“A 45-year-old Attleboro man who violently assaulted his girlfriend last January was sentenced to serve three to four years in state prison last Thursday in Fall River Superior Court, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Stephen Boulter pled guilty to indictments charging him with Strangulation and Domestic …
Read More »New Bedford drunk driver convicted of manslaughter; sentenced to state prison
“A 31-year-old New Bedford drunk driver whose reckless driving resulted in the death of a Dartmouth father of two young daughters in November of 2018 was sentenced yesterday in Fall River Superior Court to serve five to seven years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III …
Read More »New Bedford Police Union announces departure of Detective Matthew Desrosiers
“It is with sadness that the New Bedford Police Union announces the departure of another important member who has moved on to another agency. Detective Matthew Desrosiers has moved on from the New Bedford Police Department. Detective Desrosiers was a member of the MBTA Transit Academy which graduated in April, …
Read More »Massachusetts men arraigned for numerous hunting violations
“On Thursday, November 3, 2022, at approximately 2:45 a.m., Massachusetts Environmental Police received a call from Harvard Police Department regarding an individual with a deer in his truck bed. The driver and his passenger had advised the Officer that the deer had been killed the previous day and they decided …
Read More »Two teens charged with felonies after allegedly stealing rifle from Massachusetts State Trooper
“Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan stated that due to an extensive, ongoing investigation by Massachusetts State Police led by Detectives assigned to the District Attorney’s Office, a 14-year-old has been charged with breaking and entering a vehicle in the nighttime to commit a felony, larceny of a firearm, possession of …
Read More »Raised dump truck bed snags power lines in Freetown
“At approximately 3:00pm on Monday, Freetown Fire Department and Police Department units received reports of a truck accident on Narrows Road and Causeway in Freetown. Upon arrival, responders discovered that the dump bed of a truck was in the raised position and struck overhead power lines. The driver realized that …
Read More »Massachusetts Environmental Police put down coyote injured in illegal leghold trap
“On Sunday, March 26, 2023, the Massachusetts Environmental Police received a report of a coyote caught in a leghold trap in the Turner Street area of East Taunton. Although the trapping of coyote is legal during the open trapping season in the Commonwealth, the use of leghold traps is strictly …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police Narcotics Unit seizes 200 grams of suspected Fentanyl
“A 29-year-old alleged Fentanyl trafficker was arrested late last week and nearly 200 grams of suspected Fentanyl was seized as a result of a months-long investigation by members of the Massachusetts State Police Bristol County Narcotics Unit assigned to District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III’s office. During the last several …
Read More »New Bedford Police charge 3 with weapons and narcotics offenses after weekend raid
“On March 26th, detectives assigned to the “Organized Crime Intelligence Bureau” executed a search warrant at 71 Harwich St., #2. The targets of the investigation were LEROY MOSLEY, 50, JIILL MARTIN, 45, and CHERI JARDIN, 28. As a result of the search, detectives discovered approximately 44 grams of “crack” cocaine, …
Read More »59-year old New Bedford man sentenced for molesting pre-teen child
“A 59-year-old New Bedford man was convicted by a Jury of Six in New Bedford District Court last week of molesting his girlfriend’s pre-teen granddaughter and sentenced to serve jail time, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. The district court jury convicted John Gomes on March 22 …
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