Police Department

From my vantage point, it appears the administration has limited options.

More than 60 officers and 85 kids teamed up to shop at Target in North Dartmouth for the annual Presents With Police event. See the heartwarming photos here.

DPD is asking for your help in locating 91-year-old Dorothy Perry.

There's been a sizable drop in violent crime in New Bedford over the past two years. According to the FBI's 2016 Uniform Crime Report, 819 violent crimes were reported in New Bedford last year, compared to 1,199 in 2014. That's a drop of 31%...

DARTMOUTH - Voters expressed overwhelming support for a temporary tax increase to help fund the design and construction of a new police station with a 2,347 - 1,128 vote Tuesday.

NEW BEDFORD - Despite nearly an hour of discussion, the city council did not take a vote on appointing a new harbormaster Thursday evening.

NEW BEDFORD - New Bedford City Councilors brought up the importance of increasing the size of the city's police department Thursday evening, though with some differing ideas on how to utilize the additional manpower.

This morning, more than 60 officers and 85 kids teamed up to shop at Target in North Dartmouth as part of their first Shop With a Cop event. The officers helped the kids purchase gifts for their siblings and themselves.

Dartmouth's Police Chief says the police building renovation question failed in April's town election because of a lack of public knowledge with the project. Acting Chief Robert Szala met with the Dartmouth Select Board on Monday to discuss the next steps for the station project...

Town and law enforcement officials celebrated an early Christmas present Saturday morning as they officially opened the doors to the new Acushnet Police Station.