CRIME & SAFETY
Worcester and Somerset Police Nab Three in Multi-City Fentanyl Sting Operation
In a joint sting operation between Worcester and Somerset police departments, a major fentanyl bust culminated in the arrest of three individuals on charges related to narcotics trafficking. Officials executed stops on two vehicles in Worcester yesterday evening, leading to the discovery of a sizable quantity of suspected fentanyl and the ensuing arrests.
Dartmouth police nab man on multiple drug charges
DARTMOUTH — A joint operation led by the Dartmouth Police Department and the Massachusetts State Police culminated in the arrest of a New Bedford man on a slew of drug-related charges. Shawn Pontes, 41, was taken into custody Thursday morning following the execution of an arrest warrant at his...
Widow of Taunton man killed in stabbing asks to share a random of act of kindness in honor of 8th anniversary
TAUNTON, Mass. (WLNE) — It’s been almost a decade since the violent stabbing in Taunton killed two and injured multiple others. In 2016, Arthur Darosa murdered Patricia Slavin in her home, before entering a Bertucci’s at the Silver City Galleria Mall. At the Bertucci’s, he would injure...
Fall River woman on the road to recovery after car crash on I-195
(WJAR) — A Fall River woman is recovering after a car crash on I-195. 26-year-old Chloe Mota told NBC 10 that her best friend, 25-year-old Allison Knight is going through the most difficult time of her life. Mota said the crash happened around 1 a.m. on April 16 as...
Motorcyclist transported with advanced life support to New Bedford’s St. Luke’s after Lakeville accident
“Bedford Street crash injures one. Lakeville Fire Department was alerted to a motorcycle accident in the area of Bedford St and Rhode Island Road. At the time of crash, the on-duty crew was responding to a medical emergency. Off-duty firefighters monitoring the radio responded from their homes to the crash.
Two people injured in Bourne Bridge crash. Raynham man charged with drunk driving.
A Raynham man was arrested early Saturday following a crash on the Bourne Bridge in which he and the other driver were injured, state police said. According to the state police media relations unit, a trooper from Bourne barracks went off with a disabled vehicle on the bridge's southbound lane around 2:20 a.m. A second vehicle crossed the double yellow line and struck the disabled car, pushing it into the state police cruiser. Both drivers suffered minor...
Brockton firefighters respond to crash into telephone pole
BROCKTON, Mass. (WLNE) — The Brockton Fire Department said that it responded to a motor vehicle accident into a telephone pole early Saturday morning. The department said the crash occurred around 1 a.m. on East Street. The driver of the car was transported to the hospital with “what appeared...
Man dies after canoe with child passengers capsizes in Halifax
HALIFAX, MASS. (WHDH) - Authorities are investigating after a man died in an apparent drowning in Halifax on Sunday after the boat he was in capsized, officials said. Crews responding to a report of a capsized canoe with several people in the water around 11 a.m. determined one adult and two children had exited the water safely and a second adult was missing below the water’s surface, according to Plymouth District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz.
Man seriously injured after motorcycle crash in Lakeville
(WJAR) — Lakeville Fire Department said one person was seriously injured after a motorcycle accident Friday night. Fire officials said the crash happened in the area of Bedford Street and Rhode Island Road. One man was transported to St. Luke’s Hospital with life-threatening injuries, fire officials said. Authorities...
Family connected to house where Boston police officer’s body was found outside in snow testifies
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — A highly anticipated trial involving a woman accused of striking her Boston police officer boyfriend with her SUV and leaving him for dead in a snowbank outside a home entered its ninth day on Friday in Massachusetts. John O’Keefe died in the Boston suburb of...
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