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There are now two Bristol County Sheriff's Deputies charged in the famed "Codfather" illegal fish and money smuggling crime. The latest alleged crooked cop is a Captain by rank. James Melo slapped in federal court on conspiracy and bulk cash smuggling charges...

Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson has offered to send inmates to Texas to help with the cleanup from Hurricane Harvey, but there are some major hurdles to overcome on Beacon Hill before it can happen.

NEW BEDFORD _ Two men were arrested Wednesday on drug charges while aboard a fishing vessel in Buzzards Bay as a result of a port security operation with New Bedford Police Maritime Special Response Team, Massachusetts Environmental Police, the Department of Homeland Security and the New Bedford Police Port Security Unit ...

I've been trying to figure out the Superbowl match-ups ever since the teams were decided two weeks ago. I am well aware of the Atlanta Falcons nucleus of players, their stars and important role players etc. I've seen the highlights all year...

There's an alarming increase this year in the number of police officers fatally shot in the line of duty. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund's report says 64 officers were shot and killed this year -- a more than 50 percent increase over 2015...

DALLAS (AP) — Police Chief David Brown says a suspect in the overnight attack that killed five police officers, wounded seven others and wounded two civilians said he was upset over the recent police shootings of black men and wanted to kill white people...

DALLAS (AP) — Five Dallas police officers are dead, six others injured after snipers opened fire on law enforcement in the heart of Dallas. One civilian was also hurt. The shootings took place during a protest over fatal police shootings of black men in Louisiana and Minnesota...

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia passed away this morning at the age of 79.

Bristol County Sheriff Thomas M. Hodgson is down south this weekend discussing immigration reform and getting a firsthand look at U.S. Border Patrol activities.

The Texas teen detained when his homemade clock was mistaken for a bomb is leaving his high school. A school district official tells the "Dallas Morning News" that 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed's father met with the superintendent yesterday and asked that all his children be removed from the district...