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Increased patrols in New Bedford's North End, with unified efforts of the gang, narcotics and uniform patrol division, resulted in 12 arrests over the weekend. Ten of the people arrested were from New Bedford, with one from Wareham and one from Lawrence.

The New Bedford Police Department narcotics unit arrested 15 people on charges of sexual conduct for a fee Thursday, as part of an effort to address concerns about prostitution in the city's North End.

Fall River Police have reported the results of an undercover operation to respond to citizen and business complaints of prostitution activity in the aera of North Main Street at Pine Street.

NEW BEDFORD - Following complaints of prostitution in a South End neighborhood, New Bedford Police have arrested one woman after she was seen offering sexual activity for money. The arrest took place at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Brock Avenue and Clara Street...

NEW BEDFORD - Police have arrested a woman after she was found offering to engage in sex for a fee. New Bedford Police were conducting a surveillance operation on Collette Street just after 7 p.m. Tuesday when they say Melissa Bennett, 38, of New Bedford offered to perform sexual acts in exchange for money...

Five people were arrested Thursday in New Bedford following an investigation into street-level prostitution and drug activity in the city's North End. The investigation, conducted by the New Bedford Police Narcotics Division, is part of a continuing crackdown on criminal activity in the North Front Street area...

Child prostitution will be decriminalized in California when the new year begins on Sunday. California Governor, Progressive Democrat Jerry Brown signed controversial Senate Bill 1322 into law in September of this year. The law, which decriminalizes prostitution for minors takes effect on January 1st. Und...

NEW BEDFORD - Six people have been arrested, five of them for prostitution on the streets of New Bedford. New Bedford Police carried out a sting operation focusing on drug activity and prostitution in the North End Tuesday night. Five women, ages 25 to 40, one of them homeless, are charged with sexual conduct for a fee...

A Dartmouth Select Board member is urging action against the many motels and hotels in the town. At Monday night's meeting, Select Board member Shawn McDonald said many of the inns along the Route 6 corridor harbor drug dealers, prostitutes, and other criminals, and he wants to see that practice end...

A Rehoboth man has begun serving a 2 1/2 year prison sentence for his role in running a prostitution ring out of Dartmouth. Dartmouth Police say 23-year-old Justin Croke pled guilty in early December to deriving support by prostitution, unarmed robbery, threatening, and larceny...