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NB Man Gets Prison Term
A 49 year old New Bedford man has been sentenced to seven to nine years in state prison after being found guilty of breaking into a New Bedford home. Robert Simmons entered a guilty plea on Tuesday in Fall River Superior Court, admitting to carrying out a house break on Church Street on March 31st of this year and taking watches and jewelry...
DA Buys Cruiser
DA Buys Cruiser
DA Buys Cruiser
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn has given Fall River $38,000 to purchase a new police cruiser. The cruiser was on display Thursday outside the Fall River Police station. As to why he chose Fall River for the gift, the D-A said "there's been a lot of financial turmoil in this city that is not shared by other cities...
Life In Prison
Life In Prison
Life In Prison
A Rehobeth woman will spend the rest of her life in prison for the brutal murder of her two year old son. Forty-four year old Kimberly Peno was found guilty on Thursday of first degree murder, following a six-day trial in Fall River Superior Court...
Youth Court Funding
Youth Court Funding
Youth Court Funding
Several groups and organizations have come together to keep the Southcoast Youth Court in business for at least another year. The Youth Court diverts young offenders away from the criminal justice system into a program where they are judged by their peers...
Amaral Sentenced To Life
Amaral Sentenced To Life
Amaral Sentenced To Life
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn has announced that 36 year old Jeremy Amaral of New Bedford has been found guilty of first degree murder and witness intimidation in the March 2013 slaying of his girlfriend, Tiffany Ann Durfee of New Bedford...
Child Rapist Sentenced
Child Rapist Sentenced
Child Rapist Sentenced
A New Bedford man will spend the next 8-to-10 years in state prison after pleading guilty this week to rape of a child. Forty-eight years old Manny DaSilva also pleaded guilty to two counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14...
Suicide Case Hearing
Suicide Case Hearing
Suicide Case Hearing
The lawyer for a teen charged with encouraging a friend to commit suicide wants Bristol County D-A Thomas Quinn off the case, along with anyone assigned to his office. Defense Attorney Joseph Cataldo says Quinn was related to the teen who took his life, and taking part in the proceedngs would be a conflict...