Crime

The victim of last week’s hit and run incident in Westport has died at Rhode Island Hospital as a result of the injuries she sustained. Stephanie Tripp, of Fall River, was 30-years-old. Investigators today are renewing their call for public assistance in their efforts to locate and apprehend the driver …

On Tuesday, May 14, around 6pm, New Bedford police officers arrested three men on Fentynal and other charges. Fentanyl was responsible for 89% of all overdose deaths in Massachusetts in 2018. According to New Bedford Police Department arrest logs, Anthony Pina, Jerom Souza, and Paul Sheehan were arrested at 114 …

New Bedford police are charging two drivers for OUI-Liquor on Sunday, May 12. At 5:29am, New Bedford police arrested Miguel Caraballo of New Bedford in the area of 1000 Ashley BLVD. He is being charged with OUI-Liquor. At 10:30pm, New Bedford police responded to reports of a car accident with …

A 23-year-old New Bedford man who shot and seriously injured another New Bedford man in March 2016 was sentenced this week to serve up to eight years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Josiahi Matos pleaded guilty in Fall River Superior Court to indictments …

At 2:00 pm on Monday, May 13, Wareham Police responded to the Rosewood Motel for a report of two people who had been stabbed. After investigating, Officer Richard Robidoux determined that the incident had actually occurred around midnight. Detectives further determined that the suspect, armed with a knife, had entered …

“Troopers with the Massachusetts State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Section — the Truck Team, as we call it informally — came across this little example of safe vehicle operation earlier this month. The truck, which was observed by Troopers in heavy “stop and go” traffic on the Expressway northbound in …

An Avon man has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to one year in state prison in connection with allegedly running a motor vehicle theft scheme, followed by three years of probation including one year of house arrest. Jose Sostre, age 65, pleaded guilty on May 7 in Norfolk Superior Court …

On Wednesday May 8t Trooper Michael Leslie was patrolling Route 91 in Bernardston when he observed a Hyundai Elantra with a defective license plate light and passenger side taillight. He caught up to the vehicle and activated his blue lights and siren but noted it was very slow to pull …

After further investigation this week, investigators have been able to discern the type of vehicle likely involved in a near-fatal hit and run, which occurred Tuesday evening in Westport. It is now believed the vehicle that struck the pedestrian was a gray BMW 3 Series vehicle. The vehicles is likely …

An East Brookfield man was arrested Thursday, May 9 and charged in federal court in Worcester in connection with unlawfully operating an aircraft and making false statements to federal investigators. Antonio Santonastaso, 59, was charged by criminal complaint with one count of serving as an airman without an airman certificate …