Police, Fire & Courts

Dartmouth firefighters unite for pig roast

Behind Dartmouth Fire District No. 3’s headquarters building, volunteers and firefighters opened up two large ovens to...

Protesters gather to oppose Sheriff Hodgson, prison conditions

Protestors outside the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office are becoming a familiar sight for drivers on Faunce Corner Road. The...

Emergency crews respond to disabled cruise ship in Buzzards Bay

Numerous emergency agencies, including Dartmouth Fire District No. 1, responded to assist a disabled cruise ship in Buzzards...

Sheriff Hodgson launches crowdfunding campaign, thanks Trump

Last year, Sheriff Thomas Hodgson offered up Dartmouth inmates to build President Donald Trump’s border wall. Now he has a...

Woman charged with assault and battery of police, EMS at the Moby Dick

One of two people revived with Narcan from a suspected drug overdose allegedly attacked her rescuers, according to police...

Police remove submerged car from beach on Rogers Street

Clarks Cove is home to plenty of marine life, but Dartmouth emergency crews found something that didn’t quite belong on...

Banker given suspended sentence for "upskirting"

William Raus, a former Citizens Bank employee and Westport town official charged with three counts of recording a video...

Former Dartmouth selectman sentenced to more time in jail

Former Dartmouth selectman John George, Jr., who is already serving time in jail for embezzlement following a 2015...

Update: Two sustain serious injuries in crash at Old Westport and Cross Roads

Two people were sent to the hospital following a two-car crash at the intersection of Old Westport and Cross Roads on July...

One dead, one injured in two separate crashes on Interstate 195

One person was killed and one person was injured in two separate crashes on Interstate 195 on July 20. According to...

Sheriff's office captain found guilty of charges in connection to Codfather case

A Bristol County Sheriff’s Office captain has been convicted of charges relating to the "Codfather" case. Jamie Melo, 46, of...

Car crash sends one driver to the hospital

No one was seriously injured in a two car crash on Dartmouth Street at Edgeworth Street at around 3:30 pm on July 13. The...