CRIME & SAFETY
Pedestrian injured on Onset Avenue
This story will be updated with more information when it becomes available. Early Saturday morning, a pedestrian was reportedly injured on Onset Avenue. Photos of the incident show a person on a stretcher being transferred to a medical evacuation flight. According to Onset Fire Department Deputy Jeffrey Dias, the department...
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...
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...
Four pulled from water in Plymouth County
HALIFAX, MASS. (WJAR) — Four people were taken from the water after a small boat overturned on Monponsett Pond in Halifax, Massachusetts this morning. Halifax Fire Chief Mike Witham says first responders from Halifax and Hanson were able to get three people out of the water quickly but had to call in a recovery team to look for the fourth person.
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.
Man dies in apparent drowning in Halifax lake
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...
Three men charged with robbing courier with cash from Middleboro dispensary
Three men have been arrested and charged in connection with the February 2024 armed robbery of a cash courier in Swansea who had made multiple cash pick-ups that day from several cannabis dispensaries, including one in Middleboro, according to information provided by the Department of Justice. The men are charged...
Orleck: From Buddhist Monks to Riot Police: A Reflection on the Last Week at Dartmouth
Many of us were traumatized by the College’s decision to bring in police, including New Hampshire riot police and SWAT teams, to our quiet, rural campus on May 1. Dozens of faculty, including myself, concerned about our students’ safety, came to the Green. What I observed was a 100% peaceful demonstration supporting striking graduate and undergraduate student workers, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and demanding that the College divest from companies making or selling weapons to the Israeli military.
Person taken to hospital by helicopter after early morning hit-and-run in Wareham
WAREHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - Police are investigating a hit-and-run in Wareham early Saturday morning that prompted emergency crews to rush a person to the hospital by helicopter. Officers responded to a reported hit-and-run with injury on Cranberry Highway around 12:30 a.m. No additional information was immediately available. Anyone with information...
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