best practices

Cordeiro has had a 34-year-career in the New Bedford Police Department, the last three years as chief.

UMass Dartmouth Police Chief Emil Fioravanti says active shooter trainings on campus are all about keeping the university as safe as possible. The Public Safety Department hosted the first of three training sessions on Thursday, with students, staff members and faculty invited...

New Bedford and Dartmouth join dozens of other communities from across the state in a voluntary program rolled out by Governor Charlie Baker. Baker's first executive order was the creation of a Community Compact program, which encourages city and town governments to share best practices with the rest of the commonwealth...