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15. Police searching for suspects who slashed tires on 21 vehicles in New Bedford
21 vehicles had one to two tires slashed in the area of Highland Street, Loftus Street, Harvard Street and Phillips Avenue. Less than a week earlier New Bedford police officers arrested an adult male and two juvenile males for “keying” 23 vehicles. June was a bad month for vandalism in New Bedford.
14. Murder suspect of 20-year old New Bedford man still at large
A 20-year old New Bedford man was shot multiple times around 11am near the intersection of Matthew Street and Bank Street near the Rural Cemetery. Police arrived to find a young man laying on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds.
13. 33-year old New Bedford man shot and killed on Acushnet Ave
At 2:44 am, New Bedford Police responded to reports of shots fired by the city’s Shot Spotter gun shot detection system in the area of 1669 Acushnet Avenue. When first responders arrived on scene, they located a male victim lying in the street.
12. Movie trailer: The Highway Murders
In 1988, eleven women vanished from the streets of New Bedford, Massachusetts. By the spring of 1989, the remains of nine victims had been discovered along the highways surrounding the city. Two of the women were never found. Trailer in the article.
11. New Bedford woman charged with abandoning 11-year old on dark road in Mattapoisett
Police arrested 28-year old Marina Johnson of New Bedford and charged her with 2 counts of reckless endangerment of a child under 18 and 1 count of abandonment of a child under 18.
