Police, Fire & Courts

Driver severs utility pole, threatens police

A driver severed a utility pole on Chase Rd. late Saturday afternoon, necessitating the shutdown of traffic by police...

Police respond to threat at Target

On the afternoon of November 8, many were surprised by a large police response to the Target shopping plaza around 4:11 p.m...

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...

Dartmouth Police to grow beards, raise money for Children’s Advocacy Center

Things are getting hairy at the Dartmouth Police Department, as officers are putting down the razor blades for a good cause...

Car hits fallen tree on Tucker Road

With wind howling and off-and-on rain on October 15, a tree was toppled on Tucker Road near one of the street's infamous...

Dartmouth firefighters take second place in regional chowder competition

Just a week after bringing fresh clams to Dartmouth, the Russells Mills Engine Company was at it again, this time turning up...

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...