Assonet

Westport Police have arrested a man they say was seen stealing large, decorative stones from the retaining wall of Baker's Beach earlier this week.

Crews from multiple fire departments battled a fully involved structure fire in Assonet Tuesday night.

Three people, including an 18-month-old child, are injured after a head-on car crash in Freetown Wednesday evening.

Grotto and girls are not included.

A house fire Friday night in the Assonet section of Freetown caused extensive damage to the basement and first and second floors of the structure. Fire crews responded shortly before 8pm to 4 Dana Lee Drive. A spokesman says firefighters spent more than two hours at the scene battling smoke and flames...

A vehicle has driven through the front of the Circle K convenience store in Assonet.

A Fall River man accused of dealing a fatal punch during a bar fight this month has been released as he awaits trial.

NEW BEDFORD - Four people were hospitalized after New Bedford Police say a man, high on drugs, crashed his vehicle into a parked car. New Bedford Police say at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday police responded to the accident near 4275 Acushnet Avenue...

DARTMOUTH - An Assonet man is under arrest after allegedly making threats toward a Dartmouth police officer. Dartmouth Police spokesman Detective Kyle Costa says members of the Dartmouth and Freetown Police Departments arrested 28-year-old Justin Alves on two outstanding warrants out of Dartmouth Thursday...

FREETOWN - An Assonet man is arraigned following his involvement in a deadly crash in Freetown last week. According to police, 47-year-old Edward Benfeito was in his car chasing his friend, 36-year-old Jennifer Bartlett, in her car at high speeds late Friday night...