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A man wanted in connection to a homicide in New Bedford in 2017 has been captured by authorities.

A New Bedford man who viciously attacked his fiancée earlier this year was sentenced to serve four to six years in state prison.

Two men are arrested for allegedly beating a man and robbing him in the area of Depot Street and Cranberry Highway in East Wareham early Friday morning.

DARTMOUTH — On Sunday, August 13, 2017 at approximately 6:20 p.m., Dartmouth Police responded to D’Angelo’s Sandwich Shop, located at 546 Dartmouth Street, regarding a fight in progress. Upon speaking with the victim, a 29-year-old Dartmouth man, it was learned that he had been jumped by several males, and then beat with a police-style baton...

A 39-year-old Wareham man who violently assaulted his ex-girlfriend in front of her young niece nearly two years ago in Freetown has been sentenced to serve three to four years in state prison. Darryl Ribiero pleaded guilty in Fall River Superior Court this week to charges of aggravated assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery, and strangulation... Read

A 39-year-old Fall River man who violently assaulted his girlfriend just after midnight on New Year’s Day was sentenced to serve three to five years in state prison this week in Fall River Superior Court. Jason Brum pleaded guilty to a two-count indictment charging him with aggravated assault and battery, and assault and battery...

In New Bedford, The Women's Center at 405 County Street has been open for years to help and support those who have been a victim of domestic violence. The phone number for The Women’s Center in New Bedford is 508-996-3343.

A third person has been convicted of murder in connection with the 2010 beating and stabbing death of a 17-year-old Taunton youth. Etnid Lopez, of Taunton, was convicted Wednesday in Fall River Superior Court of first-degree murder for the June 2010 slaying of Tigan Hollingsworth...

A New Bedford man has been convicted of fatally beating another man with a hammer during a robbery, stealing the victim's car, and fleeing to Connecticut. Thomas Gardner was convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder for the November 2011 death of Michael Duarte...