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Members of the Community group "Breathe New Bedford" say the shooting of Malcolm Gracia was an example of excessive force by police, and they want justice.

Gang Unit detectives seized a Glock .45-caliber handgun with four rounds of ammunition while arresting a suspect for an April 30 carjacking and armed robbery.

Police were on the lookout for 32-year-old man from Dorchester.

Detectives seized 100 grams of cocaine following a vehicle stop.

New Bedford Police seized cocaine and ammo Tuesday, following an investigation into a cocaine distribution service out of a Sycamore Street apartment.

New Bedford Police made five arrests and seized nearly 37 grams of fentanyl, along with other drugs and a firearm with a defaced serial number on Saturday.

The New Bedford Police gang unit took a Smith and Wesson 9mm handgun and a large capacity magazine loaded with 15 rounds of ammunition off the streets Monday, and made an arrest.

A 38-year-old New Bedford man apprehended last year with an illegal firearm and ammunition was sentenced to serve three-and-a-half to five years in state prison.

Increased patrols in response to complaints from residents about incidents in the area of Blackmer Street and Acushnet Avenue led to the arrest of a city man observed in a drug transaction.

This release from the New Bedford Police Department: Detectives assigned to the New Bedford Police Department's Narcotics Unit and Gang Unit conducted another sweep and executed a search warrant resulting in nine individuals being arrested on Friday afternoon...