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NEW BEDFORD - Bristol County Sheriff Tom Hodgson says it's "upsetting" that one of his deputies is facing federal charges in connection to the Carlos Rafael case. Deputy Sheriff Antonio Freitas is accused of helping the New Bedford fishing mogul smuggle large sums of cash through Logan International Airport so Rafael could deposit the money in an account in Portugal...

New Bedford Police are searching for a woman they say tried to rob a liquor store last week. Detective Captain Steve Vicente says a female suspect walked into the Freitas Package Store on Cove Road early Friday afternoon, and began waving what appeared to be a pellet gun and demanded money...