District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced today that an arrest warrant has been issued for a 27-year-old New Bedford woman who did not show up in court for the fifth day of her New Bedford District Court trial last Friday. Caroline Peraza Rivera, formerly of 80 Earle Street, was on trial for charges of…
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced today that a Fall River murder suspect was sentenced to eight to ten years in state prison after a probation violation hearing concluded in Fall River Juvenile Court late last week. Kevin Lara, 19, formerly of 119 Tremont Street, was found to be in violation of…
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced that the leader of a large-scale heroin distribution ring in the greater Taunton area was sentenced to serve four to five years in state prison. Alexander Torres Sr., 42, of Central Falls, RI, pleaded guilty yesterday in Fall River Superior Court to a single charge of…
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced today that a Fall River man was sentenced to serve five to seven years in state prison for a March 2015 non-fatal shooting in the city. Christopher Swindell, 22, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Fall River Superior Court to charges of assault and battery with a firearm,…
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced today that 49-year-old Daniel Tavares was convicted today of the October 1988 cold case murder of 32-year-old Gayle Botelho in Fall River. The jury deliberated for about four hours over the course of two days before returning its verdict shortly after noon today in Fall River…
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III and New Bedford Police Chief David Provencher announced that two individuals have been arrested in connection with the Saturday night homicide of 66-year-old Donald DePina. On Monday night, State Police assigned to this office and New Bedford Police arrested Alexander Mills, 18, of New Bedford, and a…
New Bedford Police, Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to this office, and Homicide Unit prosecutors are actively investigating a homicide, which occurred in The City of New Bedford late Saturday evening. Police received a 911 call regarding an unresponsive man in the area of the parking lot at Brooklawn Park around 11 p.m. Saturday evening….
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced that two men were convicted of second degree murder this morning in Fall River Superior Court. Hailton DaCosta, 27, and Antonio L. Rodrigues, 30, both of New Bedford, were convicted by a jury of their peers after week-long trial. The two men stood accused of shooting…
On Saturday, November 21st at approximately 10:30 p.m., Norton Police received a 911 call reporting a woman screaming for help on Azalea Road in Norton. While officers were responding to the scene, Norton police received a separate call from the woman who was seeking help. The caller said that she had a fight with her…
On Wednesday, November 18th at approximately 8:10 a.m., Dighton Police received a 911 report that a woman’s burned body was found in a wooded area in the vicinity of the Hunters Hill neighborhood. Dighton Police and EMTs responded immediately to investigate and secure the scene. Members of the Massachusetts State Police Crime Scene Services Section,…
