New Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux addressed the recent suicide at the House of Correction in Dartmouth on a recent appearance on SouthCoast Tonight.
A 41-year-old New Bedford man has died in an apparent suicide by hanging at the Bristol County House of Corrections in Dartmouth on Thursday, Jan. 5 — just one day after new county Sheriff Paul Heroux was sworn in.
Bristol County Sheriff-Elect Paul Heroux said New Bedford's Ash Street Jail appears to be fit to house inmates, but he said that his opinion could change.
Outgoing Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson reflected on his 25-year-plus tenure as the county's top law enforcement official in his farewell address.
After a contentious election, Bristol County Sheriff-Elect Paul Heroux and outgoing Sheriff Tom Hodgson met for breakfast this morning to begin the transition.