The Massachusetts Environmental Police would like to welcome aboard our newest Environmental Police Officers! Officers successfully completed a rigorous 6-month Police Academy which culminated last week. Today, Officers were sworn in by Colonel Shaun T. Santos and will now begin an extensive specialized training program to equip them for their …
Read More »OPINION: “I don’t wanna hear you complaining about New Bedford when this is how you treat our nice things. Y’all are trash!”
“First of all, it’s been fireworks every SINGLE day, every single night, allll night and I’m sick of it! Waking up my grandmother, my parents, myself, got my dog going crazy!!!!! Second of all, y’all MFs destroy EVERYTHING. You people love to complain about how we don’t have anything nice …
Read More »Wareham Police arrest 62-year old man for allegedly shooting man in face with BB gun
On Saturday, June 20, at 10:49 p.m. Wareham Police Officers Calib Larue and Scott Cowan responded to an address on Swifts Beach Road for a man shot in the face with a BB gun. Information was received that the suspect had fled the scene in a dark-colored pick-up truck; however, …
Read More »Vehicle strikes Massachusetts State Police cruiser, firefighter while battling West Springfield blaze
Today at approximately 12:45 p.m. a vehicle traveling northbound on Interstate 91 near Exit 14 struck the rear of a cruiser occupied by a Massachusetts State Police Trooper. The cruiser was on the scene of a tractor-trailer fire with the West Springfield Fire Department. The force of the crash pushed …
Read More »Massachusetts Environmental Police remind beach-goers about Piping Plovers
A reminder for beachgoers, dog walkers, shore fishermen, and boaters that Piping Plovers are listed as a threatened species and therefore are protected under the Endangered Species Act. It is prohibited to take any threatened species. “Take” is defined as: “Take, in reference to animals, means to harass, harm, pursue, …
Read More »Boston Police render aid to suicidal male armed with box cutter in the Fenway area
At about 6:05 PM on Thursday, officers assigned to District D-4 (South End) responded to a radio call for a person with a knife in the area of 1255 Boylston Street in the Fenway area. On arrival, officers were directed to a male standing in the middle of the street …
Read More »New Bedford Symphony Orchestra presents “From Yaniv’s Home to Yours”
LIVE STREAM: Saturday, June 20, 7pm. Stevie Wonder, Scott Joplin, Florence Price, Duke Ellington, gospels, classical and pop music — join our music director Yaniv Dinur for a piano concert dedicated to African American music. Tune in on our website or on Facebook for a LIVE STREAM of “From Yaniv’s …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police and Wareham Police arrest 62-year old New Bedford man and fugitive from Florida
In late May, the Wareham Police Department requested the public’s assistance in solving a break and entering which had occurred in the parking lot of Target. On June 11, a second vehicle was broken into at the same location, and Wareham Police Detectives were able to identify a suspect. The …
Read More »Bristol County inmates test positive for COVID-19 bringing total to 5 this week
Four of those inmates are currently being housed in medical isolation. One was released as the individual’s sentence was concluded. Before being released, the BCSO notified the person picking them up from the correctional facility as well as the state Department of Public Health, which in turn notified the local …
Read More »Wareham Police respond to incidents involving assault and battery, traffic and narcotic charges
On Tuesday evening, June 16, Wareham Police received information that there had been an altercation between two groups of males on Station Street near the conservation area. During the incident a vehicle was struck and damaged with a baseball bat, as well as a male being pepper sprayed. All parties …
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