Det. Capt. Steve Vicente

Drug Suspect Arrested
Drug Suspect Arrested
Drug Suspect Arrested
New Bedford police say its Organized Crime Intelligence Bureau have put a drug delivery service out of operation. Det. Captain Steve Vicente says officers carried out a search warrant Wednesday evening at 118 Sycamore Street, apartment #2...
Overdose Victim
Overdose Victim
Overdose Victim
Police say the cause of death of a New Bedford man over the weekend appears to be a drug overdose. Police say the body was found Saturday near Holy Family-Holy Name School. Det. Captain Steve Vicente tells WBSM News, investigators are still awaiting toxicology tests, but it appears the victim overdosed on drugs...
North End Shooting
North End Shooting
North End Shooting
New Bedford Police are investigating a weekend shooting in the city's North End. Det. Capt. Steven Vicente says the shooting happened just after 4am on Sunday in the vicinity of Belleville Avenue and Sylvia Street. Police say the victim was getting out of his car when a man approached  the vehicle and opened fire...
Sunday Opening Crackdown
Sunday Opening Crackdown
Sunday Opening Crackdown
A city wide sweep Sunday morning of local bars and clubs in New Bedford turned up nine establishments that were open in violation of their liquor licenses. All licenses in New Bedford limit Sunday openings to after 11am. Det. Capt...
Cops Arrest Two In Drug Raid
Cops Arrest Two In Drug Raid
Cops Arrest Two In Drug Raid
More than 80 grams of heroin was seized during a Tuesday afternoon drug raid in New Bedford's South End. Detective Captain Steven Vicente says officers executed a search warrant on the third floor of 49 Roosevelt street following an investigation into a drug delivery service...
Student Assaulted
Student Assaulted
Student Assaulted
New Bedford Police have now released information about a fight involving two students at Normandin Middle School. A teacher reported to police on Thursday she saw a 13 year old male student holding a 12 year old boy in a choke hold. The teacher yelled for the older student to release the boy, and when he did the boy dropped to the floor, striking his chin on a stool...
Robbery Suspect Arrested In New Bedford
Robbery Suspect Arrested In New Bedford
Robbery Suspect Arrested In New Bedford
A New Bedford man faces robbery charges.  Thirty-five year old Timothy Martin of Truro Street was arrested early Friday on Acushnet Avenue. Det. Capt. Steve Vicente  says Martin is charged with a robbery at the 7-11 Store on the Avenue around 4am, and an attempted robbery two hours later at Honey Dew Donuts on Coggeshall Street...
Police Hunt For Storage Depot Robber
New Bedford Police continue to investigate an armed robbery Tuesday at the Storage Depot on Brook Street. Det. Capt. Steve Vicente tells WBSM News, a man entered the business and inquired about renting a storage unit. Then, he pulled a knife, and robbed the 21 year old clerk who was not hurt. The...
Suspect Charged With Attempted Armed Robbery
Suspect Charged With Attempted Armed Robbery
Suspect Charged With Attempted Armed Robbery
Police make a quick arrest following an attempted robbery at a New Bedford variety store.  Det. Capt. Steve Vicente says a man entered Penny's Variety on Arnold Street Wednesday night, wearing a hoodie and mask and demanding the clerk open the register...