Mattapan

Scott Fortes of Mattapan was sentenced to six years in state prison for assaulting and strangling his girlfriend in her Taunton home last year.

Christian Teixeira, a convicted felon, was arrested by Massachusetts State Police with a loaded illegal gun in his possession.

A Mattapan man has been arrested after he was found in possession of drugs in an attic in New Bedford, police say.

A New Bedford man charged in the shooting of a Narcotics Detective last month, has been found to be a danger to the community.  A spokesperson for the District Attorney's office tells WBSM News,  Nathan Manuel-Jackson was ordered held without bail, following a dangerousness hearing Monday in New Bedford District Court...

A Boston-area man has been found to be a danger to the community and is being held without bail. Thomas Scott of Mattapan was found "dangerous" during a hearing Thursday in New Bedford District Court.  He'll return to court on February 26th...

A Boston man has been convicted of killing four people _ including a 2-year-old boy _ during a drug-related robbery in 2010.       Dwayne Moore was convicted Monday during his second trial. Moore's first trial ended with a hung jury, and a second suspect was acquitted...