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.
Last week, Mayor Jon Mitchell and Police Chief Joseph Cordeiro took a walk through the area of Tallman Street and North Front Street, an area which has been rocked by violence as of late.
In his weekly appearance on WBSM, Mayor Mitchell said he wanted people in the neighborhood to know they were there for a couple of reasons...
Mass. State Police say they deployed special patrols on Route 24 and Interstate 195 over the Thanksgiving weekend, arresting 13 drunk drivers, and issuing 288 citations.
State Police are continuing their relentless crackdown on dangerous driving on Southcoast highways. This past weekend marks the fifth consecutive weekend State Police have ramped up patrols on Routes 24 and 195 in the Southeastern sector of the state.