Police chief

NORTH DARTMOUTH - The longest-running cold case involving a police officer in American history brings FBI agents to North Dartmouth. In 1980, Saxonburg, Pennsylvania Police Chief Gregory Adams was conducting a traffic stop when he was shot twice and pistol-whipped to death with his own service weapon...

Deputy Chief Brian Levesque will be taking over as the acting police chief for the Town of Dartmouth. Chief Robert Szala suffered a heart attack in April, leaving Levesque in charge of the department until Szala's return. Doctors expected Szala to miss several months before being able to even consider returning to his role...

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell sparked a controversy when he wrote a letter to the City Council nominating New Bedford Police Chief Joseph Cordeiro for the vacated position of harbormaster. "My job is to make sure that our port is safe for everybody, and in my mind, that means that the experts are in charge," Mitchell said...

A former Police Chief in the City of New Bedford has passed away. According to the New Bedford Police department's Facebook page, retired Police Chief Richard Benoit died Tuesday. He was 74. Benoit was appointed chief in June,1986 by then-Mayor John Bullard...

The New Bedford Women's Center honored several local supporters during its annual meeting Tuesday evening that have greatly contributed to its mission.

Braintree's police chief is retiring amidst a missing evidence scandal.

Mayor Jon Mitchell announced on Monday that he will appoint Capt. Joseph C. Cordeiro as New Bedford's new police chief.

New Bedford residents are expected to get some news on Monday regarding the selection process for a new police chief.

The search for a new police chief for the City of New Bedford is winding down. Mayor Jon Mitchell says an announcement is forthcoming. "We've done the set of finalists interviews and we've got background checks and whatnot. So, that's got to play out...

The new Mayor of Fall River, Jasiel Correia says drug abuse is a major concern in his city, but he wants to change the city's direction in battling the problem. "We're really looking to talk about drug abuse in Fall River as a public health problem, not as a criminal action...