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District 2 Fire Chief Andre resigns

Timothy Andre has resigned as Fire District 2 chief, Ralph Medeiros, chair of the Prudential Committee Dartmouth Fire District 2 has announced. Andre has served as district chief since July 2016 and has served as a firefighter for 30 years. His...

Former Dartmouth resident indicted for 20-year-old murder

Twenty years after the murder of a New Bedford woman, her 53-year-old half-brother, a onetime Dartmouth resident, has been indicted on charges of murder and armed robbery, District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III has announced. David Reed, who lived on...
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Firefighters honored for rescue of woman from roaring blaze

As flames crackled through a home at 673 Tucker Road in the early morning hours of a bitterly cold Dec. 28, 2020, two responding firefighters, Dartmouth Fire District 1 Capt. Ryan Cabral and Lt. Ryan Snell, breathed a quick sigh of relief. The two...

Fall River man arrested on multiple charges

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A Fall River man was arrested on Black Friday on multiple charges, including trafficing narcotics. Dartmouth police were called at approximately at 1:15 p.m. to a reported shoplifting at the Walmart located at 506 State Road. While investigating the...

Dartmouth Police earn accreditation

The Dartmouth Police Department has been fully re-accredited by the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission, Police Chief Brian Levesque has announced. "We are pleased to receive re-accreditation for the third time as it is a testament to our...

Dartmouth civil rights officer reaching out to community

Hate crimes have no place in Dartmouth. That is the message Dartmouth Police Det. Sean McGuire hopes to spread as the department’s newly named civil rights officer. “I don’t think anybody should be treated differently because of who they are or what...

Nero’s Law, which hopes to protect K9 officers, unanimously passes in State Senate

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Dartmouth’s four-legged K9 officers are one step closer to getting immediate emergency care and transportation if they are injured in the line of duty. The Massachusetts State Senate Wednesday unanimously voted to approve “Nero’s Law” — which...

Longtime Fire District No. 1 chief mourned

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The community is mourning the loss of longtime Fire District No. 1 chief Tom Brooks, who died Nov. 9. He was 93. Brooks served as the district’s chief between 1950 and 1984, serving with his sons Scott and Kevin. “Tom was an innovator for the...

Dartmouth teen missing, public’s help requested

Dartmouth Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a 16-year-old Dartmouth resident. Kiean Joseph is described as a black male with brown eyes and hair. He stands five foot four inches tall and weighs 130 pounds. He was last seen Nov. 1 and...

Six Dartmouth recruits graduate from call/volunteer firefighter training

Six recruits representing the Dartmouth FIre Department were among 30 graduates of the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy Call/Volunteer Recruit Firefighter Training Program. Caden Kehoe representing Fire District 1; Eric Abrantes, Carl Beckman and...

Missing teen found safe

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Dartmouth Police on Thursday announced they located a teen who was reported missing earlier this week. According to the announcement, Asa Gonsalves, 17, was safely located in Pennsylvania and has been reunited with his family after he was last seen...

Police seek help in finding missing Dartmouth teen

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Police are searching for a Dartmouth teen who was reported missing. Asa Gonsalves, 17, is described by police as white, 5’ 7’’ with brown eyes, and brown hair. He was last seen in Dartmouth on Oct. 29 at 9 a.m. The Dartmouth teen’s last known...

Dartmouth man arrested on fentanyl trafficking charges

A Dartmouth man was arrested on charges of trafficking 60 grams of fentanyl following an investigation by New Bedford Police narcotics and gang detectives, New Bedford Police reported. Matthew Caplan, 33, of 17 Swift Road, Dartmouth was arrested...

Dartmouth man dies in car crash

A 61-year-old Dartmouth man died following a single-vehicle crash on Oct. 28. Dartmouth police responded to a reported crash on Prospect Street around 7:15 a.m. and found a 2008 Toyota Tundra with heavy front-end damage in the woods. Mr.moved to...

Plenty of sweets at fire station trunk or treat

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Out were the trucks and in were the trunks full of candy at Fire District No. 1’s Bridge Street station as the department’s annual trunk or treat returned on Oct. 30 following last year’s Covid cancelation. The event, held in conjunction with the...

No injuries, house badly damaged in Fisher Road house fire

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WESTPORT — A house under reconstruction at 431 Fisher Road was badly damaged after it caught fire Saturday morning. No injuries were reported, according to Westport Fire Deputy Chief Dan Baldwin. Firefighters from Dartmouth Fire District No. 3 first...

Dartmouth Police Department shares Halloween safety tips

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With Halloween approaching, the Dartmouth Police Department has released the following safety guidelines to make sure residents to safely celebrate spooky season: Costume safety Police encourage parents/guardians to consider these tips while...

Covid dogs detect and serve

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Duke and Huntah — that’s Hunter with a New England accent — look and act a lot like family pets. They love to run and chase balls. They also enjoy interacting with people, freely accepting pats and ear scratches and offering wet kisses. But they...

Walmart shoplifter tased after allegedly assaulting police officers

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A suspected shoplifter was tased by Dartmouth Police Wednesday after allegedly assaulting three officers. Police were called at approximately 1:15 p.m. to a reported shoplifting at the Walmart located at 506 State Road. The Walmart Loss Prevention...

Mishawum Drive fire displaces family of three

A family of three was displaced following a house fire at 22 Mishawum Drive early Wednesday, Oct. 20, Dartmouth Fire District 1 Chief Peter Andrade said. No injuries were reported in the blaze, he said. The Red Cross is assisting the family, he said...

Dartmouth police in hunt for canine unit grant

The Dartmouth Police Department K9 division is hoping the public will help them win a grant to bolster their division. The K9 department is competing for a $5,000 award from the Aftermath K9 grant program. The grant will supplement funding for the...

Nero’s Law, providing emergency help to K9 officers, advances

Legislation that allows injured K9 officers to receive emergency treatment and transportation will advance to the Senate after being approved Tuesday by the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security. Senate bill 1606, also known as Nero...

Dartmouth detective’s information leads to fentanyl sentences

The leader and a top lieutenant of a major New Bedford area fentanyl trafficking ring have been sentenced to state prison following a lengthy investigation that began with a Dartmouth Police detective, according to Bristol County District Attorney...

Man pleads guilty to assaulting fellow inmate, drug charges

A 27-year-old narcotics trafficker with a history of violence, who also assaulted a fellow inmate in the Bristol County House of Corrections, was sentenced to serve five to seven years in state prison last Friday, Bristol County District Attorney...

Man killed after being trapped under heavy machinery

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An 80-year-old man was killed in Dartmouth Friday, Oct. 1 after being trapped under heavy machinery on his property, the Bristol County District Attorney’s office reported. Officers responding to a 911 call found the man, Leslie Dewars, unresponsive...

Law student receives scholarship from Hispanic police officers

Judith Patricia Cruz Caballero, a 2022 candidate for a law degree at Umass Law School, has received the Hispanic Police Officers of New Bedford Law Scholarship. The need-based scholarship is presented to UMass Law students of Hispanic or Latino...

Police department names new Civil Rights Officer

The Dartmouth Police Department announced Wednesday the appointment of Detective Sean McGuire as its newest Civil Rights Officer. Police said McGuire recently completed a course of training on civil rights and has “readily acclimated himself to this...

Dartmouth woman pleads guilty to rape of pre-teen girl

A 30-year-old Dartmouth woman was sentenced to serve up to 12 years in state prison after being convicted last week of repeatedly raping a pre-teen girl, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III reported. Kayla Baumgardner pleaded guilty...

UPDATE: Police find sailboat owner safe after boat runs aground

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Dartmouth Police have found the owner of a sailboat that went aground off Mishaum Point on Sept. 26. Police confirmed at 11:58 p.m. Sunday that the owner was successfully and safely located. The sailboat was found unoccupied on shore Sunday evening...

Motorcyclist seriously injured after crash on Hathaway Road

A Brockton motorcyclist was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a crash on Hathaway Road late Saturday night. Dartmouth police said officers, along with other emergency personnel, responded to the area after reports of a motorcycle...

Bayada to pay $17 million to settle kickback allegations

Bayada, a national home health care company with a location at 368 Faunce Corner Road in Dartmouth, has agreed to pay $17 million to settle allegations the business made illegal kickbacks to receive patient referrals and subsequent Medicare payments...

Four graduate from Bristol County Correction Officers Academy

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The Bristol County Sheriff’s Office welcomed its four newest corrections officers at academy graduation on Sept 8. Over eight weeks of training, graduates completed both classroom and hands-on learning on a variety of corrections topics, including...

New Bedford man arrested for larceny after search

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A New Bedford man was arrested on several charges after he allegedly fled Dartmouth Police by running into the Lowe’s on Faunce Corner Road. According to police, Jesus Torres, 28, of New Bedford had seven outstanding warrants, all of which are...

Two arrested on drug charges after parking lot struggle

Two people were arrested Aug. 30 on a series of charges, including drug trafficking, after a struggle in a hotel parking lot on Route 6 that caused minor injuries to three state troopers, State Police reported. Shortly after 11 p.m. on Aug. 30,...

Fire Department District 3 receives grant for Jaws of Life

Dartmouth Fire Department District 3 received a $25,000 grant from the Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation during a check presentation ceremony Tuesday, Aug. 31. The donation was used to purchase Jaws of Life equipment to assist in the...

Two women arrested after fleeing police in stolen car

Dartmouth police arrested two women Sunday, Aug. 29 after they fled from police in a stolen car, which they abandoned in a yard on John Alden Lane before heading into nearby woods, according to Dartmouth Police Det. Kyle Costa. At about 7:10 p.m.,...

Westport man, Dartmouth woman arrested on drug charges

A Westport man and Dartmouth woman were arrested by Dartmouth Police narcotics detectives Friday, Aug. 27, in conjunction with an extensive narcotics investigation. John Oliveira, 61, of Sodom Road, Westport, was charged with possession with intent...

Submit your fingerprints for new firearms license

The Dartmouth Police Department is reminding residents who have submitted a new application for a License To Carry Firearms to get their fingerprints taken as soon as possible. Under state law, the local police department must send your fingerprints...

Inmate dies of apparent suicide at Dartmouth jail

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A 35-year-old inmate at the Bristol County House of Correction has died following an apparent suicide in his jail cell Wednesday, the District Attorney’s Office reported. According to Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Jonathan Darling, a medical...

Officers drenched for a cause at Police Relief Association concert

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While Tropical Storm Henri was still hours from making its landfall in New England, some of Dartmouth’s first responders still ended up getting soaked. Only this drenching was for fundraising purposes, as part of the return of the Dartmouth Police...

Police urge preparedness as storm approaches

With a potential hurricane on the horizon, Police Chief Brian Levesque and the Dartmouth Police Department are encouraging residents to take a series of precautions. These include: Know your evacuation zone Massachusetts...

Two New Bedford residents arrested at Capri Motel

Two New Bedford residents were arrested Saturday in conjunction with a narcotics investigation at the Capri Motel on Route 6, Dartmouth police report. Dartmouth Police detectives arrested Jonathan Costa, 44, of Earle Street, New Bedford, and Grace...

Dartmouth Police Relief Association to hold annual Concert on the Green

The Dartmouth Police Relief Association’s “Concert on the Green” will make its return to the Stackhouse Club following last year’s Covid cancelation. The concert will be held on Saturday, Aug. 21 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. and will feature a family-...

Fire department acquires new boat

The fire department has a new boat to help with water rescue efforts. The department acquired a 14 1/2 foot Rescuecraft to replace the 10-foot, 16 year-old tiller-driven Zodiac currently in use. The Zodiac, District 1 Fire Chief Peter Andrade said,...

Couple arrested for alleged fentanyl trafficking

A Dartmouth couple was arrested by New Bedford police on Aug. 2 on charges after they were found in possession of more than 40 grams of suspected fentanyl. Gary Hamel, 25, and girlfriend Amy Gaspar, 25, were arrested after narcotics and gang...

Man arrested on drug charges after narcotics investigation

Police arrested a Westport man Friday, July 23 at the Dartmouth Motor Inn, 571 State Road, in conjunction with a narcotics investigation, according to Dartmouth police. John Oliveira, 61, of Sodom Road, Westport, was arrested and charged with three...

Couple arrested on narcotics charges at Dartmouth motel

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A New Bedford couple was arrested at the Moby Dick Motel last week on charges after they were found in possession of suspected cocaine and crack cocaine. Waleska Torres Rosario, 51, and Angel Rosa Santiago, 30, of Earle Street were taken into...

Two injured in Faunce Corner Road crash

Two motorists were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries following crash near 850 Faunce Corner Road Monday evening. Officers and other emergency personnel responded to the crash at approximately 7:15 p.m. At the scene, officers found that...

Select Board appoints two new police officers

Two new officers have been added to the Dartmouth Police Department’s ranks. At a July 26 meeting, the Select Board unanimously approved appointing Trevor Gregoire and Nicholas Mancuso to the force. Both began training at the Plymouth Police Academy...

Police using body cameras for month-long trial

Two Dartmouth police officers are sporting new devices these days: Body cameras. The department is testing body cameras for a month as a trial run for potential permanent use, said Sgt. Joseph Rapoza, who is overseeing the trial. The officers, who...

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