Crime

Forty-three-year-old Christopher Daponte of Acushnet was arrested Friday. New Bedford Police believe he was involved in five armed robberies this year.

A person who barricaded themself into a Taunton home that also had an unsecured firearm inside was found deceased inside the home.

Taunton Police are on the scene where a person has barricaded themselves into a residence with a firearm present. Residents are being asked to avoid the area.

An Easton man has been sentenced to up to a decade in prison after pleading guilty in Fall River Superior Court to the indecent assault of a 13-year-old girl.

A New Bedford man has been arrested after police say he flashed a firearm on social media while driving through rival gang territory.

According to court documents, Tanairy Ruiz's apartment was used as a location where cocaine was "cooked" or manufactured into cocaine base.

Dartmouth Police arrested a Westport man for the second time in just over a month on drug charges, along with a Dartmouth woman, following an investigation.

A former member of the New Bedford Latin Kings pleaded guilty to racketeering charges in federal court Wednesday, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

More details have emerged in an indecent assault case that saw the lead singer of a popular local rock band sentenced last week to nine months behind bars.

Police seek to identify suspects in a motor vehicle break-in in Lakeville who allegedly tried to use the stolen identity of the person whose wallet was taken.