April 24, 2014 District Attorney Sam Sutter announced today that a suspect connected to the April 15th death of Justin Downey in New Bedford has been apprehended in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Sayyid Coggins, 36, of Providence, RI, was arrested during the overnight hours Tuesday into Wednesday by U.S. Marshalls. The Marshalls and other law enforcement…
April 17, 2014 The State Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed the identity of the deceased male discovered in a house fire in NewBedford Tuesday morning. Through fingerprint identification, the deceased has been identified as Justin Downey, 29, of 55 Rounds Street. New Bedford Police received a 911 call Tuesday morning around 8:30 to report a…
April 15, 2014 New Bedford Police and Fire officials, State Police detectives assigned to this office, and prosecutors are currently investigatinga fire-related death which occurred this morning in the city of New Bedford. New Bedford Police received a 911 call this morning around 8:30 to report a fire at a home at 55 Rounds Street….
Article Date: April 15, 2014 From The Herald News By Kevin P. O’Connor DARTMOUTH — The robberies were shocking, but 30 years ago, the police were worse, Nelson Hockert-Lotz said. “They advised us not to go into the marginal areas of the city,” he said. As the owner of Domino’s Pizza franchises in New Bedford…
April 11, 2014 Late this afternoon, a Bristol County Grand Jury returned separate indictments charging both Carlos Ortiz and Ernest Wallace, both of Bristol, Conn., with murder connected to the June, 2013 homicide of Odin Lloyd in North Attleboro. Both men will be arraigned on the murder charge in the Fall River Justice Center on…
April 11, 2014 New Bedford Police, Massachusetts State Police Detectives assigned to this office and prosecutors are currently investigating the discovery of a deceased newborn baby in the city of New Bedford. New Bedford Police received a 911 call around 6:30 p.m. this evening from a resident who discovered the remains of the deceased infant…
From The Herald News By Brian Fraga April 5, 2014 The jury was out, and Assistant District Attorney Silvia Rudman sat on a wooden bench outside the courtroom. “It’s heart-breaking to see the impact child sex abuse has on the victims and their families,” Rudman said as she waited this past Wednesday for jurors in…
April 4, 2014 District Attorney Sam Sutter announced today that Brandon Callender, 24, of New Bedford was convicted of second degree murder in connection to the April, 2008 stabbing death of 30-year-old Joshua Fitzgerald in Fairhaven. Mr. Callender was also convicted by a jury of his peers of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon…
April 3, 2014 New Bedford teens are being recognized by Violence Transformed, a prominent anti-violence art exhibit in Boston, for their work on prevention posters created at Bristol District Attorney Sam Sutter’s Summer Exploration Program. An annual series of visual and performing arts events, Violence Transformed draws upon artists throughout New England and selects works…
April 1, 2014 The United States Attorney’s Office Massachusetts District, in partnership with Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter’s Office and the New Bedford Public Schools, are conducting a crime prevention event for 6th grade students at Keith Middle School, 225 Hathaway Blvd., New Bedford. The event will take place on Wednesday, April 2, 2014,…
