District Attorney's office

Westport Police say an 18 year old Dartmouth resident was killed late Thursday night when the Mercedes he was driving struck a large tree near 275 Reed Road in Westport. Police have not released the victim's name pending notification of family members...

New Bedford Police and State Police assigned to the District Attorney's office continue to hunt for the killer or killers responsible for the death of 66 year old Donald DePina. DePina was found shot in Brooklawn Park late Saturday night...

A man arrested Sunday morning in connection with a homicide investigation in New Bedford, is arraigned Monday in District Court. Twenty two year old Michael Sousa was ordered held without bail and had his case continued to September 1st...

A 53-year old Fairhaven man was killed Saturday night after being struck by a car on Sconticut Neck Road. The District Attorney's Office says Police responded to an area near Gilbert St. after receiving a phone call saying that a man was lying on the side of the road...

A man was found dead near Weld Square early Sunday morning after police responded to gunshots fired nearby.

There are new developments in last April's discovery of a deceased newborn baby.

A man was killed and another person injured in a shooting Friday night on Collette Street in the North End. The incident happened at about 9:20 p.m. District Attorney's Office Spokesman Gregg Miliote said he could not release more information because the scene is still "a very active crime scene...

A New Bedford man has been found guilty of first degree murder in the beating death of another man two years ago.  According to the District Attorney's Office, jurors in Fall River Superior Court on Tuesday found 36 year old Thomas Gardner guilty of murder in the death of Michael Duarte in November, 2011.  T...

State and Fairhaven Police are investigating what they're calling an "unattended death" Tuesday in East Fairhaven. Greg Milliote, a spokesman for the Bristol County District Attorney's office, says the body of a 69 year old woman was found insider her Hamlet Street home around mid-day. ...

Prosecutors in the murder case against former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez want the judge to recuse herself.  Hernandez was at a pretrial hearing Wednesday, his first time in court since being arraigned.  Assistant District Attorney William McCauley says he plans to file a motion to ask Judge Susan Garsh to give up the case...