carmelo kercado

New Bedford gang member Carmelo Kercado was sentenced to life in prison for the execution-style murders of Stephen Bodden and Fabio Tavares in the city in 2017.

A New Bedford man charged with a double homicide in the city has been ordered held without bail following his arraignment in Fall River Superior Court.

The man charged with New Bedford's seventh and eighth murders of the year has been ordered held without bail.

The New Bedford Police Department, Massachusetts State Police, United States Marshals Service, and Bristol District Attorney’s Office announce that the fugitive wanted for fatally shooting two men in October was captured yesterday in North Carolina.

After more than three months, the suspect in New Bedford's 7th and 8th homicides of the year remains at large. Mayor Jon Mitchell gave an update this week.

More than two weeks have passed since New Bedford's 7th and 8th homicides of the year, and there are still no arrests in the case.

An arrest warrant has been issued for a 35-year-old New Bedford man, wanted in connection with Tuesday's double homicide on Central Avenue.