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Fairhaven Police Investigate Stabbing Linked to Facebook Marketplace Sale
Police are investigating a Fairhaven, Massachusetts, stabbing that left one person injured Thursday afternoon. Officers responded to the area of Main and Elm Streets around 3 p.m. Thursday, police said. When police arrived on the scene, they found a 23-year-old New Bedford man bleeding from multiple stab wounds. The man was treated on the scene for his wounds before being…
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Man Hit by Police Cruiser in Fairhaven Has Died
A pedestrian who was seriously injured when he was struck by a police cruiser in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, on Tuesday night has died, authorities said Friday. Christian Lapaz-Dejesus, 32, of New Bedford, died around 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, according to the Bristol District Attorney’s Office. The district attorney’s office said a Fairhaven police officer...
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Man Struck by Police Cruiser in Fairhaven, Suffers Critical Injuries
A pedestrian was seriously injured in Fairhaven, Massachusetts Tuesday night after being struck by a police cruiser, officials said. According to the Bristol County district attorney’s office, an officer was driving a police SUV west on Route 6 when it struck the 32-year-old man just west of a 7-Eleven store. The Fairhaven police and fire departments responded to the crash…
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Man Accused of Assaulting, Kidnapping Woman He Kept in Tent in Mass. Marsh
A Massachusetts man is being held on $25,000 bail as police say he sexually assaulted a woman and held her against her will in a tent for days in a remote part of Fairhaven. The woman told local police that, over the course of two days, she was assaulted multiple times and that her attacker stole her belongings in an…
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K-9 Injured by Vehicle Crashing Into Cruiser
A car crashed into an Environmental Police K-9 cruiser in Fairhaven on Tuesday morning, injuring a police dog inside, according to authorities. The dog, K-9 Kank, was the only occupant of a marked police car when the other vehicle collided with the cruiser, Fairhaven police said. K-9 Hank was taken to a local veterinary hospital, where he is being treated…
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Catholic Priest Sex Abuse Settlement Announced
Eight clergy sex abuse victims, including the son of a former Major League Baseball player, announced a settlement with a Catholic order and diocese based in Massachusetts on Monday.
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Man Dies in Fiery Crash in Fairhaven
A man is dead Wednesday after a fiery crash in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. Shane Pacheco, a 31-year-old North Dartmouth resident, was driving a Ford F-150 on Bridge Street when his truck went off the road and hit a tree.
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Teen Boy Hurt After Being Struck by Hit-and-Run Driver in Fairhaven
A teenage boy was hospitalized Wednesday morning after police say he was struck by a hit-and-run driver while he was riding his bicycle in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. When officers arrived at the intersection of Adams and Brown streets around 6:45 a.m., police said the 14-year-old was conscious and alert.
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Whale Stranded Off Fairhaven, Mass. Coast; Rescue Effort Underway
Crews were working Tuesday to rescue a stranded whale off the coast of Massachusetts. WJAR reported the whale was stranded at Hoppy’s Landing in Fairhaven. A stretcher and pontoons will reportedly be used to try to free the whale.
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Stranded Whale Rescue Effort in Fairhaven, Mass.
Crews effort to rescue a whale stuck on the shore of Hoppy’s Landing in Fairhaven, Massachusetts.
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Missing Woman Last Seen in New Bedford-Fairhaven Area Found Safe
Massachusetts have safely located a woman last seen early Tuesday morning in Fairhaven.
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Lured by Love: Online Interest Turns Out to Be Scam
Online dating is a lot like rolling the dice: You make a connection and take your chances. But instead of finding love, one Massachusetts woman found herself in the middle of scam, with thousands of dollars on the line.
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DA: Car Failed to Stop for Police Before Fatal Crash in New Bedford
Authorities say a car that was fleeing police blew a stop sign in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and crashed into another car, killing its driver. Surveillance footage shows a suspect’s speeding Chevrolet Malibu trying to evade police before the crash that killed 68-year-old Janet Murphy, a New Bedford woman who was driving a Toyota Corrolla. A male passenger who was in...
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Firefighters Rescue Man From Fairhaven Apartment Fire
A man is in serious condition at a Boston hospital after he was rescued from an apartment fire in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. Firefighters received calls around 6:10 p.m. Saturday reporting a fire at McCormack Manor, located at 157 Washington Street. Crews found heavy smoke on arrival coming from the rear of the multi-unit 3-story apartment building.
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Racist Graffiti Discovered on Fence in Fairhaven, Mass.
Police in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, are investigating after they racist graffiti was found on a fence outside a resident’s home. The racial slur was painted on the Castle Avenue resident’s backyard fence, according to police.
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Mass. Man Sentenced for Traveling to RI to Have Sex With 15-Year-Old
A man already on Massachusetts’ sex offender registry has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison for traveling to Rhode Island to engage in sexual activity with what he thought was a 15-year-old boy.
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Massachusetts High Court to Hear Suicide Texting Appeal
Massachusetts’ highest court will soon hear the case of a young woman convicted of involuntary manslaughter for sending text messages to her suicidal boyfriend urging him to kill himself.
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Man's Body Found in Marina in Fairhaven
Authorities are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in the water in Fairhaven, Massachusetts.
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Man Charged With Animal Cruelty After Dog Burned With Hot Fireplace Poker
A Massachusetts man is facing charges after police in Fairhaven say he burned his dog with a hot poker.
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Fire Destroys Decades Old Fairhaven Athletic Club
A decades old athletic club in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, was destroyed early Sunday morning when a fire tore through the building.