Crime

An MS-13 member was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for RICO conspiracy and unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by an illegal alien. Manuel Landaverde, a/k/a “Scooby,” 26, a Salvadoran national, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge William G. Young to 21 months in prison and …

Ten individuals, most of whom are from Brockton, were charged today in federal court in Boston in a wide-ranging fentanyl and cocaine conspiracy. Seven individuals were arrested today, two are currently in state custody, and one is at-large. The following 10 individuals were charged by criminal complaint with one count …

Members of the New Bedford Police Narcotics Unit took more than 180 grams of cocaine valued at over $18,000 off the street Tuesday, Oct. 30 following an investigation into a cocaine distribution service being operated out of 91 Hathaway Street, Apt. 1. Police executed a search warrant and located the …

Members of the New Bedford Police Department Narcotics Unit took 42 grams of Fentanyl and a stolen loaded firearm off the street Tuesday, Oct. 30, following an investigation into a Fentanyl distribution service being operated out of a vehicle. Detectives stopped a vehicle driven by the target of the search, …

Two Springfield Police Officers – one current and one former – were arrested today and charged in federal court in Springfield, Mass., in connection with using unreasonable force against two Latino juveniles during an arrest in 2016. One of the officers is also charged with threatening two juveniles during an …

A 23-year-old New Bedford man connected to the August 10th attempted robbery of a taxi driver, which eventually led to the death of the defendant’s co-robber, was ordered held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing during his arraignment this morning in Fall River Superior Court. Kyle Dawson was indicted earlier …

A 23-year-old New Bedford man connected to the August 10th attempted robbery of a taxi driver, which eventually led to the death of the defendant’s co-robber, will be arraigned tomorrow in Fall River Superior Court. Kyle Dawson was indicted earlier this month on charges of involuntary manslaughter, armed assault with …

On Sunday, October 28, 2018 at approximately 6:32 p.m., Dartmouth Police responded to Rite-Aid on Dartmouth Street, after receiving a report of a man holding a knife to his own throat. Upon arrival, Sergeant Scott STANTON and Officers Victor MORENCY and Darren EMOND located the male party behind the business. …

New Bedford police report that a male pedestrian was killed after being hit by a car just before 7:30am Monday morning at the corner of Pleasant and Weld streets. The driver fled the scene and police are treating the incident as a criminal hit-and-run. No further information at this time. …

New Bedford Police arrested a male who already has an open case for heroin trafficking on 18 charges Sunday in connection with two shooting incidents in the city earlier in the day. New Bedford Police responded to the area of School Street about 2 a.m. for a report that a …