Posts by New Bedford Police Department

New Bedford, MA — An 18-year-old Brockton man has been arrested with an illegal firearm in the City. This week, Det. Jonathan Miranda received information concerning the suspect, Mr. SZANDOR O’MALLEY, being in possession of a pistol. Photographs posted on Snapchat depicted O’MALLEY posing with this pistol twice since the beginning of the year. On…

New Bedford, MA – New Bedford patrol officers were able to peacefully resolve a volatile situation involving a man with a knife on Monday afternoon. Police were called to a north-end residence to serve a commitment order on an emotionally disturbed person.  Officers were advised that the male had expressed both suicidal and homicidal ideation. …

New Bedford, MA — Investigators have placed a second suspect under arrest regarding last month’s shooting near a south-end convenience store.  The charges stem from an incident which occurred on February 15th in the parking lot of the Brock Avenue shop. No one was injured during the altercation. The lead investigator, Det. Jessica Niccoli, had…

New Bedford, MA — Patrol officers have arrested a car-breaker and charged him with additional breaks earlier in the month.  Yesterday night, at around 1:30 AM, officers were called to the area of Fulton Street and Rockdale Avenue for a suspicious male who was checking car door handles.  The suspect was located behind a barbershop…

  New Bedford, MA — Police have made an arrest in connection with a shooting outside of a Brock Avenue convenience store earlier this month.       Officers responded to the shooting at around noon on February 15th.  No injuries were reported; however, a vehicle sustained damage before fleeing the scene.  As a result of…

A New Bedford boy has been reunited with his iPad after a delivery driver was caught on camera and suspected of stealing it. “He was getting ready to go to school, he was playing with his tablet outside…then she [mom] put him on the school bus and at some point, forgot the tablet on the…