Police chief

Funeral arrangements have been announced for late New Bedford Police Chief David Provencher.

Mayor Jon Mitchell, Bristol County Sheriff Tom Hodgson, and City Council President Brian Gomes all spoke with WBSM's Phil Paleologos to express their thoughts on the passing of New Bedford Police Chief David Provencher.

A community activist in New Bedford has asked community leaders to consider creating a toy and replica gun buyback program in the city. During a recent interview on WBSM's Brian Thomas Show, John Andrade said many toy guns, starter pistols, and BB guns look like the real thing, and can lead to confrontations with police sometimes with tragic consequences...

Ferguson, Missouri's mayor says the city's departing police chief is an ``honorable man'' who resigned with hopes of helping the community heal from racial unrest stemming from last summer's police shooting death of an unarmed, black 18-year-old...

A student recently crowned freshman class homecoming prince walked into his Seattle-area high school cafeteria Friday and opened fire, killing one person and shooting four others — including two of his cousins — before turning the gun on himself, officials and witnesses said...