Several New Bedford police officers were recognized June 9 for their ability to de-escalate high-intensity situations.

The entire department has been trained in this system and currently includes five certified trainers, according to the release. New police chief: New Bedford casts 'broadest net' for top cop.

Evidence seized by New Bedford police after a drug raid on May 29, 2025. (New Bedford Police Department)NEW BEDFORD, Mass.

It’s been about six weeks since a greater police presence downtown was promised in New Bedford. Arrests have been made. Is it ...

Less than a month after downtown business owners expressed concerns with safety, police say they have made 22 arrests and ...

Two New Hampshire police officers were hit by a car early Sunday morning and treated at the hospital, authorities said.

"Like a lot of other American cities, New Bedford has a vagrancy problem at its main bus station," Mayor Jon Mitchell said. Police say they've made 22 arrests just within the past three weeks in ...

WE’RE Two New Hampshire police officers were hit by a car early Sunday morning and treated at the hospital, authorities said. The Bedford Police Department said after 3 a.m., an officer was on ...

A 21-year-old was killed in a shooting in New Bedford on Monday night. Kimberl Gedeon, of New Bedford, was identified as the man fatally shot on May 26, the Bristol County District Attorney’s ...

A probable cause hearing is set for June 12 in Hampton District Court. He was arraigned in March 2024 in Salem ...

But as recent reporting by the Globe’s Spotlight team on the use of CIs by the New Bedford Police Department demonstrates, written policies are only as good as those assigned to enforce them.