Paul Oliveira

New Bedford officials have announced a new $5,000 signing bonus for incoming city police officers as an incentive to encourage applications amid a hiring crisis for the department.

New Bedford detectives have seized 22 pounds of marijuana and over $34,000 in cash along with other narcotics in two drug busts in the city last week.

New Bedford City Councilor Brian Gomes said Monday's shooting on Pleasant Street could mean more trouble. Gomes said 'something else is brewing.'

New Bedford is ready to welcome back the Feast of the Blessed Sacrament after a two-year hiatus.

New Bedford City Councilor Brian Gomes will seek grants to buy police drones and body cameras like those used by the Fall River Police Department.

A New Bedford man was walking his dog in the West End on Sunday when he was hit in the neck by pellet fire from a moving vehicle.

Merchants will meet with New Bedford Police Chief Paul Oliveira this week to seek a solution to the vagrancy issue in the downtown area.

New Bedford Police Chief Paul Oliveira is looking to identify illegal ATV and dirt bike operators and uncover where the vehicles are stored with a new program.

The New Bedford City Council will discuss the ATV and dirt bike situation this Thursday and could seek discussion with Police Chief Paul Oliveira on the matter.

A repeat New Bedford offender already on probation for multiple drugs and firearms offenses was caught on Monday with a variety of drugs and a loaded handgun, according to police.