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New Bedford Men Involved in International Cocaine Trafficking Ring Arrested, Two Kilos Seized

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release June 8, 2023 Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III’s State Police Drug Task Force, working in conjunction with the US Postal Service, stopped an international cocaine trafficking operation, arrested two New Bedford men and seized two kilograms of cocaine hidden within…

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Defendant Convicted in New Bedford Slaying at Homeless Encampment

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release June 6, 2023 A 43-year-old Fairhaven man was convicted of Voluntary Manslaughter late yesterday afternoon after a 16-day jury trial in Fall River Superior Court, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Matthew Lariviere was convicted of the August 5, 2019…

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New Bedford Murder-Suicide

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release June 2, 2023 The victim in this morning’s murder-suicide on Phillips Road in New Bedford can now publicly be identified as eight-year-old Dante Hazard. The Bristol County District Attorney’s office, along with Fall River Police, New Bedford Police and Massachusetts State Police have…

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Fall River Homicide Update

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release May 29, 2023 A 33-year-old Fall River man is being charged with Murder in connection to the homicide, which occurred earlier today in that city. Fall River Police responded to the Globe Car Wash on Broadway after receiving a 911 call at 12:36…

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Mansfield Homicide

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release May 22, 2023 Our office has filed a criminal complaint in Attleboro District Court this morning, charging William O’Brien, 22, of Manchester-By-The-Sea, with murder. The defendant, who was already in custody on charged of Carrying an Illegal Firearm and Carrying a Loaded Illegal Firearm, will…

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Annual Teen Safety Summit Next Tuesday at UMass Dartmouth

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release May 29, 2023 Bristol County District Attorney Tom Quinn’s Annual Teen Safety Summit will take place next Tuesday, May 23rd at the UMass Dartmouth Auditorium Student Center from 8:30 am top 1:30 pm.  This one-day summit will focus on addressing a number of topics…

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Taunton Stabber Sentenced to Prison

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release May 16, 2023 A 33-year-old Bridgewater man will serve four to five-and-a-half years in state prison after being convicted last week of a Taunton stabbing and for violating the terms of his probation connected to a Plymouth County domestic assault, District Attorney Thomas M….

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Fall River Homicide Investigation Underway

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release May 14, 2023 Massachusetts State Police detectives, Fall River Police and Homicide Unit prosecutors are actively investigating a homicide, which occurred in the City of Fall River late last night into this morning. On Saturday night at around 10:44, Fall River Police responded to…

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Norton Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Taunton Patricide Case

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release May 11, 2023 A 38-year-old Norton man was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole after a jury of his peers convicted him of the February 7, 2021 First Degree Murder of his 60-year-old father and the Armed Assault with Intent…

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Bristol County Prosecutor Wins Prosecutor of the Year Award

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release May 4, 2023 Assistant District Attorney Dennis Collins, the Chief of District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III’s Homicide Unit, was recently honored as the 2023 William C. O’Malley Prosecutor of the Year Award.  Collins received the award last Thursday night at the Seaport Hotel…