returned home from an over six month tour of duty as a member of the Air National Guard. As a Logistics Planner, Technical Sergeant Pereira was assigned to the 955 Air Expeditionary Squadron, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar in support of …
Read More »UPDATE: Child and mother in Worcester AMBER Alert found alive.
UPDATE: The mother and child being sought in the AMBER Alert have been located in a vehicle in a wooded area in Charlton. Both are conscious and alert and are being taken to area hospitals for examination. LEEANN RICKHEIT, 38, is being transported to St. Vincent’s Hospital under police guard. …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police issue Worcester AMBER Alert for 3-year old girl
The Massachusetts State Police, on behalf of the Worcester Police Department, are issuing an AMBER Alert. At approximately 7:45 p.m. this evening, Ella Abbott was taken from 339 Greenwood Street in Worcester by her mother, Leeann Rickheit. Rickheit made threats to harm the child this evening. Ella Abbott is described …
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