Bristol County District Attorney’s Office  Thomas M. Quinn III   District Attorney Press Release December 30, 2016 Justin Ortiz, the victim of a shooting Tuesday night in New Bedford, died from his injuries this afternoon around 4 p.m. at Rhode Island Hospital. Massachusetts State Police Detectives assigned to this office, New Bedford Police and prosecutors are actively investigating the…

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office  Thomas M. Quinn III   District Attorney Press Release December 29, 2016 A 40-year-old New Bedford man will serve the next three to five years in state prison after being convicted last week of assaulting his wife, children and step-child, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced today. Sandy Little…

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office  Thomas M. Quinn III   District Attorney Press Release December 28, 2016 Massachusetts State Police Detectives assigned to this office, New Bedford Police and prosecutors are actively investigating a shooting, which occurred late last night in The City of New Bedford. At approximately 11:40 pm Tuesday night, New Bedford Police received a…

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III  District Attorney Press Release December 22, 2016 Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced today that a second defendant connected to a March 2012 incident in Fall River involving the severing of a man’s finger, has been sentenced to state prison. Donna M. Silvia,…

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III ]District Attorney Press Release December 15, 2016 Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn’s office will be hosting an interactive drug abuse prevention display at the Swansea Mall this Saturday called, Hidden in Plain Sight. The display is a mock teenage bedroom that is designed to…

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney PRESS RELEASE December 13, 2016 A 26-year-old repeat offender arrested last year in New Bedford while carrying a loaded illegal firearm and narcotics was sentenced to serve up to six-and-a-half years in state prison last week, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III…

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney PRESS RELEASE December 7, 2016 Multiple agencies are currently investigating the deaths of a father and his son in Acushnet. The two deaths are likely the result of carbon monoxide poisoning, and foul play is not suspected at this time. The deceased have been…