Crime

At 3:49 pm on Sunday, New Bedford police officers discovered a vehicle idling and resting against a fire hydrant near 665 Union Street. After investigating and talking to the driver, officers determined the driver was under the influence of alcohol. 30-year old Gerald LePage was arrested and is being charged …

A 31-year-old man with listed addresses in Fall River, Taunton and Providence who committed at least eight house breaks in one week in late July of 2015 was sentenced last week in Fall River Superior Court to serve six to nine years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas …

A 24-year-old Brockton man, who robbed three separate convenience stores on the same night in July of 2015, was convicted at trial and sentenced to serve six to eight years in state prison last Thursday in Fall River Superior Court, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced today. …

On Sunday morning at about 10:15 a.m., a female was out walking with her baby on 11th Street near Waban Avenue. During the course of her walk she observed a male on East Boulevard, and then a few moments later while on 11th Street the male came up from behind …

Five Dominican nationals were charged in federal court in Boston as a result of a federal investigation targeting offenders of document and benefit fraud. The defendants have allegedly used the identities of U.S. Citizens from Puerto Rico as their own. All five defendants have been previously arrested on drug charges …

A New Bedford man was arrested on Thursday for operating a dirt bike on a public way while possessing a Class B drug near the Third District Court in downtown New Bedford. New Bedford police approached the man who then fled on the dirt bike. While being pursued, the man …

I don’t blame New Bedford police officers for arresting people for marijuana distribution. While marijuana is legal for consumption, It’s still against the law to sell without a retail license from the state. On Thursday, 18-year old Ryan Chase of New Bedford was arrested on County Street for distributing over …

Massachusetts State Police Troopers responded to a stabbing today that occurred on the Charles River Esplanade in Boston in the area of the footbridge between the Esplanade and the Lagoon, roughly parallel to the intersection of Dartmouth Street and Storrow Drive The stabbing occurred at approximately 3:50 p.m. and the …

A 29-year-old New Bedford man who assaulted his girlfriend and then held her against her will for two days was convicted in Fall River Superior Court Wednesday after a one-day bench trial before Judge Gregg Pasquale, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Luis D. Castro was convicted …

A Springfield man was charged in federal court in Springfield Thursday with sex trafficking. William Coleman, 48, was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and nine counts of sex trafficking. Coleman was arrested on Dec. 23, 2018, and has been in custody since. According to court …