“Calling all cAHs…Calling all cAHs!

DPD is looking for some assistance identifying this fly homie, who did something wack back in late October, when he snatched up some dope goods worth some serious skrilla, while creepin’ through one of our local home improvement joints.

If you or any of your brodies have the 4-1-1 and want to drop a dime on this boujee wannabee who likes to dance with the devil, we strongly encourage you to either send us a private message or call Detective Kyle Costa at 508-910-1755.

P.S. We suspect that he is no further than 8 mile away eating his mom’s spaghetti! PLEASE SHARE!!! Thank you!”-Dartmouth Police Department.

Dartmouth Police Department photo.

“A New Bedford man was sentenced on Dec. 1, 2023 for evading taxes on income he earned as a commercial fisherman.

Joaquin Sosa was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to 18 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Sosa was also ordered to pay restitution of $520,415.

Sosa worked as a commercial fisherman and deckhand operating primarily out of the Port of New Bedford. Despite receiving approximately $1.9 million in income between 2012 and 2021, Sosa did not file tax returns reporting the income and did not pay the substantial income taxes owed on the income he earned. Sosa also worked under false identities over the years. To further conceal the source and disposition of his income, Sosa cashed his paychecks from fishing companies at check-cashing businesses, at times using false identities and used the cash to fund his personal lifestyle. In total, Sosa caused a tax loss to the IRS of $520,415.

Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy; Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division; and Harry Chavis Jr., Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigations in Boston made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney Victor Wild of the Securities, Financial & Cyber Fraud Unit as well as Trial Attorney Ezra Spiro and Acting Chief John Kane of the Tax Division prosecuted the case.”-Massachusetts Department of Justice.

“A former Milford second grade teacher pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to possessing child pornography.

Vincent Kiejzo, 36, pleaded guilty today to one count of possession of child pornography. U.S. Senior District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman scheduled sentencing for April 4, 2024. Kiejzo was arrested and charged by criminal complaint in September 2020 and subsequently indicted by a federal grand jury in October 2020. He remains in custody.

During a search of Kiejzo’s Milford home in September 2020, a USB drive plugged into a television in Kiejzo’s bedroom was located and found to contain links to websites dedicated to the sexual exploitation of minors. The USB drive also contained well as over 6,000 images of child pornography including images that involved infants.

The charging statute provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, five years and up to lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.

Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy and Michael J. Krol, Special Agent in Charge of the Homeland Security Investigations in New England made the announcement. The Milford Police Department assisted with the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kristen Noto of the Worcester Office is prosecuting the case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse, launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the DOJ’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children, as well as identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.” -Massachusetts Department of Justice.

“A federal investigation has found that an East Freetown concrete contractor could have prevented an employee maintaining a soil screener from suffering fatal injuries on Sept. 6, 2023, by following required safety regulations.

An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found John Oliveira & Sons Stamp Concrete Inc. instructed the employee, 24-year-old Josué Deodoro Tiquiram Sam a Guatemalan migrant, to remove a soil screen on a conveyor, after which the employee was crushed between the conveyor and its frame because the company failed to ensure the conveyor’s power source was disabled to prevent its unintended startup as the employee performed maintenance.

“John Oliveira & Sons Stamp Concrete Inc.’s failure to employ well-known safeguards needlessly cost a worker’s life,” said OSHA Area Director James Mulligan in Braintree, Massachusetts. “Employers must develop and rigorously maintain equipment and each element of their energy control plans to identify and minimize hazards and protect workers’ safety and health.”

OSHA investigators found that the company did not do the following:

• Have an energy control program to isolate the conveyor’s power source and prevent an unintended startup.
• Provide locks, tags or other hardware to isolate, secure or block machines and equipment from their energy sources to prevent sudden starts or moves.
• Adequately maintain the soil screener, which had numerous defects and missing parts.
• Forbid employees from riding in a front-end loader’s bucket, exposing them to crush and fall hazards.
• Record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent.

OSHA cited the company for six violations, including three willful and two serious violations and one other-than-serious violation. The agency assessed $200,905 in proposed penalties. View the citations here.

John Oliveira & Sons Stamp Concrete Inc. has 15 business days from receipt of its citations and penalties to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA’s area director, or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.”-U.S. Department of Labor.

A Fundraiser started by Centro Comunitario de Trabajadores in his named states that, “Sam was a young Maya K’iche’ migrant from Guatemala who came to the U.S. in 2022. He came from a poor family of subsistence farmers who raised corn on rented land. His goal was to buy a piece of land and build a house for his parents and siblings.

His body was flown back to Guatemala and he was buried there on September 25. CCT is raising money to help his parents defray the costs of sending the body back to Guatemala and the funeral expenses.”

“Massachusetts State Police fugitive unit Troopers and an MSP K9 Unit team and partner officers, after a nightlong search for an accused child rapist, ultimately captured him before dawn today in Stoneham woodland.

Members of the MSP Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section (MSP VFAS) and US Marshals Service Task Force Officers (USMS TFOs) developed information that suspect RICKLAND POWELL, 59, of Belmont, might be in a wooded area in that town.

MSP K9 Unit Trooper Christina Cavagnaro and her partner Thor assisted in the search, tracking into the woods. At about 3 AM the K9 team, along with MSP VFAS Troopers and USMS TFOs, located POWELL, who had hung himself from a tree.

Troopers and Officers cut the suspect down. The suspect was still alive and was transported to an area hospital. The Belmont Police Department, which conducted the investigation that led to the child rape warrants against POWELL, assumed custody of him.

Belmont Police recently requested assistance from MSP VFAS in searching for POWELL, for whom Belmont detectives had obtained a warrant for the following offenses: Rape of a Child with Force (four counts); Aggravated Statutory Rape (four counts); Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child Under 14 (two counts); Posing a Child in a Sex Act; and Distributing Obscene Material.

The charges stem from evidence indicating that POWELL raped a female child multiple times.

Cambridge Police and the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department assisted in the search for POWELL.”-Massachusetts State Police.

“A 26-year-old New Bedford gang member convicted by a jury of his peers last month of the second degree murder of Brad Lourenco was sentenced this week in Fall River Superior Court to life in prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced.

Superior Court Judge Renee Dupuis sentenced Ivan Fontanez to life in prison, with the possibility of parole after 20 years, on Monday.

The two week long trial before Judge Renee Dupuis was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Shawn Guilderson and Matthew Sylvia.

The jury also convicted Fontanez of carrying an illegal firearm and carrying a loaded illegal firearm.

On June 5, 2017, Fontanez and Keeland Rose got a ride from Temple Landing in the West End of New Bedford to Rivet Street in the South End of New Bedford. Fontanez and Rose then walked to Roberto Clement Park where Fontanez pointed the firearm into a group of individuals at the park, fired the gun 9 times, and one shot struck Brad Lourenco in the back of the head causing his death. They both then ran from the area while being chased by south End gang members, including Bruno Lopes. Fontanez and Rose both crossed over Route 18 by way of a pedestrian foot bridge. The murder weapon was later located hidden on this bridge.

As they continued their flight, they discarded their sweatshirts and Fontanez discarded his sweatpants in a dumpster. That clothing was located, and DNA of Rose was found on one of the sweatshirts while DNA of Fontanez was found on the sweatpants. The chase continued back over Route 18 when Fontanez and Rose jump into the back of a pickup truck that was in the area hoping to flee the scene. After the driver of the truck stopped his car and ordered them out, Rose and Fontanez grabbed hand tools from the pickup truck in an attempt to defend themselves from the gang chasing them. They were apprehended by police within seconds of this occurring.

The shooting was likely the results of an ongoing feud between rival gangs in New Bedford and was in retaliation to an incident that occurred about a week before the homicide involving the non-fatal shooting of Fontanez’s half-brother.

“This was a gang related killing committed by the defendant in broad daylight to avenge the recent shooting of his half-brother. The murder was committed at a park with complete disregard for the safety of others who were in the vicinity of the shooting. It was particularly disturbing that associates of the defendant came to the trial during the testimony of several civilian witnesses with clear intent to influence their testimony.

While they have a right to watch the trial, any attempt to influence or intimidate a witnesses testimony undermines our system of justice,” District Attorney Quinn said. “I commend the jury for focusing on the evidence and convicting the defendant of murder. The defendant was on probation at the time he committed the murder and received a five year sentence for committing a violent crime. He clearly is a danger to the community. I would like to thank the prosecution team for their efforts at trial, which led to the murder conviction.”

Keeland Rose pled guilty to a charge of Accessory to Murder in 2019 and was sentenced to serve three to six years in state prison.”

“At approximately 5:15 pm, on Monday, November 27, 2023, Officers assigned to the A-1 (Downtown) Drug Control Unit arrested Israel Silva, 51, of Roxbury, on weapons and drug related charges.

Officers were conducting a drug investigation in the area of Temple Place area when they heard a loud disturbance approximately 20 feet away. The officers upon observing what was happening, could see the suspect brandishing a large machete and threatening to attack a group of teens while simultaneously approaching them and challenging them to fight.

The officers quickly abandoned their investigation and rushed in to respond to the disturbance, as the officers were making their approach the suspect stopped and was observed reaching into his right pocket and then brandishing a small axe with his right hand as he held the machete with his left.

The suspect then continued to approach and challenge the group, who then ran off in fear of the suspect. The officers confronted the suspect and were able to successfully de-escalate the situation and place the suspect in handcuffs. Upon conducting a search of the suspect the officers recovered: 30 individual packets of K-2 Synthetic Marijuana, 16 Suboxone Strips, and a small digital scale.

Silva was placed under arrest and charged with: 2 counts of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, 2 counts of Possession of a Dangerous Weapon, Possession of class B with intent to distribute, possession of class C with intent to distribute and disorderly conduct. He is expected to be arraigned in Boston Municipal Court.”-Boston Police Department.

“On November 29, at 1740 hours Gardner Dispatch received a call from Heywood Hospital for assistance with a male party, later identified as Harrison Barjolo, 21, of Spencer, Massachusetts, who reportedly accessed an ambulance at the hospital and began to drive away with it.

While en route to assist, Gardner Police units located the ambulance, attempted to conduct a motor vehicle stop, at which point Barjolo failed to stop and a pursuit ensued.

Barjolo failed to stop for police and continued in the ambulance with police in pursuit. While attempting to flee police Barjolo did strike another vehicle, at which point a Gardner Officer broke off from the pursuit to render aid. Barjolo continued to flee after striking the vehicle, at which point other agencies also joined in pursuit.

Barjolo reversed directions and continued to flee, ultimately driving back to Heywood Hospital and crashing the ambulance into the pylons outside the ambulance bay.

Barjolo then fled back into the emergency department where officers were able to take him into custody. Currently, Barjolo is in police custody and there is no threat to the public.

At this time Barjolo is charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, failure to stop for police, operating to endanger, leaving the scene of a porperty damage accident, leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, assault and battery on an elder, assault and battery on ambulance personnel, and simple assault and battery, as well as other motor vehicle charges.

This investigation is ongoing and other charges could result.”-Sgt. Jeffrey LaBonte.

“Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Marlborough Chief of Police David Giorgi have confirmed the ongoing investigation into an apparent murder-suicide that occurred this morning in Marlborough.

Wednesday, at approximately 10:05 a.m. Marlborough police received a call for a shooting at a Rice Street residence. Upon arrival police located two females and a child outside who reported that there had been an apparent shooting of their female roommate inside the home. Once inside, police located a 28-year-old female resident of the home and a 29-year-old male, dead from apparent gunshot wounds.

The preliminary investigation suggests that the two decedents had been in a dating relationship. Last night the male had allegedly threatened the female at his home. The female party returned to her Rice Street home this morning. Shortly before 10:05 a.m. the male came to the female’s home, forcing entry through a window. Once inside the male again threatened the female before shooting her and then himself.

The DA’s office has identified the deceased as 28-year-old Kethlen Paula Alves Trindade DaRocha and 29-year-old Marlon Moreira Costa.

This is an open and ongoing investigation being conducted by the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts State Police Detectives assigned to the District Attorney’s Office and Marlborough Police.”-Middlesex District Attorney Office.

“A 36-year-old New Bedford man arrested last week for allegedly breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s apartment and violently assaulted her was found dangerous by a New Bedford District Court judge and ordered held without bail for 120 days, District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced.

Eberth Galicia-Giron is charged with Domestic Assault and Battery, Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon, Breaking and Entering, Witness Intimidation and Destruction of Property Under $1,200.

On the night of November 19, New Bedford Police responded to a report of an intoxicated male who broke into apartment. When police arrived, they found the female victim crying, covered in scratches with fresh bruising, and bleeding from her mouth. Police noted that the apartment was in complete disarray; broken beer bottles littered the floor and holes were punched in various walls. A coffee table was also in pieces.

The victim indicated she recently broke up with defendant. On the night in question, the defendant broke into her apartment, grabbed a knife and began screaming at her. The defendant allegedly grabbed her by the neck and held the knife to her neck. He then is alleged to have punched her in the face multiple times. She was transported to Saint Luke’s Hospital after she fainted.

The dangerousness hearing was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Eric DeMoura and the dangerousness finding was ruled upon by Judge Joseph Harrington.”-Bristol County District Attorney’s Office.