Sheriff's Department

DARTMOUTH – Bristol County Sheriff’s Office K9 Officer Kenny Almeida has three children, and he always wants to make sure they are as safe as possible.  That’s why he so grateful to the generous donors who purchased a bullet- and stab-resistant vest for his four-legged partner Will ...

The rat-tat-tat of gunfire rings again in New Bedford. A brazen broad daylight barrage of bullets as children are walking home from school. Police won't say if they know who the gunslingers are, but there is one, unintended victim. A 60 year old man, sitting in his home, catches a stray bullet in the neck...

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...