Bristol County Sheriff's Office

Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux has lowered the hiring age for corrections officers to 18 years old. The hiring age previously was 19 years old.

Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux is sending a letter to local lawmakers asking for $300,000 to fund a feasibility study on closing New Bedford's Ash Street Jail.

A firearm-related incident at Fairhaven's Walmart took place late Tuesday night, but it is currently unclear exactly what happened.

Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux shared a document related to the case of Fall River's Lizzie Borden that resided in his office but is now headed to a museum.

WBSM News has learned that two bullets were found on the grounds of Keith Middle School in New Bedford late last month, resulting in a search involving police and local K-9 units.

Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux's office has contracted with an expert following the latest inmate suicide, which occurred the week he took office.

Former Patriots player and current Chargers cornerback J.C. Jackson is being held at the Bristol County House of Corrections in Dartmouth, a sheriff's office spokesman has confirmed.

A crash on Rt. 140 in Lakeville on Monday evening resulted in two Bristol County Sheriff's Office employees being taken to the hospital with minor injuries, according to the town's fire department.

The Bristol County Sheriff's Office already uses body-worn cameras at the House of Corrections in Dartmouth and will expand the program in the coming months.

A Truro man arrested Friday night on suspicion of killing his mother and burning her body on the lawn of a Cape Cod home has died at New Bedford's Ash Street Jail over the weekend.