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The Federal Bureau of Investigations announced on Monday their 2014 Crime Statistics.  The agency reported there were 12.6 violent crimes in New Bedford per one-thousand people in 2014. Police Chief  David Provencher says while New Bedford has seen its share of violent crimes, those figures do not show the entire picture of crime in New Bedford...

A report by the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security places New Bedford at the top of the list of Massachusetts communities when it comes to the number of times officers used tasers or stun guns in 2014. According to the report, New Bedford officers used electronic control weapons, or ECWs, a total of 105 times last year, down from 125 in 2013, and 145 in 2012...

Opioid abuse in New Bedford continues to claim lives, but the fight to save lives is gaining allies everyday. PAACA hosted a program on Monday to mark International Overdose Awareness Day, and to update the community on efforts to educate the public on how they can help loved ones overcome addiction...

School Superintendent Dr. Pia Durkin is announcing plans to improve security at New Bedford High School. Durkin says the city has received $6.5 million from the Mass. School Building Authority to address security and technology issues...

The Bristol County District Attorney's Office has ruled the discovery of a body in New Bedford as a homicide. The man, identified as 32-year-old Edson A. Ramos of New Bedford, was found early Sunday morning near Weld Square. Police had responded to the area adjacent to Route 18 near the Route 195 overpass after reports of shots fired just after 2am Sunday morning...

Some city councilors called for more security cameras downtown at Tuesday night's Public Safety Committee meeting. At-Large Councilor Debora Coelho called for the cameras in response to vandalism of the city's iconic Whaleman statue last year...

Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter and New Bedford Police Chief David Provencher are holding a press conference today, and are expected to release more details on a murder case in the South End over the summer.