New Bedford Crime News

School Department Office Fire Quickly Contained

A fire in a first-floor office of the New Bedford School Department building was knocked down quickly with no injuries reported.

City Councilor Shawn Oliver faces OUI charges following a weekend vehicle collision that damaged five parked cars.

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Do you trust your local police department to use surveillance technology ethically and legally?

The department terminated an officer and a sergeant for using surveillance technology for personal gain.

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Do you feel safe from petty crime in your local business community?

Multiple businesses on Acushnet Avenue report the theft of used cooking oil during a series of nocturnal incidents.

John Geovanni Pires Monteiro Macedo was found guilty of first-degree murder in a 2023 shooting on County Street.