WBSM - New Bedford's Local Source For News, Talk, and Sports! » crime http://wbsm.com For over 60 years, WBSM has been the #1 source for News, Talk, and Sports in New Bedford! Thu, 23 May 2013 11:15:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Police Arrest Two Following Break-In Investigation http://wbsm.com/police-arrest-two-following-break-in-investigation/ http://wbsm.com/police-arrest-two-following-break-in-investigation/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 23:54:12 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=78805 Fairhaven Police and members of the SouthCoast Anti-Crime Task Force arrest two suspects in connection with a break last month into a Fairhaven farm stand. 

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]]> http://wbsm.com/police-arrest-two-following-break-in-investigation/feed/ 0 Fairhaven Police Boston Criminal Has Odd Checklist of Crimes http://wbsm.com/criminal-has-checklist-of-crimes/ http://wbsm.com/criminal-has-checklist-of-crimes/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:01:40 +0000 Neal White http://wbsm.com/?p=65004 This is a odd story about a man from Weymouth Massachusetts who had a check list of crimes that he was going to do on him when he was busted. 

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]]> http://wbsm.com/criminal-has-checklist-of-crimes/feed/ 0 iStockphoto Dartmouth Shoplifters Arrested http://wbsm.com/dartmouth-shoplifters-arrested/ http://wbsm.com/dartmouth-shoplifters-arrested/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:37:38 +0000 Jack Peterson http://wbsm.com/?p=63999 Dartmouth police arrest 2 shoplifters and find a gun in their possession. Police were called to Kohl's Department store and arrested 2 New Bedford men, 24 year old Mitchell Violet of England Street and 25 year old Jemaul Oliveira of Willis St.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/dartmouth-shoplifters-arrested/feed/ 0 Dartmouth Police Las Vegas Strip Closed for 15 Hours Following Shooting That Ended in Fatal Fiery Car Crash http://wbsm.com/las-vegas-strip-closed-for-15-hours-following-shooting-that-ended-in-fatal-fiery-car-crash/ http://wbsm.com/las-vegas-strip-closed-for-15-hours-following-shooting-that-ended-in-fatal-fiery-car-crash/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:23:01 +0000 Jordan Dawson http://newstalkkgvo.com/?p=137621 A shootout that ended in a car crash engulfed in flames on the Las Vegas strip closed down the main road where the incident left a cab driver, a passenger in the cab and a rapper dead, and four other people injured.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/las-vegas-strip-closed-for-15-hours-following-shooting-that-ended-in-fatal-fiery-car-crash/feed/ 0 (CNN video screenshot) New Bedford Crime Rate Drops http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-crime-rate-drops/ http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-crime-rate-drops/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:45:29 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=54895 Reported crimes in New Bedford fell last year, when compared to 2011. Figures compliled by the New Bedford Police Department show a 4% drop overall, when comparing 2012 to the previous year.

Mayor Jon Mitchell tells WBSM News, he's very pleased

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]]> http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-crime-rate-drops/feed/ 0 TSM New Bedford Police Search for Suspects in Two Robberies http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-police-search-for-suspects-in-two-robberies/ http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-police-search-for-suspects-in-two-robberies/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:17:18 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=49854 Two New Bedford convenience stores were robbed Sunday, with witnesses providing police with nearly identical descriptions of the suspect involved.

According to police, Joseph's Market on Cottage Street was robbed just after noon on Sunday, by a tall, black male who appeared to be carrying a rifle in a black bag

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]]> http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-police-search-for-suspects-in-two-robberies/feed/ 0 TSM New Report: Homicide Down In Fall River Since 2008 http://wbsm.com/new-report-homicide-down-in-fall-river-since-2008/ http://wbsm.com/new-report-homicide-down-in-fall-river-since-2008/#comments Sun, 06 Jan 2013 16:52:57 +0000 BJ Ragone http://wbsm.com/?p=45389 According to a report in Fall River's Herald News, the homicide rate in the city of Fall River has seen a significant decrease since 2008.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/new-report-homicide-down-in-fall-river-since-2008/feed/ 0 Null Value,flickr What Will Stop This Mashpee Career Criminal? [POLL] http://wbsm.com/what-will-stop-this-mashpee-career-criminal-poll/ http://wbsm.com/what-will-stop-this-mashpee-career-criminal-poll/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:15:19 +0000 Phil Paleologos http://wbsm.com/?p=38809 From shoving senior citizens to the ground and stealing their money to burglary, forgery, breaking and entry and a list that is 250 arraignments long.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/what-will-stop-this-mashpee-career-criminal-poll/feed/ 0 hadsie,flickr New Bedford Police Investigating Three Weekend Robberies http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-police-investigating-three-weekend-robberies/ http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-police-investigating-three-weekend-robberies/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:22:48 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=21572 Sunday was a busy day for robberies in New Bedford. Police are investigating 3 seperate incidents.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-police-investigating-three-weekend-robberies/feed/ 0 New Bedford Police Pinterest Aids in Helping Police Nab Criminals http://wbsm.com/pinterest-aids-in-helping-police-nab-criminals/ http://wbsm.com/pinterest-aids-in-helping-police-nab-criminals/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:13:05 +0000 Amanda Ferris http://thefw.com/?p=155757 Never underestimate the power of the internet or its users: it may sound crazy, but the social network Pinterest, aka the place where you can find a cute-sy cashmere sweater and a recipe for caramel fudge brownies, has helped local Pennsylvania police departments catch criminals.

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