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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...

One of the most outspoken locally elected Trump supporters is looking forward to his candidate's presidency. Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson says he hopes President-Elect Trump's first order of business is tackling one of his biggest campaign promises...

Bristol County Sheriff Tom Hodgson says the Orlando shooting wasn't an attack on just one group, but on all Americans. Hodgson says people need to understand that radical Islamic extremists are hateful toward modern western civilization regardless of sexual orientation...

Bristol County Sheriff Tom Hodgson is enthusiastically supporting Governor Charlie Baker's decision to revise an immigration policy in Massachusetts. The move reverses a policy that prevented State Police from detaining illegal immigrants...

The New Bedford City Council has been brainstorming on methods to decrease panhandling in the city. Thursday night, Council President Linda Morad presented the possibility of having deputies from the Bristol County Sheriff's Office stand beside people begging for money...

Should illegal immigrants be able to obtain a Massachusetts driver's license? The State Legislature's Joint Committee on Transportation is considering just that, and Bristol County Sheriff Tom Hodgson says "no." Hodgson says the proposal bends the rules for those that already broke them, and disrespects those who are waiting to come into the United States legally...

Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson says he's supporting Governor Charlie Baker's proposed legislation that looks to curb opioid abuse in the Bay State. Hodgson joined other Massachusetts Sheriffs and the Governor Monday, endorsing the legislation that looks to limit new opioid prescriptions to a three-day supply, and give doctors the power to evaluate addicts and recommend them for long-term tr

The Department of Defense is investigating a swearing-in ceremony conducted by Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson. Hodgson swore-in 13 military recruiters as auxiliary deputy sheriffs in August. A Navy petty officer for the Secretary of Defense's Office questioned Hodgson recently about two Navy recruiters who were sworn-in, and whether the auxiliary roles allowed the recruiters to be armed and

The Bristol County sheriff says 'blatantly inadequate' funding of his department puts public safety in jeopardy and may force him to close the facility for pretrial detainees.

A U.S. District Court Judge's controversial ruling has at least one law enforcement official up in arms.