Yesterday at about 6:00 p.m., a motor vehicle stop in Revere led to the arrest of three men on gun and drug charges. Trooper Christopher Kane stopped a 2007 Hyundai Sonata on Broadway Street in Revere for having unlawful window tint. Trooper Kane determined that the driver, HERIBERTO FELIX, 21, …
Read More »Fall River man arrested in Dartmouth with 30 grams of Fentanyl, $2,113 cash
As the result of an investigation, on Tuesday, December 18, 2018, members of the Dartmouth Police Department Detective Division arrested Cary PACHECO, Jr., 22, of Fall River on numerous narcotics charges. As a result of the arrest, detectives seized approximately thirty (30) grams of Fentanyl with a street value estimated …
Read More »Citizen helps subdue armed robbery suspect involved in Wareham armed robberies
On Monday, December 17, at about 6:25 p.m., Wareham Police responded to the Cumberland Farms store on Depot Street for a report of an armed robbery. Upon arrival of Officer Charles Pillsbury, it was determined that a male handed the clerk a note saying he had a gun, and then …
Read More »Massachusetts MS-13 Member Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for RICO Conspiracy Involving Murder
A member of MS-13’s Eastside Locos Salvatrucha (ESLS) clique was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boson for his role in a 2014 murder. Luis Solis Vasquez, a/k/a “Brujo,” 27, a Salvadoran national, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to 35 years in prison and …
Read More »Massachusetts woman sentenced to time served after stealing over $300,000 in public funds
A Leominster woman was sentenced on Friday, Dec. 14, 2018, in federal court in Worcester for stealing Social Security and Veterans Affairs benefits. Joyce Progin, 71, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to time served, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay restitution of …
Read More »Easton Non-Fatal Police Shooting; Identification and Initial Charges Filed
Prosecutors with the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office, in conjunction with Massachusetts State Police Troopers assigned to this office, are engaged in an investigation into the non-fatal police shooting, which occurred in the Town of Easton Sunday afternoon. Although we are unable to release any information about the facts of …
Read More »New Bedford man arrested after allegedly assaulting wall with head
On Saturday (Dec. 8), at 2:30 a.m., Daniel Chapman Jr., 23, of New Bedford, was arrested for disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace on Main Street in Wareham. Mr. Chapman was placed into custody by Wareham police officers Calib Larue and Ryan Gomes following a disturbance in which he is …
Read More »69 Year old New Bedford man charged with OUI drugs on Sunday
According to the New Bedford Police Department, 69-year old Ken Vercammen of New Bedford was charged with OUI drugs and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle on Sunday just after 4pm. New Bedford police officers responded to a motor vehicle crash in the area of 360 Ashley Blvd. Sunday, Dec. …
Read More »Three arrested for smuggling over 150 pounds of marijuana through Logan airport
On Saturday morning, detectives at Massachusetts State Police Troop F received intelligence from law enforcement officials in Sacramento County, California, about two people flying into Logan International Airport transporting a large quantity of marijuana in several suitcases. The suspects, a man and a woman arriving on an American Airlines flight …
Read More »California Woman Involved in Fatal Hit and Run in Dartmouth Sentenced to Jail Time
A 59-year-old California woman who, earlier this year, left the scene of a fatal motor vehicle crash in Dartmouth was convicted of leaving the scene—death resulting in Fall River Superior Court, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Natalie Vieira pleaded guilty to the single count indictment on …
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