Police detectives encountered a group of males near the Middle Street/Chancery St. intersection, and discovered a firearm loaded with seven rounds of ammunition.
New Bedford Police are investigating an incident of shots fired near the Temple Landing neighborhood, with one person reportedly suffering a gunshot wound.
A New Bedford man with a lengthy criminal history was arrested Tuesday morning in Providence, Rhode Island apparently in connection with Monday night's riots and looting in that city.
Bruno Lopes, 24, of 24 Griffin St. in New Bedford, was among more than 60 people taken into custody in Providence either Monday night or Tuesday morning, according to a list of arrestees released by the Providence Po