Fire at Unfinished Home Not Connected to New Bedford Arson Cases
New Bedford Police and Fire personnel are investigating a fire at a north end construction site.
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Arson Suspected in New Bedford Grass Fire Thursday Night
This is the eleventh fire in New Bedford since June that is considered to have started under suspicious circumstances.
Council’s Public Safety Chair Urges Caution, Community Amidst Arson Cases
NEW BEDFORD - New Bedford Councillor-At-Large Debora Coelho is urging residents to band together and keep a collective eye on each other as police and fire officials search for a possible serial arsonist.
Coelho tells WBSM's Brian Thomas not only does that mean keeping an eye out for suspicious activity, but also taking preventative measures around the house...
Car Fire Under Investigation in New Bedford’s South End [VIDEO]
NEW BEDFORD — Another fire was reported in New Bedford early Thursday morning. However, this fire was in the South End, unlike the three suspicious fires reported earlier this week in the near North End.
Police received a report of a motor vehicle fire at 1:44 a...
Mitchell: ‘Possibility’ City Dealing with Serial Arsonist
NEW BEDFORD — With three suspicious fires in twenty-four hours in New Beford--and a total of six in the past month--New Bedford may be dealing with a serial arsonist.
The most recent fires came Tuesday night, at a house located at 78 Penniman Street and a car fire at 148 Tallman Street...
Another Suspicious Fire Reported in New Bedford’s North End
NEW BEDFORD - Another suspicious fire is reported in New Bedford.
Police and Fire personnel responded to the report of a fire at 140 Hathaway Street at 1:45 a.m. Tuesday morning. The occupants of the home reported the fire, and had extinguished the flames before the Fire Department arrived...
Officials Investigating String of Suspicious Fires in New Bedford
NEW BEDFORD — A rash of arson cases across a concentrated area of New Bedford has fire and police officials very concerned.
"We have a number of fires in a fairly confined area of, I would call it the near North End, and it's very concerning to us," New Bedford Fire Chief Michael Gomes told WBSM News...
New Bedford Coggeshall Street Fire Deemed Suspicious
NEW BEDFORD - A small fire in a home is under investigation in New Bedford's near north end.
New Bedford Police and Fire personnel responded to a report of a fire inside a residence at 475 Coggeshall Street at 1:42 a.m. Monday. The occupants of the home told officials a curtain was on fire...
Arson Leads to Discovery of Homeless Encampment in North End
NEW BEDFORD - A shed fire outside a mill at 1 Wamsutta St. led authorities to discover a large homeless encampment hidden in the brush Monday afternoon.
Arson Suspected In Fall River Fire
Fall River fire officials believe an arsonist was behind an early morning blaze.