investigation

On June 16, 2017, a task force of law enforcement agencies completed a long-term investigation into the distribution of heroin and fentanyl by a drug distribution organization operating in the New Bedford area. The investigation was dubbed Operation High Stakes and it resulted in charges against 21 individuals and the seizure of approximately 400 grams of heroin and fentanyl and a large amount of

NEW BEDFORD - A New Bedford seafood wholesaler is under federal investigation. A multi-agency raid was conducted late Thursday morning at Lou-Joe's Fresh Seafood on Washburn Street. Members of the IRS Criminal Investigations unit, Massachusetts Environmental Police, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration were seen going in and out of the building before noon...

BOSTON - A New Bedford man faces nearly six years in prison for his connection to a heroin and Fentanyl trafficking operation in Southeastern Massachusetts. The Massachusetts U.S. Attorney's Office says Cory Nickerson, 33, pleaded guilty in March to one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and distribution of heroin and Fentanyl...

NEW BEDFORD - New Bedford Police are warning area residents to be careful when posting items, especially motor vehicles, for sale online. Police say within the past month they have received five reports of motorized vehicles being stolen after suspects claim to be potential buyers, arrange for a meet-up, and then fail to return the vehicles after taking them for a test drive...

NEW BEDFORD - New Bedford Police are investigating after several properties were tagged with graffiti. Police say five locations were affected in the area of Arnold and Chancery Streets Monday. Graffiti was found painted on a garage and a fence at 51 Chancery Street; a wall at 178 Arnold Street; three sides of property at 184 Arnold Street; and an electrical box owned by the city...

Saturday morning's death of an inmate of the Bristol County House of Corrections is now being investigated as a suicide, according to Gregg Miliote, spokesman for the Bristol County District Attorney's Office. The inmate, identified as 47-year-old Michael Fay, formerly of Fall River, was rushed to St...

NEW BEDFORD - Police responded to a report of shots fired in New Bedford's North End early Thursday morning. According to scanner reports, the city's ShotSpotter system was activated at the corner of North Front and Nye Streets shortly after 12 a...

NEW BEDFORD - One person is injured and one is in custody after a shooting in New Bedford's West End. New Bedford Police say the shooting took place around 10:30 a.m. At Kempton and Cook Streets. A 17-year-old New Bedford male was shot once in the right foot...

MARION, Mass. (AP) - Former FBI Director Robert Mueller III is slated to give the commencement address at a private school in Massachusetts, less than two weeks after his appointment as special counsel to oversee an investigation into possible connections between Russia and President Trump's 2016 election campaign...

NEW BEDFORD - Another robbery of a person walking at night in New Bedford. A 36-year-old New Bedford man told police that he was walking on Rivet Street near Crapo Street in the South End around 11 P.M. Wednesday night when he was jumped by two men...