Police, Fire & Courts

Two men arrested for South Dartmouth break-in

Two New Bedford men were arrested on Monday, December 16 after they allegedly broke into a house in Padanaram earlier that day, according to a statement released by the Dartmouth Police Department. Dartmouth Police Detective Jose Catana stopped two...

Man gets two years for Dartmouth assault

A Rhode Island man was sentenced to two and a half years in prison at Fall River Superior Court last week after being convicted of assaulting and pointing a gun at a woman in his car in Dartmouth, according to the Bristol County District Attorney’s...

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Those heading to Target for their Christmas shopping this weekend may have been greeted by the flashing lights of police cruisers at the entrance — but it wasn’t an emergency. The Dartmouth Police Department were holding their annual Safe Zones “...

Police fundraiser going strong into December

Last month, Detective Kyle Costa grew out his beard for charity with several of his fellow Dartmouth Police Department colleagues for No-Shave November — and this month the department is keeping up the momentum with Double Down December. The police...

Attempted burglary on Avis Street ends in arrest

A Dartmouth man was arrested following an attempted burglary in Padanaram in the early hours on November 20, according to a statement released by Dartmouth Police. Just after two a.m. on Wednesday, police responded to a 911 call from a homeowner on...

Elderly woman injured in crash

An elderly cyclist was injured after she was struck by a car on Slocum Road. According to Dartmouth police, officers responded to a report of a crash on Slocum Road in the area of Lexington Avenue on November 11 at 9:55 a.m. An elderly woman on a...

Police arrest alleged drunk driver for crash involving cyclist

Dartmouth police arrested an alleged hit-and-run driver after a crash involving a cyclist on Route 6. According to police, a 19-year-old man was hit from behind on a bicycle at the intersection of State Road and Cross Road at around 10:58 p.m. on...