Mayor Jon Mitchell has announced the process that will be used to hire the city’s next police chief, which will include a ...

Mayor Jon Mitchell said New Bedford has hired a consultant to conduct an independent evaluation of the police department.

marked the first time that New Bedford police had done so, according to records going back more than 60 years at the Massachusetts Archives. There’s no requirement to purge old files ...

Newport Police announced they have arrested two suspects from New Bedford for allegedly possessing illegal narcotics with the intent of distributing.

SHE EVENTUALLY ESCAPED WITH Police on the Massachusetts South Coast are investigating after a woman said she was attacked at a local cemetery last weekend. New Bedford police said the incident ...

Like all other Commuter Rail trips, the first train Monday morning on the MBTA’s new Fall River/New Bedford line set off with ...

A 32-year-old woman was arrested for animal cruelty on Wednesday, New Bedford Police said. Police say they received a report of a dog that was possibly shot with a pellet gun on March 1.

Four men believed to be part of a nationwide burglary ring were arrested this week following a months-long investigation that began with a home break-in in Westchester County, police said.The suspects ...

A Honduras man who was illegally living in the country was sentenced on March 24 after he pled guilty to raping a 9-year-old ...