acushnet police

Christopher Richmond is retiring from the Acushnet Police Department after a nearly 30-year career, including the last stretch as chief.

Acushnet Police are searching for a suspect who struck several cats in the roadway while letting them out of their vehicle in the middle of South Main Street.

Two juveniles were injured Sunday in an ATV crash, with one of them being MedFlighted to Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence.

Acushnet Police made an arrest in connection with the reported armed robbery of a gas station in town.

We got word this morning from Acushnet Police Chief Chris Richmond that the regular business phone lines at the police department are down. Acushnet Police want to inform the public that "in addition to dialing 911 for an emergency, Acushnet Police can be contacted at (508) 998-6951...

More details have been released after New Bedford Acting Fire Chief Paul Coderre was killed after firing a gun and striking an Acushnet Police officer.

Former New Bedford Acting Fire Chief Paul Coderre was killed in a shooting Friday outside a Fairhaven bar, after he reportedly shot an Acushnet Police officer.

Acushnet’s two schools were swept by police after the school district received an emailed bomb threat over the weekend that was later deemed a hoax.

In recent weeks, Acushnet's Pope Park has been the target of vandalism and misbehavior, and the Fairhaven Acushnet Youth Baseball League has had enough.

A male cyclist has been killed in a crash with a large truck on South Main Street in Acushnet.