A New Bedford drug dealer previously arrested for heroin and fentanyl trafficking will spend three years in state prison, after he was sentenced last week on drug and firearm possession charges.
New Bedford police say two city men have been arrested on drug charges after detectives allegedly found fentanyl, psychedelic mushrooms, and steroids along with other drugs in a North End search.
New Bedford Police are actively seeking to add new officers to the force and have begun an all-out recruiting campaign, beginning with the civil service exam.
The New Bedford-Fairhaven Bridge is currently shut down, with neither vehicle traffic nor marine traffic allowed to pass through as the bridge is stuck open.
New Bedford police say detectives seized more than one kilogram of fentanyl and arrested a man they suspect of operating under several aliases in a drug bust on Tuesday.
A 38-year-old New Bedford man with a prior conviction for aggravated rape is now facing a felony animal cruelty charge, after allegedly beating his girlfriend's elderly dog until he was paralyzed.