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On May 17, 2017 at approximately 11:00 p.m., several officers were directing traffic on Route 88 southbound near the intersection of Briggs Road due to a motor vehicle crash. The road was temporarily closed while tow trucks were removing the damaged vehicle...

Retired New Bedford Police K-9 officer Jean Gomes was convicted Monday afternoon in Fall River Superior Court of indecently touching a child. The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office tells WBSM News that Gomes, 60, was convicted on one count of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 by a mandated reporter...

A 26-year-old Bellingham man who assaulted and threatened to kill a Bristol County House of Corrections correctional officer last September will serve the next two-and-a-half to four years in state prison, District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced...

NEW BEDFORD - The New Bedford Police Department is looking to grow their ranks with new recruits.

The New Bedford Police Department has added two new officers to the local force. David Rose, Jr. and Nathan Pimentel, both of New Bedford, were sworn in Monday by Mayor Jon Mitchell. Rose is a 2011 graduate of New Bedford High School and studied criminal justice at Bridgewater State University...

A Rehoboth police officer is recovering from injuries sustained during an early morning chase Wednesday. Several sources say the chase began before 4am on Perryville Road in the town. Police say the suspect flipped his car during the chase and then took off on foot, with at least one officer in pursuit...

One man has been hospitalized after a non-fatal officer involved shooting in Dartmouth Sunday afternoon, according to a release from the Bristol County District Attorney's Office.

Former Dartmouth Police Chief Stephen J. Soares, 70, of Westport, passed away Thursday at Tufts Medical Center in Boston after a courageous battle with cancer, according to a release by the Dartmouth Police Department.

(Millis, MA) -- A former Massachusetts police officer accused of lying about a shootout and calling in a bomb threat is dead. Bryan Johnson was found dead Thanksgiving morning. Police say they found no signs of foul play and the death is not being investigated as a homicide...

Kazzie Portie had the most heartwarming -- and heartbreaking -- high school graduation.