“On Saturday, February 12, at 2:05 a.m., Officers responded to the Last Round Bar after being flagged down by one of the bouncers who stated there was a female inside yelling and refusing to leave. The woman, identified as LEIANDRA BUSBY, 24, of Taunton, was carried out of the establishment …
Read More »New Bedford Police arrest 50-year old man for allegedly selling cocaine out of his apartment
“On Friday, February 11, New Bedford Police detectives arrested CLEVELAND COOPER, 50, of 199 Belleville Avenue #2, for distributing cocaine out of his residence. Detectives obtained a search warrant for his home and found a clear bag containing cocaine weighing .4 grams, a clear plastic bag of cocaine weighing 20.7 …
Read More »Wareham Fire Department responds to two-car accident with vehicles still in the road
“Yesterday morning, E1 and C2 responded to Marion Road at Cromesett Road for a report of a two car motor vehicle accident with vehicles still in the road. The intersection was detoured during the event so that crews could safely tend to patients and hazards. One operator was transported and …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police welcomes hundreds of applicants to MSP academy
“Over the past several weeks The Massachusetts State Police have welcomed hundreds of applicants to the MSP academy in New Braintree to be considered for the upcoming 87th Recruit Training Troop. Applicants have had personal documentation submitted, background checks conducted, had samples of their fingerprints taken, and run a 1½ …
Read More »Massachusetts MS-13 leader sentenced for RICO conspiracy and murder of teenager
Defendant authorized the murder in his capacity as one of the gang leaders. A leader of MS-13 was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for RICO conspiracy and his participation in the July 2018 murder of a teenage boy in Lynn, who suffered at least 32 sharp force trauma …
Read More »Massachusetts State Trooper arrest wanted man illegally in possession of firearm
“Shortly after 8 p.m. on Monday February 7, Trooper Richard Caron, assigned to State Police-Brookfield, was operating his cruiser on Route 9 in Worcester. At that time he observed a white Cadillac SUV without an inspection sticker. Trooper Caron activated his cruiser’s blue lights and stopped the Cadillac in the …
Read More »Romanian national sentenced for role in ATM skimming scheme in multiple states, including Massachusetts
A Romanian national was sentenced today in federal court in Boston on racketeering conspiracy charges relating to an ATM skimming operation that stretched throughout Massachusetts and other states including Connecticut, New York and South Carolina. Dragush Nelo Hornea, 26, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young …
Read More »City of New Bedford announces yard waste and brush & branches collection dates
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Read More »OPINION: New Bedford single mother of two girls struggles with out of control rent
“Hello my name is Renee Randall, a single mother of two girls: one 20-years old and the other 14-years old. We’ve been living in housing for almost 15 years and I have never had any major issues till this past year. Ever since housing got a new manager my rent …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police investigating two separate fatal crashes
ACCIDENT #1: Just after 5 p.m. on Saturday Troopers assigned to State Police-Leominster received reports of a motor vehicle crash with injuries on Route 2 eastbound prior to Exit 95 in Fitchburg. Troopers responded to that location along with Fitchburg Fire and EMS. Upon their arrival they discovered a 2020 …
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