NBPD Crime Report

  New Bedford, MA – Patrol officers have arrested a man in the north-end sector for unlawfully carrying a gun. On March 25th, at around 10 a.m., a call was received regarding a man with a pistol in his waistband walking on County Street in the area of Coggeshall Street.  Shortly thereafter, Ofc. Michael Dane…

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…

Chief was appointed to his role in 2021. He has served the City of New Bedford for nearly 30 years and most recently served as Deputy Chief of Police from 2016 until his appointment. Having grown up in the city, Chief  Oliveira started his career as a uniform patrol officer in 1992, and then transferred…

By Linda Roy of the Standard Times   NEW BEDFORD — “It takes more courage than ever to wear this badge,” was one of the first statements Police Chief Paul Oliveira made this summer when he took over the reins of the New Bedford Police Department. He replaced Police Chief Joseph Cordeiro, who retired in April. Set to…

NEW BEDFORD-Earlier this year the New Bedford Police Dept. embarked on making substantial changes to its “use of force” policies based on recommendations from Mayor Jon Mitchell’s Commission to Review Use of Force Policies at the NBPD in the wake of the 2020 death of George Floyd. Today, Chief Paul Oliveira is announcing that all…