Police, Fire & Courts

Police arrest two on narcotics charges

Two New Bedford residents were arrested on January 15 by Dartmouth Police following an investigation. Jamen Green, 23, and...

Fall River Fire District Chief arrested for drunk driving in Dartmouth

A Fall River Fire District Chief was arrested in the early hours of Friday, January 11, after a lengthy chase beginning on I...

Fire destroys barn on Horseneck Road

A barn at 777 Horseneck Rd. was leveled by a fire early in the morning on Saturday, January 12. The barn belonged to Cluck...

Fire District No. 1 to regain on-site fuel

Fire District No. 1 will once again have access to gasoline on site after a heated conflict between the district’s...

New Bedford man held without bail for Dartmouth murder

Robert A. Rose, 48, of New Bedford, has been held without bail for the first degree murder of Joseph Tavares of Fall River...

Police arrest New Bedford man for Dartmouth homicide

The Bristol County District Attorney’s office announced Thursday night that the Dartmouth Police Department had arrested a...

Fall River man arrested on drug charges, again

For the second time in a week, a Fall River man was arrested by Dartmouth Police for allegedly dealing drugs. According to...

Fall River man arrested on drug charges

Dartmouth police arrested a Fall River man on a slew of drug charges after police said he was caught with thousands of...

Police stuff buses with donated toys

A school bus parked outside Target was stuffed with toys on Dec. 15 for the 8th Annual Fill the Bus Toy Drive. The event, co...

Fire District No. 3 responds to Old Fall River Rd. fire

An idling motorcycle triggered a garage fire at an Old Fall River Rd. home on Dec. 15. Fire crews responded to the call at...

Hit and run driver sentenced

A California man who left the scene of a crash which left a Westport woman dead on the side of Route 6 earlier this year has...

UMass Dartmouth police investigating on-campus assault

The UMass Dartmouth Police Department is investigating after two people were assaulted on campus on Dec. 5. According to...

'Career criminal' from Dartmouth sentenced

A Dartmouth man prosecutors call a “career criminal” from Dartmouth has been sentenced to six to eight years in prison in...

Dartmouth Police hope to fill a school bus with toys

Join the Dartmouth Police Department and help fill a yellow school bus with toys for area families on Saturday, Dec. 15 from...

UMass cops collect “Quarters for Christmas”

For the 21st year in a row, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Police Department collected quarters to help kids have...

Police extend ‘No Shave November’ for a second month

The Dartmouth Police Department is declaring this month No Shave December as it extends the popular fundraiser for a second...

Fire Districts rang bells for 100th anniversary of WWI

On Sunday, November 11, all three Fire Districts rang bells at 11 a.m. for the 100th anniversary of WWI. Pictured are Chief...

Driver severs utility pole, threatens police

Arrested after knocking down a Chase Road utility pole on Nov. 10, a New Bedford man proceeded to urinate in a trash can at...

Police respond to threat at Target

Police descended on the Target shopping plaza on Nov. 7 after a Target employee reported being threatened by a customer with...

Crash slams car into Family Hair Connection

A bizarre accident on Friday morning left a car nosed into Family Hair Connection on Dartmouth Street with all involved...

Homeowner aids police in arrest

A tech-savvy homeowner assisted in the arrest of a man who broke into his home. On Wednesday, November 7 at approximately 6:...

Suspect at large after stealing pickup truck, fleeing from police

Dartmouth police are searching for a suspect who allegedly fled from police in a stolen pickup truck early Sunday morning...

No tricks, all treats at Fire District No. 1 trunk-or-treat

District No. 1 firefighters rolled their fire engines out of the Bridge Street station in favor of decorated cars for the...

Sheriff’s K9 unit to don new vests

Every officer at the Bristol County Sheriff’s office should be safe on the job, as Will, Sharpy, and Jerry, three K9...