Crime

At 7:48 a.m. yesterday Massachusetts State Police Troop D was notified that Braintree Police and Massachusetts Environmental Police were pursuing a black Honda Odyssey on Route 3A toward Hull. The operator of the Odyssey was not authorized to use the vehicle, which is owned by a relative from Rhode Island …

“The Department of Environmental Management’s Division of Law Enforcement responded to Hill Rd in Burrillville for a report of hunters deer hunting out of season. The first officer on the scene was able to make contact with two of the poachers but 4 others fled into the woods, hiding their …

Impaired driving patrols are about to increase around the city as we embark on the holiday season. The increase reflects New Bedford’s partnership in the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over (DSOGP) enforcement campaign. Funds for the increased patrols were provided by the Executive Office of Public Safety and …

A 44-year-old Somerset woman died last night as a result of a dog mauling. At around 5:20 p.m. on Friday, Somerset Police received a 911 call from the victim’s daughter. The 911 caller advised that her mother, Melissa Astacio, was having a seizure inside their home at 229 Lees River …

Hingham, MA – A driver was arrested for repeat impaired driving after she drove into the rear parking lot of the police station. While attempting to park her vehicle it struck the building but did not cause damage. She then attempted to enter the police station through a locked employee …

On Thursday December 19, Wareham Police Sergeant Daniel Henderson and Officer Christopher Corner developed information that there were two wanted individuals staying at 227 Charge Pond Road. At about 2:25 p.m. the two officers, along with Officer Stephen Harrison, Lieutenant Walter Correia and Acting Chief John Walcek responded to the …

The Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section, with assistance from the State Police-Brookfield Barracks, US Marshals Service, Worcester Police, and West Brookfield Police, this morning captured one of the MSP’s Most Wanted fugitives, JESSE OUELLET, who is charged with shooting a man during an altercation outside a store. At …

“On Monday, December 16, 2019, concerned hunters in Swansea reported finding a deceased deer with a cord around its neck. The responding officer was able to locate the animal using the information relayed by the hunters. Upon location, the Officer found a deceased doe with an illegal wire cable snare …

Pastor Elmer Perez, 44, of 1413 Acushnet Ave. in New Bedford, was arrested Dec. 18 on charges of rape, witness intimidation, kidnapping, indecent assault/battery, and threatening to commit crime after a month-long investigation into accusations of sexual assault. Perez serves as pastor at Iglesia De Jesucristo Church, 1411 Acushnet Ave. …

Chief Joseph Perkins reports that Middleborough Police arrested two men after they allegedly fled from a vehicle during a traffic stop Wednesday afternoon. Police seized approximately $10,000 worth of marijuana and marijuana edibles as a result of the arrests. DUANE SILVA, AGE 43, OF NEW BEDFORD and DERECK HUNT, AGE …