Crime

From the Dartmouth Police Department: “Dispatch just notified me that they have fielded numerous calls this evening from citizens reporting that they received a call from the “Dartmouth Police Department.” According to the information gathered by our dispatchers, though the reporting parties caller ID’s displayed “Dartmouth Police Department,” the corresponding …

A career criminal with a 17-page record who broke into numerous buildings in New Bedford last August was sentenced to serve four to seven-and-a-half years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Jason Fleck, 43, of New Bedford pleaded guilty last week in Fall River …

On Saturday, June 8th, at approximately 5:00 pm, New Bedford Police responded to Hazelwood Park, in the South End of the city on a complaint of a male who attempted to lure a 5-year-old child away from the area. Police met with the child’s mother, who stated her child was …

Five individuals targeted during a joint child pornography investigation involving numerous law enforcement agencies have been arrested during the past two months, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. The joint investigation was spearheaded by Taunton Police Officer Randy DeMello, who is a Homeland Security Investigations task force …

A habitual offender who was convicted this week of a Seekonk armed robbery was sentenced to serve seven years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Sidney Ingram, 41, of Dorchester, pleaded guilty this week in Fall River Superior Court to an indictment charging him …

A 34-year-old Taunton man who assaulted his girlfriend at gunpoint in January of 2017 was convicted in Superior Court this week on several indictments and sentenced to serve three to five years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Preston Jackson pleaded guilty in Fall …

A retired Massachusetts State Police (MSP) Lieutenant and a suspended MSP Trooper were sentenced Tuesday, June 4 in connection with the ongoing investigation of overtime abuse at the state agency. Retired MSP Lieutenant David Wilson, 58, of Charlton, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to one …

During the month of May 2019, Wareham Police Detectives received information from various sources reporting the sale of illegal drug paraphernalia at Route 6 Fuel, located at the corner of Marion Road and Swifts Beach Road. Further information was that with special code words, the clerk would give you a …

Massachusetts State Police and Holyoke Police, along with members of a gang task force, arrested two men on cocaine and heroin charges during a raid Friday, and additionally charged one of them with ammunition offenses after finding 148 bullets in boxes concealed in a sock on his bedroom floor. Troopers …

During the weekend of June 1st and June 2nd, Massachusetts Environmental Police conducted patrols in the greater Buzzards Bay area via land and water. Fishing activity was extremely heavy due to the amount of Black Sea Bass being caught in the area. Officers issued upwards of $3000.00 in fines for …