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A Department of Veteran Affairs employee and Lakeville resident was charged in federal court in Boston with embezzling nearly $70,000 in VA funds.

A Dartmouth town employee has been arrested and charged with rape following an incident in Westport last weekend.

A 49-year-old New Bedford man who assaulted and robbed a woman inside her own home was sentenced to serve six to nine years in state prison.

Somerset Police say a palm reader in that town stole nearly $71,000 from a client after claiming the victim's daughter was possessed by a demon.

Eight of those indicted on federal drug and money laundering charges are from New Bedford, while two are from Fall River.

A New Bedford man is one of five people arrested and charged in connection to a human trafficking operation in Providence and New Bedford.

A New Bedford woman was arrested Sunday afternoon following a motor vehicle accident in the city.

A man has been charged with animal cruelty after Freetown police say he left a dog inside a locked vehicle where the temperature became unbearable.

The New Bedford police officer facing child pornography charges was indicted today by a federal grand jury.

A New Bedford police officer was arrested today and charged in federal court in Boston with child pornography offenses.