202007.23
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New Bedford Man Arrested on Manslaughter Charge Connected to Recent Fatal Shooting

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney​ Press Release July 23, 2020​​​​​       A 33-year-old New Bedford man has been charged with Manslaughter in connection to last Friday’s fatal shooting of Keven Rocha on Margin Street in New Bedford, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced.   Ricardo Velez-Gonzalez was…

202007.21
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Fall River Man Who Abused His Girlfriend And Stole Her Child’s Money on His Birthday Sentenced to Prison

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney​ Press Release July 21, 2020​​​​​​   A 34-year-old Fall River man with a lengthy history of serving jail sentences for domestic violence related crimes was sentenced to serve 30 to 42 months in state prison after pleading guilty in Fall River Superior Court to a litany…

202007.21
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Victim of Thursday Pedestrian vs. MV Incident in Dartmouth Dies

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney​ Press Release July 21, 2020​​​​​​ Ryan Silvia, 37, of Fall River died at Rhode Island Hospital Sunday evening as a result of injuries sustained when he was struck by a motor vehicle last Thursday night on State Road in Dartmouth.  Police continue to actively investigating a…

202007.18
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Dartmouth Homicide Suspect Arrested

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney​ Press Release July 18, 2020 After further investigation by Dartmouth Police, New Bedford Police, Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to the district attorney’s office and Homicide Unit prosecutors, the suspect in the fatal shooting of Jose Cortez Cornejo was arrested on a murder warrant…

202007.14
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Missing Boater

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney​ Press Release July 14, 2020​​​​​ Dartmouth Police and Fire, the Dartmouth Harbor Master, Massachusetts Coast Guard, Massachusetts Environmental Police and the Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office began a search for missing fisherman Robert Griffith, 76 years of age…

202007.14
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Horseneck Road Homicide Investigation–UPDATE

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney​ Press Release July 14, 2020​​​​​ The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office has identified the deceased male located in the area of 180 Horseneck Road earlier this morning as 27 year old Jose Cortez Cornejo of New Bedford.  As the investigation remains active and ongoing, no…

202007.14
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DARTMOUTH HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney​ Press Release July 14, 2020​​​​​       Dartmouth Police, Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to the district attorney’s office and Homicide Unit prosecutors are actively investigating an apparent homicide which occurred in Dartmouth sometime late last night or early this morning.​   At 5:10…

202007.08
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Fall River Defendant/Alleged Gang Member Re-Arrested After Bail Reduction

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney​ Press Release July 8, 2020​​​​​       An alleged Boston-area gang member with a litany of previous convictions who had his bail reduced from $10,000 to 0$ on a pending Fall River Superior Court drug trafficking case was re-arrested late last month after violating the…

202006.29
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Alleged New Bedford Drug Trafficker/Domestic Assault Defendant Found Dangerous

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney​ Press Release June 29, 2020​​​​       A 25-year-old New Bedford man arrested earlier this month on cocaine trafficking and domestic assault charges while already out on bail, was found dangerous by a New Bedford District Court judge last week and ordered held without bail for…

202006.11
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New Bedford Alleged Cocaine Traffickers Found Dangerous, Held in Jail

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney​   Press Release June 11, 2020​​​​   A 24-year-old New Bedford man arrested earlier this month in possession of large quantities of narcotics and cash while already out on a bail for a domestic assault case, was ordered held without bail after being found dangerous by a District Court Judge…