A motor vehicle stop at about 6:15 p.m. yesterday in Fall River led to the arrest of two men for firearms and drug charges. Members of the Troop D Community Action Team pulled over a 2015 Dodge Charger on Brook Street at Bullard Street in New Bedford for having an …
Read More »New Bedford Man Sentenced to Prison After Illegal Firearm Trial
A 24-year-old New Bedford man convicted at trial of illegal firearm offenses last week was sentenced to serve up to three-and-a-half years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Aries Ross was convicted by a jury of his peers of indictments charging him with carrying …
Read More »Wareham Police arrest man for car break-ins; repeat offender
On Saturday, September 7, at about 9:30 p.m., Special Officer Malik Wilkes observed a suspicious male in the parking lot of Master Mufflers on Cranberry Highway. Staying out of sight, Officer Wilkes witnessed the male pulling on door handles of cars parked in the lot and called for backup. Lt. …
Read More »Massachusetts State Troopers subdue 72-year old carjacker after rolling vehicle
At 4:44 p.m. multiple 911 callers reported a carjacking that occurred on the Bowker Overpass over Storrow Drive in Boston. A 72-year-old Hyannis man forcibly removed the occupants of a Kia SUV before fleeing the scene in the vehicle. He operated the Kia counter to traffic striking numerous other vehicles …
Read More »Massachusetts State Troopers arrest three for trafficking Fentanyl, cocaine
Just after 3 a.m. yesterday Trooper Benjamin Poirier, with his Field Training Officer Trooper Michael Leslie, assigned to State Police-Shelburne Falls, were patrolling Route 91 northbound in the Town of Bernardston. While in the area of Exit 28A Trooper Poirier observed a red Hyundai Elantra drive over the painted chevron …
Read More »Freetown Police seeking public’s help in identifying two suspects for assaulting a 74-year old woman
“This kid in the picture along with the driver, hurled a full Dunkin’ ice tea at me while walking in my neighborhood in East Freetown, Sunday, Sept. 1. They were speeding by and he looked at me and purposely aimed and hurled the ice tea. It hit my arm and …
Read More »Dartmouth Detail Officer arrests wanted Dartmouth man after foot pursuit
On Thursday, September 5, 2019 at approximately 2:44 p.m. while working a road construction detail in the 900 block of Reed Road, Dartmouth Police Officer Christopher FLECHSIG observed Cameron BESSETTE, 20, of Reed Road, operating a motorcycle towards him. Having previous knowledge that BESSETTE had an outstanding warrant associated with …
Read More »Wareham Police seeking public’s help in identifying larcenist
The Wareham Police Department is seeking help in identifying the male in the photos. He is a suspect in the larceny of 18 pairs of Apple AirPods stolen from Target at 10 a.m., Friday, August 30. The vehicle pictured is believed to be the one used by the suspect. The …
Read More »Two teenagers arrested in connection to Aug. 26 shootings in New Bedford
On Wednesday, September 4, New Bedford Police Detectives arrested two males, one a juvenile, in connection with the shooting that occurred on August 26, 2019 in the area of Chancery Street and Middle Street. Wilber Alvarado, 18, of 60 South Second Street and a male juvenile were taken into custody …
Read More »Mayor discusses impact of ransomware attack on New Bedford’s computer system
In a press conference at City Hall, Mayor Jon Mitchell briefed the public regarding the impact of a cyberattack on the City’s computer system this summer. On Friday, July 5, 2019, the City of New Bedford’s Management Information Systems (MIS) staff identified and disrupted a computer virus attack, known as …
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