The following was posted by the Dartmouth Police Department on Facebook: “Calling all cAHs…Calling all cAHs Because we have both a ‘priceless’ and ‘flawless’ relationship with our followers, DPD is once again looking for some help identifying these two ‘gems,’ who stole several hundred dollars worth of jewelry from Kohl’s …
Read More »Twelve people displaced after early Saturday morning fire on Ruth Street in New Bedford
According to the New Bedford Fire Department, 12 people have been displaced after a fire broke out to a three-story home at 88 Ruth Street Saturday morning. The fire was reported just before 4:30 a.m. Arson is suspected as the fire was started in a hallway with reports of gasoline …
Read More »New Bedford Fire Department to Receive $13,780 in Student Awareness of Fire Education grants
The Baker-Polito Administration today announced that 248 municipal fire departments will receive nearly $2 million in grants to fund fire safety programs geared toward children and older adults across Massachusetts. The New Bedford Fire Department will receive $10,655 for Student Awareness of Fire Education (S.A.F.E) and $3,125 for Senior SAFE. …
Read More »Dartmouth Police seek public’s help in identifying “contestant on the show “What Not Wear When You’re Stealing Other People’s Stuff”
The following was posted by the Dartmouth Police Department on their Facebook page: “Calling all cAHs…Calling all cAHs DPD and the Fashion Police are teaming up in an effort to identify this guy, who allegedly stole an iPhone from an unsuspecting patron at Walmart last night. Because we firmly believe …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police raid in Springfield nets two arrests, illegal gun and ammunition, cocaine and heroin
Stemming from an investigation into the distribution of crack cocaine from an apartment at 55 Earl St., Springfield, Troopers from the Massachusetts State Police Gang Unit, along with members of the Western Massachusetts Gang Task Force and the ATF, executed a search warrant at that location Thursday afternoon. As a …
Read More »Massachusetts State Troopers Arrest Springfield Man on Gun, Drug Charges Following Stop
Early this morning Trooper Patrick Dolan, assigned to State Police-Springfield, was on patrol on East Columbus Avenue in Springfield when he observed a black Ford F-150 traveling down the middle of the roadway at 5-10 mph, at times straddling the line between lanes and swerving across the entire road. At …
Read More »New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell to hold Neighborhood Office Hours at Rua’s West End Pizzeria
Mayor Mitchell will hold neighborhood office hours for the month of January on Tuesday, January 28, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at Rua’s West End Pizzeria, 196 Shawmut Avenue. Mayor Mitchell announced he would set aside time each month to hold office hours in city neighborhoods so that residents could …
Read More »Previously convicted New Bedford drug dealer arrested with $10,000 worth of fentanyl
On January 22, detectives from the New Bedford Police Narcotics Unit seized 108 grams of fentanyl with a street value of more than $10,000 and more than $500 in cash after witnessing a suspected drug deal near 727 Belleville Ave. and subsequent search of those premises. As a result of …
Read More »New Bedford man with 18-page criminal record sentenced to 6-9 years for robbery, assault and battery
A 49-year-old New Bedford man who assaulted and robbed a woman inside her own home was sentenced to serve six to nine years in state prison last Friday in Fall River Superior Court, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Timothy Gregory pleaded guilty to indictments charging him …
Read More »DA Quinn Bringing New Children’s Book About Living With a Loved One Battling Addiction to Area Schools
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III has begun distributing a new children’s book written by a local author that aims to open up the lines of communication with children who are living in a home with a loved one who is addicted to drugs or alcohol. The book, …
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