“A male and female were found fatallt shot inside a residence on Broadway Streetm Haverhill Sunday evening Essex County D.A. Paul F. Tucker and Haverhill Chief of Police Roberth Pistone announced. Haverhill Police received a check the well-being call at approximately 5:43pm. Responding officers found a male and female deceased …
Read More »City of New Bedford highlights “Cadillac” of vote counting machines as elections approach
“New Bedford is now home to the Cadillac of vote counting machines. The DS450 from Election Systems & Software will help make the process of counting mail-in, early and absentee ballots more efficient. For example: In November, it took a dozen election workers about two 12-hour days to hand-feed all …
Read More »Lakeville Firefighters manage a surge of simultaneous emergency calls, including school bus accident
“At 1:30 pm yesterday, the Lakeville Breaker (Forest Fire 1), Engine 2, and Tanker 1 responded to the area of 116 Pierce Avenue for a brush fire. The fire started when an unpermitted fire grew out of control due to gusting wind. The blaze was quickly extinguished. As firefighters reset …
Read More »New Bedford Firefighters battle structure fires, multiple emergencies in a 4-hour window
“Thursday night, crews were busy battling two structure fires in between many other emergency incidents. At 1930 hours 911 calls were received for a house fire at 471 Sawyer St. Engine 7 arrived and reported smoke showing from a single family, one story home. They stretched a hose line into …
Read More »New York man convicted in Boston for forced labor, sex trafficking 15-year old minor
“BOSTON – A New York man was convicted yesterday by a federal jury in Boston of sex trafficking a minor and forcing her to work at a strip club for his financial benefit. Sherriff Cooper, 37, was convicted of sex trafficking of a minor by force, fraud and coercion; transportation …
Read More »Hyannis woman sentenced in Boston for helping distribute Fentanyl in Southeastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island.
“A Hyannis woman was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for her involvement in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed fentanyl throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Rebecca Bartholomew, 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to three years in prison and three years …
Read More »New Bedford Police Department kick off Women’s History Month with photo of female pioneers
“In honor of #WomensHistoryMonth, we thought we’d show off an early 2000s #throwback photo acknowledging some of the courageous women of the NBPD. Happy #WHM, we celebrate the contributions and the sacrifices women have made not only in U.S. history, but every single day. Thank you to our officers, dispatchers, …
Read More »Vermont State Police charge 29-year old New Bedford man with crack cocaine trafficking
“On February 29th, 2024, at approximately 2100 hours, Troopers from the Vermont State Police Rutland Barracks, members of the Vermont Drug Task Force, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Rutland Town Police Department conducted a motor vehicle stop in the Town of Rutland. The operator of the vehicle was identified …
Read More »CVS, Walgreens to dispense abortion pill in Massachusetts, significant move in reproductive healthcare
In a landmark development for reproductive healthcare access in Massachusetts, leading pharmacy chains CVS and Walgreens have announced plans to begin dispensing the abortion pill, mifepristone, this March. This decision comes amidst ongoing legal debates and reflects a significant step in ensuring accessibility to abortion services following the overturning of …
Read More »Massachusetts woman charged with traffic, narcotics offenses, after aggressive, erratic driving
“Shortly before 9 p.m. on February 27, Trooper Victoria Thompson, assigned to State Police-Norwell, was dispatched to 911 reports of a white Mercedes sedan being operated erratically, speeding and tailgating other vehicles, on Route 3 northbound in Pembroke. Trooper Thompson set her cruiser in the area of Exit 32 and …
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