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The Bristol County District Attorney's office says criminal charges against a New Bedford Police officer suspected of stealing drugs from police lockers should not be filed at this time.

District Attorney Sutter's office conducted a review of the investigation into Sgt

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The Attorney General's office says there will be no further review of the Bristol County District Attorney's investigation into the fatal shooting of Malcolm Gracia.

15-year-old Gracia was shot and killed by New Bedford Police in May 2012, after he stabbed an officer

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A Freetown man is going to jail for the rest of his life for the 2009 beating and strangling of a 31 year old Florida man.  According to the District Attorney's Office, a Fall River Superior Court jury on Tuesday found 29 year old Aaron Morin guilty of first degree murder. Pol

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A Fall River man is facing charges related to the September 29th murder of 31-year-old Aja Pascual in the city.

Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter announced the charges today, and says 20-year-old Brandyn LePage of Fall River killed Pascual during a drug deal that went sour

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Prosecutors across Massachusetts have come up with a proposed budget they'll need to handle cases resulting from the  state drug lab scandal. 

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Gov. Deval Patrick is calling for a "file by file" review of all the cases handled by former state chemist Annie Dookhan. 

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The Bristol County District Attorney, Sam Sutter, stopped by the WBSM studio on Tuesday to talk with Phil Paleologos. On the table, the State drug lab scandal involving Annie Dookin.

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State officials continue to investigate the ongoing scandal at a state crime lab, where as many as 34,000 drug samples may have been altered or manipulated by a chemist.

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Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter and New Bedford Police Chief David Provencher are holding a press conference today, and are expected to release more details on a murder case in the South End over the summer.

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The two Democratic candidates for Congress in the Ninth District square off in a debate Thursday night.  The event will take place at the UMass Dartmouth auditorium, starting at 7pm.  Organizing the event is Craig Dutra, Chairman of the Southcoast Business Alliance

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