“We recently took a report where the victim lost $8,000 due to scammers pretending to be US Customs and Border Protection. These impostors send you a recorded message saying illegal items were shipped in your name and have been intercepted, or they may say a warrant is out for your …
Read More »Guatemalan living in Massachusetts convicted of rape of a child with force pleads guilty to reentry
“BOSTON – A Guatemalan man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to unlawful reentry. Wilson Hernandez-Bautista, 34, plead guilty to one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien. U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton scheduled sentencing for Oct. 3, 2024. Hernandez-Bautista was indicted by a federal …
Read More »Boston man sentenced for bribing RMV to give driver’s licenses to migrants who failed road test
“BOSTON – A former driving instructor was sentenced yesterday for conspiring to defraud the Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) into issuing driver’s licenses to applicants who did not pass the road test. Ngan Dinh, 48, of Boston, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Patti B. Saris to two years’ …
Read More »New Bedford Police charge man that has 70 arraignments in connection to last month’s stabbing
“NEW BEDFORD – Detectives have charged a man in connection with a stabbing that took place earlier this month. On June 14th, patrol units responded to Harvard St. in the Presidential Housing development in response to an adult male who had been stabbed. Upon arrival, the victim presented with several …
Read More »New Bedford gang member sentenced 8-11 years for shooting 7 bullets into Ash Street Jail neighborhood
A 26-year-old New Bedford gang member with a history of gun related offenses was convicted by a jury of his peers this week of brazenly firing at least seven shots at a vehicle driving along Court Street in May of 2022, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. …
Read More »Worcester man allegedly tries to stab mall worker, steal fragrances, jumps into pond to evade police
“On Friday June 21, 2024, at approximately 6:00PM Auburn Police Dispatch received a call from a frantic male party reporting that another male attempted to stab him with a knife at the Auburn Mall. The victim who was identified as an employee at the Auburn Mall, informed Auburn Police Dispatchers …
Read More »Police respond to separate ‘shots fired’ incidents, searching for wanted New Bedford man
“NEW BEDFORD – Police responded to two separate incidents of shots fired last night and are so far seeking to place one male into custody. Last night at around 1 AM, police responded to a ShotSpotter activation in the area of the Summer St./Weld St. intersection. Upon arrival, they discovered …
Read More »Acushnet Police arrest New Bedford man hiding in closet after alleged armed robbery
“On Friday, June 21, 2024, at approximately 10:02PM, Acushnet Police responded to New England Farms gas station/convenience store at 158 Main Street, Acushnet in response to a report of an armed robbery involving a firearm. According to information gathered at the scene, the suspect dressed in all black with his …
Read More »Dartmouth Police charge two New Bedford, Fall River teens in stabbing outside of “Five Below”
“DARTMOUTH, MA – On Sunday, June 23, 2024, at approximately 2:50 p.m., Dartmouth Police responded to a call at the Dartmouth Mall, located at 200 N Dartmouth Mall, regarding a stabbing in the parking lot outside of Five Below. After investigating, Police believe the altercation was pre-arranged over social media. …
Read More »UPDATE: Massachusetts Environmental Police seize Haddock catch from New Bedford dragger
UPDATED at 8:30am Tuesday, June 25: Massachusetts Environmental Police Col. Patrick Moran was patroling the New Bedford waterfront when he spotted what were clearly undersized fish about the be processed. He made the plant immediately cease operations so he could confirm that the fish were indeed under the legal limit …
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