Sgt. Kevin Kobza

Scam Alert
Scam Alert
Scam Alert
For the second year in a row, a Fairhaven business has been targeted in a phone-scam. Fairhaven Police Sgt. Kevin Kobza says a Route Six business last year complied with the demands of a caller who identified himself as a utility employee who threatened to shut off their power if they did not pay their bill immediately...
‘Click It or Ticket’ Seat Belt Initiative Underway Across the SouthCoast
‘Click It or Ticket’ Seat Belt Initiative Underway Across the SouthCoast
‘Click It or Ticket’ Seat Belt Initiative Underway Across the SouthCoast
Local police departments are partnering up over the next few weeks for the annual "Click It or Ticket" campaign, promoting seat belt use through increased traffic enforcement in order to help reduce motor vehicle deaths and injuries. Fairhaven and New Bedford are two of the over 200 departments taking part in the campaign, which is a partnership with the Highway Safety Division of the Ex
Security Camera Registry
Security Camera Registry
Security Camera Registry
Police in Fairhaven are starting a security camera registry for town residents and businesses to help fight crime. Sgt. Kevin Kobza says the department is inviting those with video surveillance systems to register with the police department...
Police Arrest Drug Suspect
Police Arrest Drug Suspect
Police Arrest Drug Suspect
Officers from the Fairhaven Police Department, the Southcoast Anti-Crime Task Force and New Bedford Detectives combine to arrest a drug suspect this week in the Whaling City. According to Fairhaven Police Sgt. Kevin Kobza, 32-year old Henry Catanho was arrested Wednesday in New Bedford, a short time after completing a drug transaction near his apartment at 2785 Acushnet Avenue...
Police Hunt For Bank Robber
Police Hunt For Bank Robber
Police Hunt For Bank Robber
Fairhaven Police are looking for a suspect in a late afternoon bank robbery. Sgt. Kevin Kobza says a man entered the Santander Bank branch at 125 Huttleston Avenue just after 4:30pm Wednesday and handed the teller a note demanding money...
Fairhaven Hit-And-Run
Fairhaven Hit-And-Run
Fairhaven Hit-And-Run
Two people seriously injured when struck by a car early Saturday in Fairhaven are improving, according to Fairhaven Police. The fifty year old New Bedford man and 40 year old Fairhaven woman were found unconscious around 2am Saturday near the intersection of Sycamore and Winsor streets...
 Alleged Heroin Dealer Arrested
Alleged Heroin Dealer Arrested
Alleged Heroin Dealer Arrested
A drug investigation that started in Fairhaven ended Tuesday in New Bedford. Fairhaven Police, working with detectives from New Bedford and members of the Sheriff's South Coast Anti-Crime team, carried out a search warrant in a second floor apartment at 30 Ashland Place...
Police Solve 2011 Robbery
Police Solve 2011 Robbery
Police Solve 2011 Robbery
A suspect has been charged in a four year old armed robbery case. The robbery took place at the Comcast payment center in Fairhaven in November, 2011. Witness told Police, the robber was a man armed with a gun and wearing a brown hooded sweatshirt...
Bus Accident On Route Six
Bus Accident On Route Six
Bus Accident On Route Six
A landscaping truck hauling a trailer and a SERTA bus collided Thursday afternoon in the westbound lane of route six, near Burger King . Fairhaven Police Sgt. Kevin Kobza says there were no injuries. Six people were onboard the bus. He says damage was slight to both vehicles...
Unlocked Cars Lead To Thefts
Unlocked Cars Lead To Thefts
Unlocked Cars Lead To Thefts
Fairhaven Police are warning residents to lock their cars even when they're parked in their driveway. Sgt. Kevin Kobza says more than a dozen breaks into cars have been reported over the past month, and in most of the cases, the cars were unlocked...

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