The information comes from 5,000 field incident reports obtained by Citizens for Juvenile Justice from New Bedford Police through public records requests.
Retiring New Bedford Police Chief Joseph Cordeiro's knowledge and experience are difficult to replace. That's why the next chief should come from the ranks.
Pocket parks on New Bedford's Acushnet Avenue have been given a new lease on life, at least for now, while officials determine if they are worth saving.
Jon Mitchell and Joe Cordeiro are intentionally misrepresenting crime stats for political purposes. They owe the people of New Bedford an explanation for this.
The New Bedford Police Union says the number of crimes reported for budgetary reasons is different from what is told to the FBI– by a significant amount.
New Bedford's mayoral administration gets caught covering up criminal acts and argues the crime rate is falling. Crime rates are not the issue – secrecy is.
New Bedford Police Chief Joseph Cordeiro won't attend tonight’s meeting of the city council's public safety committee due to objection from Mayor Jon Mitchell.