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Dartmouth Police respond to two separate intoxicated driver accidents in one day

Dartmouth Police responded to two separate car accidents caused by intoxicated drivers crashing into utility poles on Sunday, April 5. Nathan Miller, an 18-year-old Becket resident, was found by officers at the scene early Sunday morning following...

Driver uninjured after early morning car crash

Fire District 1 responded to a single-car car crash on the corner of Bakerville Road and Beechwood Drive at 5 a.m. on Sunday, April 6. The driver, 24-year-old Jake Morgado of Dartmouth, crashed into a stone wall, striking and knocking down a utility...
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One suffers from a minor injury in a day of two fire emergencies

Fire District 1 responded to a house fire that sent one resident to the hospital with minor injuries and a smoke-filled apartment on Wednesday, March 5, said District 1 Fire Chief Peter Andrade. Around 3:30 p.m. firefighters from District 1 and...

One vehicle involved in car crash on Old Fall River Road

A 17-year-old driver sustained minor injuries in a motor vehicle accident that occurred near 913 Old Fall River Road on Saturday, Feb. 15, according to Dartmouth Police. Around 3:54 p.m., the Dartmouth Police and other emergency personnel responded...

Former officer convicted of rape and molestation charges released from custody

The unanimous jury verdict that convicted former Dartmouth police officer Shawn Souza on charges of rape and molestation has been set aside by the court, releasing Souza from custody, according to Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn III. “...

Sheriff’s 2025 plans include bringing housing unit back online

Looking ahead toward his second year in office, Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux recently announced his “big ticket items” for 2025, which includes housing projects such as working to get GB back online following the April 2023 inmate uprising...

Police investigate assault at Dartmouth High School

A student at Dartmouth High School is facing a number of assault charges following an altercation with a fellow student on Wednesday, Jan. 15, Dartmouth Police announced. Around 10:30 a.m. police responded to the school where officers learned the...

Taunton woman pleads guilty to role in organized counterfeit coupon ring

BROCKTON — A Taunton woman pleaded guilty to her alleged role in an organized counterfeit coupon operation that stole nearly $27,000 in product discounts from Stop and Shops across the state, including in Dartmouth, according to Plymouth County...

Updated: Police, fire locate driver with drones after striking pole

Dartmouth Fire District 2 and the police department used drones to locate a driver who abandoned their vehicle after striking a tree on Sunday night, Jan. 5. Just after 9 p.m., Dartmouth Police responded to a report of a gray BMW that struck a...

Fire District 2, police use drones to locate driver from single-car crash

Dartmouth Fire District 2 launched its new drone team for the first time Sunday, Jan. 5 in cooperation with the Police Department’s team in an effort to locate a driver who abandoned their vehicle after getting into an accident. Fire Chief Erick...

Dartmouth Police encrypt radio communication to protect sensitive information

Since at least the 1990s, the Dartmouth Police Department has used “scramble,” a system that made radio communications audible but unintelligible, in order to protect sensitive information from real-time exposure or unauthorized online rebroadcasts...

Relocating of STAT ambulance nears end

After the $9.5 million renovations began at the Fire District 1 Station in late October, Rescue 2 needed to find a new home. In early December, STAT Ambulance Services, Inc., which has been the contracted company of choice for the town for more than...

Woman fatally struck by vehicle in Padanaram

A 73-year-old Dartmouth woman was fatally struck by a vehicle while in a crosswalk by the Padanaram bridge Tuesday, Dec. 17. According to Chief Brian Levesque, at approximately 3:45 p.m., officers and other emergency personnel responded to the scene...

Five District 1 firefighters recognized as Firefighters of the Year

In the afternoon hours of Oct. 8, 2023, reports were made of an overturned boat near East Beach in Westport. One sailor was seen clinging to the side of the boat’s hull, but the other appeared to be missing, according to District 1 Fire Chief Peter...

Former ICE facility now training academy and more

The rows and columns of “mothballed bunked beds” and random storage that once filled the former ICE detainment facility on Faunce Corner Road are no more. Now, the building has been retrofitted to house the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office’s training...

Two vehicles involved in car crash on Dartmouth Street

Fire District 1 responded to an apparent head-on collision that occurred near 612 Dartmouth Street at 6:15 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 18, with minimal to no injuries sustained by the two drivers, according to District 1 Fire Chief Peter Andrade. The...

Dartmouth battles six brush fires in one night

For the first time in a decade, a brush fire broke out on Dartmouth Natural Resource Trust property amid state warnings about drought conditions that are leaving dry leaves, dead vegetation and other fuels vulnerable to ignition. The fire at the...

Former Dartmouth medical doctor convicted of child rape

A former medical doctor at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford was convicted on Tuesday, Oct. 22 for rape of a child aggravated by age difference, electronic enticement of a child for commercial sex, possession of child pornography, posing a child in...