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Owen Bebeau, chief of staff at the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office, became the new special sheriff last week, serving as the next-in-command for Sheriff Paul Heroux.

Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux's office has contracted with an expert following the latest inmate suicide, which occurred the week he took office.

According to a new poll, only 17 percent of Massachusetts residents know who their sheriff is, but here in Bristol County, most know it's Tom Hodgson.

Twenty-five men and women were officially sworn in and received their badges at the ceremony, which marked the culmination of eight weeks of training.

NEW BEDFORD - A photograph showing Sheriff Thomas Hodgson at the 103rd Feast of the Blessed Sacrament in New Bedford on Sunday has gone viral. The photograph shows Hodgson in a Bristol County Sheriff's Office polo shirt, holding a 7oz cup of Madeira wine, and openly carrying a firearm...

DARTMOUTH - Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson is defending his staff after a recent report showed that suicides among inmates in his department were more than double that of houses of correction in other Massachusetts counties. The report from WGBH says that since 2006, Bristol County has had 50% more suicides in their jails than Suffolk County, and more than twice as many as Essex and Worcest

People will be casting ballots on Tuesday as Americans prepare to choose a new president.

While Aaron Hernandez awaits his trial, his day is very structured and by the book. He gets to read, and according to Sheriff Tom Hodgson, he keeps his cell very neat and clean. According to the Boston Globe, he doesn't have many fans there...