Top cop appointment: Council objects to Furtado as Fall River police chief after mayor tries again to fill role A 1-year contract for the permanent chief role draws scrutiny from councilors ...

FALL RIVER — In response to Mayor Paul Coogan’s second attempt to ask the City Council to approve interim Fall River Police Chief Kelly Furtado as permanent chief, two councilors objected at ...

FALL RIVER — A Fall River police officer faces a criminal complaint and is slated to be arraigned for allegedly barging into a city resident’s home while drunk.

Fall River Police Chief Kelly Furtado has promised a focus on community policing. Community policing is a way to reconnect citizens and police outside of crisis situations.

FALL RIVER — A 16-year-old was taken into custody on Saturday, May 17, following a shooting earlier that afternoon in the area of South Main and Slade streets. At around 3 p.m., the Fall River ...

FALL RIVER — A Fall River police officer faces a criminal complaint and is slated to be arraigned for allegedly barging into a city resident’s home while drunk. A resident contacted Fall River police ...