New Bedford police arrested 51-year old William Gurnett of Revere, MA for OUI drugs at 9:30am on Saturday. Officer Patota was flagged down by a witness who informed him that a male was slumped over the wheel of his black Nissan at the exit of the Fairfield Inn located on …

There were six accidental drug overdoses in New Bedford on Thursday. Per New Bedford police records: Blackmer Street at 1:21am Brock Ave at 9:05am Belleville Ave at 10:05am Nye Street at 10:28am County Street at 2:05pm County Street at 9:44pm

Three people overdosed on drugs in New Bedford on Wednesday, March 1, 2017.  Blackmer Street at 1:26am Female, Brock Ave at 9:05am Nye Street at 5:18pm  

Three people suffered accidental drug overdoses in New Bedford on Tuesday, February 8th, 2017.  A 49-year-old New Bedford woman at 6:14 a.m. on Sycamore St. A 34-year-old New Bedford woman at 8:12 a.m. on Court Street. A 61-year-old Osterville man at 5:37 p.m. on Davis Street. There were two overdoses on …

New Bedford suffered five suspected accidental overdoses between 10:28am and 10:44pm on Sunday, February 5th, 2017. One was fatal.   51-year old man accidential overdose on Ruth Street at 10:28am 25-year old man accidental overdose on Tallman Street at 12:21pm 31-year old female accidental overdose on Tallman Street at 9:36pm …

New Bedford police report five overdoses in New Bedford on Monday, January 16th, 2017; three heroin overdoses and two prescription medication overdoses. The heroin overdoses involved a 43-year old male, 66-year old male and a 31-year old female. The overdoses occurred on Union Street, New Plainville Road, Acushnet Ave, Tallman Street, and …

New Bedford saw a nearly 75% increase in overdoses last year and that trend continues in 2017 as three suspected overdoses occurred on Wednesday, 11 Jan, 2017. A 63-year old New Bedford man overdosed at 4:56pm on Hillman Street. He was given Narcan by a female party on scene before …

New Bedford and Fall River have a lot in common; a shared manufacturing history and now a heroin epidemic that seems to be growing out of control. Fall River and New Bedford saw large increases in drug overdoses from 2015 to 2016. New Bedford had 679 drug overdoses, 42 of …

There were two heroin overdoses in New Bedford on Monday, 2 Jan, 2017.  28-year old man on Caswell Street, New Bedford at 11:41 am, 2 Jan, 2017 48-year old female on Purchase Street, New Bedford at 7:07 pm, 2 Jan, 2017

A 47-year old New Bedford woman living on State Road overdosed on heroin twice in a 24-hour period.  According to New Bedford Police reports, her first overdose occurred at 6:01pm on Monday, 26 December. Police and EMS arrived and administered Narcan to revive her.  Her second overdose occurred with a …