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NEW BEDFORD - A New Bedford man is arrested after police pulled his vehicle over and found a fully loaded gun. New Bedford Police say officers stopped 19-year-old Trentin Joshua Marshal Cruz of New Bedford on Route 18 North near Potomska Street Thursday night after he was seen swerving and crossing the double yellow line...

NEW BEDFORD - More drugs and guns off of New Bedford streets. As part of another crime sweep in the North Front Street area Wednesday, detectives seized 58 grams of cocaine, crack cocaine, and a digital scale and packaging material, along with over $6,000 in cash...

Two houses were damaged in Dartmouth Wednesday night when a 26-year-old Dartmouth man negligently discharged his handgun while cleaning it. The incident happened shortly before 6 p.m. on Leonor Drive. Dartmouth Police said the owner failed to ensure his H&K 9mm handgun was empty before attempting to clean it...

NEW BEDFORD - The Bristol County District Attorney's Office has joined in the investigation into a shooting in New Bedford Tuesday night that left one man critically injured. The DA's Office says at 11:40 pm Tuesday night, New Bedford Police received a 911 call regarding a male suffering from a gunshot wound in an apartment building at 51 Tallman Street...

A Boston man is arrested after New Bedford police recognize his face from surveillance footage of a crime. Detective Jonathan Lagoa was patrolling downtown Saturday afternoon when he saw a man get into a van. Detective Lagoa recognized the man from a picture sent in a department email earlier that day regarding a robbery with persons of interest depicted...

New Bedford Police have taken custody of a gun that was found in a basement.

A Fall River man will serve seven to ten years in state prison following his conviction on drug and firearm charges.

An email went out to parents of Durfee students tonight warning of the potential of a gun being brought to school on Tuesday.

Campus police are investigating after gunshots were fired at UMass Dartmouth early Sunday morning. Campus police say initial reports of the gunshots were made around 3am Sunday in the campus' Cedar Dell area. Campus police responded, finding no evidence of gunshots...

UPDATE (1PM) - State and local police are searching for a man believed to be armed with a handgun in the far North End of New Bedford. Police tell WBSM News the Dairy Market at 4443 Acushnet Avenue was robbed at gunpoint around 10am Monday morning with the suspect driving away with an undetermined amount of cash and cigarettes...