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New firefighter joins District 1 after graduating

Deputy State Fire Marshal Maribel Fournier, Firefighter Jacob Andrade, Retired Chief Peter Andrade and Chief Timothy Lancaster. Source: Peter Andrade

Dartmouth Fire Department District 1added a new firefighter to its ranks. Jacob Andrade, the son of retired District 1 Chief Peter Andrade, retired from the…

Man charged with vehicular homicide out on bail

Andrew Johansen being brought into court. Photos by Kat Sheridan

Dartmouth resident Andrew Johansen, who was…

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Update on Westport Mid City Scrap fire

Mid City Scrap

WESTPORT — As of 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 5 fire crews were still on the scene of a fire that broke out at Mid City Scrap, located in Westport. According to the Westport Fire Department, crews were still working on extinguishing deep seated pockets...

Fire breaks out at Westport scrapyard

Plumes of smoke visible from East Briggs road. Photo by Kat Sheridan

WESTPORT — A large fire broke out in Westport at the Mid City Scrap on Monday, May 4 around 4 p.m. The company confirmed that all workers are uninjured. As of 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 5, Route 6 from Route 88 to Gifford Road was still closed in...

Fire District receives grants for safety education

Dartmouth Fire District 1 was awarded two grants, one for Student Awareness of Fire Education (S.A.F.E.) grant and a Senior S.A.F.E. grant from the Department of Fire Services. They got $5,865.90 from the S.A.F.E. grant and $2,671.41 from the...

Horseneck Road homicide suspect pleads guilty to racketeering in 2020 killing, two other murders

Franklin Antonio Amaya Paredes in New Bedford District Court in July 2020

On Wednesday, April 15, an alleged La Mara Salvatrucha member pleaded guilty to racketeering for his alleged role in three murders, including a killing that occurred near Horseneck Road in July 2020. Franklin Antonio Amaya Paredes, 28 is a...

Learn CPR

Join the District 2 fire station for CPR training on Thursday, April 9 at 6 p.m. Call the station ahead of time at 508-636-2441 to reserve a spot as space is limited. The event is free for those in district 2 and is open to everyone. District 2...

Bristol County District Attorney ordered to test DNA from a 1988 Dartmouth murder

Shawn Tanner, while released on medical parole, shortly before his untimely death in 2022. Source: New England Innocence Project

Thirty-seven years after Shawn Tanner of Dartmouth was convicted of murdering a sex worker in Dartmouth and five years after requesting DNA testing, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts ruled on Friday, Feb. 27 that the Bristol County...

Former Dartmouth man found not guilty for half sister's murder

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Former Dartmouth resident David Reed, who was accused of killing his half sister with a conch shell in 2001, has been found not guilty. Reed's half sister Rose Marie Moniz had been found dead at her home on Acushnet Avenue in New Bedford on March...

Bristol County Jail eliminates nearly $3 million

In an effort to prioritize jail operations, Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux has eliminated nearly $3 million in non-jail positions within the Bristol County Sheriff’s Department. The units that saw positions eliminated or left vacated are COVID...

Dartmouth Jail receives funding for correctional classes

The Healey-Driscoll administration announced they are awarding the Bristol County Sheriff’s office $63,208 for welding education and training as a part of a grant for career and technical education in correctional facilities. “These grants will...

Car caught fire on State Road, cause unknown

The car on fire. Source: Jaime Lyn Carvalho

Around 12 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 2 a Hyundai Sedan caught fire on State Road near the Dartmouth Towne Center, and the cause is currently unknown. According to Fire District 3 Chief Richard Arruda, the driver heard a “bang” and noticed the engine...

Dartmouth teen charged in New Year's Day alleged hit-and-run that killed pedestrian in New Bedford

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A 16-year-old from Dartmouth faces five charges for an early New Year’s Day car crash that killed Nicolasa Ventura Colaj, 33, of New Bedford. The teen has been charged with motor vehicle homicide, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, leaving the...

New Bedford man arrested for lewd crimes in Dartmouth

Francisco Tavares. Source: Detective Lieutenant Keith R. DaCosta

Francisco Tavares, 61 of New Bedford, was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 26 as a part of an undercover investigation into reports of people being flashed while at Harry Reynold’s Park. He is being charged with open and gross lewdness and lewd, wanton...

Two Dartmouth police employees awarded in state-wide awards

Captain Sam Raposa with his Supervisor of the Year award. Source: Bristol County Sheriff's Department

Two members of the Bristol County Sheriff’s Department were awarded by the Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association. They were two of 10 people awarded this year. Alyssa Perley of Fall River won Employee of the Year for her work at the Dartmouth House...

No one injured in Crossroad Apartments fire

The damage from the fire at Crossroads Apartments. Source: Dartmouth Fire District 3

The Dartmouth Fire Departments responded to a kitchen fire at the Crossroad Apartments at 7:29 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 1. District 3 responded to the fire following a box alarm and a 911 call. Chief Richard Arruda said the Department of Fire Services...