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Two women arrested on shoplifting charges
Two Dorchester women were arrested by Dartmouth Police for allegedly shoplifting over $4,000 of merchandise from multiple retailers located on Faunce Corner Road Friday, July 19, and is believed to be in connection to a larger organized retail crime...
Dartmouth Police look to fill six vacancies
The Dartmouth Police Department is currently down seven officers and anticipates losing another four by the end of the year, according to Police Chief Brian Levesque. Levesque met with the Select Board Monday, July 22 to request the town offer...
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Traffic beware: Nineteen roads to be milled, paved
Two women arrested on shoplifting charges
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Dartmouth officers awarded for saving a life
On Monday June 3, Dartmouth Police Officers Max Szteliga and Dominik Sullivan-Souza weren’t aware they were responding to a call that would earn them the Life Saving Award, but when the two’s quick actions saved a man’s life, they were recognized...
Dartmouth man faces possession of child pornography charges
Dartmouth’s Jed Cohen, 74, has been charged with possession of child pornography, disseminating photographs of sexual or intimate parts of a child and paying for sexual conduct with a child under 18, according to Suffolk District Attorney Kevin...
My Brother’s Keeper volunteer killed, another injured following box truck accident
Dartmouth’s Jean Revil, 67, was struck and killed by a box truck on Joseph Drive in Fall River on Wednesday, July 17 while volunteering for My Brother’s Keeper, according to the Bristol County District Attorney's Office. Revil and a fellow volunteer...
Engine company extinguishes grime, leaving cars ‘Sparky’ clean
The Russells Mills Engine Company was back at it again trading in their fire hoses for something a little less powerful as they turned from fighting fires to extinguishing grime off of cars in the name of raising money for charity. Cars were looking...
Updated: Juvenile stabbing altercation pre-arranged over social media, police believe
Two juveniles were transported to the hospital following a reported stabbing in the Dartmouth Mall parking lot outside Five Below on Sunday, June 23 at approximately 2:50 p.m., according to Dartmouth Police. Police believe the altercation was pre-...
Updated: 911 system restored statewide
On the afternoon of Tuesday, June 18, emergency services sent out a notification that Dartmouth’s 911 emergency call service was down. According to the Massachusetts State Police, as of 4 p.m., the outage has been resolved and 911 service has been...
Middleboro man arrested on drug charges after car strikes tree on Faunce Corner Road
A Middleboro man was arrested on drug charges after Dartmouth Police responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident just after midnight on Saturday, June 15, according to Dartmouth Police. The accident involved a car striking a tree in the area...
Fire districts 1 and 3 awarded funds for education programs
Every year, Dartmouth Fire District 1 and District 3 are awarded funds from the state for the Student Awareness of Fire Education Program and Senior SAFE Program. For Fiscal Year 2024, the District 1 received $4,700 for SAFE and $2,200 for Senior...
Two Dartmouth recruits kindle their firefighting careers
Two new Dartmouth firefighters are putting on their boots and picking up their axes after graduating from the state’s Call/Volunteer Recruit Firefighter Training Program on May 1. Newly minted Dartmouth firefighters Ian Aguilar and Connor Bailey...
Month-long investigation leads to drug arrest
NEW BEDFORD — Dartmouth Police’s Special Operations Division, which was assisting with a month-long drug investigation, helped execute an arrest warrant for Shawn Pontes, 41, of New Bedford on Thursday, May 9, according to the Dartmouth Police...
Dartmouth woman indicted for allegedly embezzling thousands
BOSTON — A Dartmouth woman was indicted in Boston by a federal grand jury for allegedly embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from two separate employers, announced Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy and Jodi Cohen, special agent in...
Reported Walmart shoplifting leads to two drug arrests
Two people were arrested on felony drug charges after allegedly shoplifting from Walmart on Saturday, May 4, according to the Dartmouth Police Department. At approximately 10:30 a.m., Dartmouth Police arrived to Walmart with a man located in the...
Fall River man charged with Dartmouth Mall Carnival indecent assault and battery
A Fall River man was arrested at the Dartmouth Mall Carnival just after 10 p.m. on Saturday, May 4 and is being charged with indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or over as well as accosting/annoying another person, according to the Dartmouth...
Weeks-long investigation leads to drug arrest
Police arrested Nicholas Azeredo, 40, of Dartmouth, who is now being charged with trafficking cocaine in excess of 100 grams and possession with intent to distribute a Class B drug after a search of his residence Thursday, May 2. This arrest comes...
Two vehicles collide, crash into homes
A collision between two vehicles at the intersection of Sharp Street and Alpha Street left both drivers with apparent minor injuries and two homes with damage, according to Police Chief Brian Levesque. At 3:10 p.m. a crash was reported in which a...
New Bedford man charged in Hawthorne Country Club fire
This story has been updated with information from a Massachusetts Supreme Court indictment. More information will be added as it becomes available.
FALL RIVER — Nearly one year after Dartmouth’s vacant Hawthorne Country club was...
Trial for UMass student charged with motor vehicle homicide to begin in June
The 22-year-old driver of the vehicle that struck and killed Frank Petillo, Jr. on the UMass Dartmouth campus in April 2023 is set to appear in court for the start of trial on Friday, June 21. The driver, Danasia Sampson, from Mattapan, was...
Dartmouth police arrest man on drug charges
Dartmouth Police arrested and charged 27-year-old Daarnez Ramos with trafficking cocaine after detectives, with assistance from Massachusetts State Troopers, executed a search warrant for a residence on Cove Road in Dartmouth. During the search on...
Man faces charges associated with construction site theft
Chad Rainville, 18, of Cross Road, is facing charges of receiving stolen property and conspiracy after a collection of stolen tools and other items were located and seized from his residence and U-Haul van, according to Dartmouth Police. Rainville...
Man who allegedly fired gun in Dartmouth neighborhood arrested
New Bedford resident Jermaine Tirado, 38, was arrested Thursday morning on Feb. 29 following an investigation into an incident in which Tirado allegedly fired a gun in a South Dartmouth neighborhood. Tirado is being held without bail for 120 days...
Police arrest wanted parole violator
Dartmouth Police arrested Joshua Bishop, of New Bedford, in the Stop and Shop parking lot on Faunce Corner Road on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at about 4:25 p.m., according to a police press release. Bishop was wanted by the Massachusetts Parole Board and...
Sheriff’s Office takes action to try to prevent inmate suicides
Ten inmates died by suicide in the Birstol County Jail system between 2017 and 2023, which amounts to a suicide rate that’s three times the national average, according to a recent report on the jail’s suicide prevention practices. To curtail this...
District 2 firefighter creates new training program for the younger generation
For aspiring firefighters, entering the Fire Academy can be an “overwhelming” experience, said District 2 firefighter Carolyn Abrantes. The equipment is complicated, the program is rigorous and the situations are brand new. In an effort to alleviate...
Dartmouth Police arrest Fall River woman driving stolen car
Dartmouth Police arrested Fall River resident Janessa Quino, 21, according to a police press release. Quino allegedly refused to stop for police after she was identified driving a stolen 2007 Toyota Corolla on Friday, Feb. 9. After Quino refused to...
Dartmouth Police arrest Plymouth man at Best Western Motel
On the evening of Wednesday, Feb. 7, at the Best Western Motel, Dartmouth Police observed a vehicle belonging to fugitive and 22-year-old Plymouth resident Royleton Haston, Jr. who was wanted on seven warrants for incidents including assault and...
Seven arrested in undercover operation to combat prostitution
The Dartmouth Police Department, in cooperation with the Massachusetts State Police, conducted an undercover sting operation on Thursday, Feb. 1 “to combat the growing threat of prostitution and commercial sexual exploitation,” read a Dartmouth...
Missing Dartmouth woman now ‘safely located’
Dartmouth Police reported Diane Vieira, 60, as missing on the evening of Jan. 29. Vieira had last been seen at 6 a.m. at her home in Dartmouth. About two hours after the initial notice, Vieira was “safely located,” police said. No further details...
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