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Missing UMass Dartmouth student athlete found dead after search
A search for a missing student athlete from UMass Dartmouth ended tragically Tuesday. The student had last been seen in an on-campus dormitory around 2 a.m. Monday, university police said. Authorities were conducting a water search Tuesday in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. Prosecutors with the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office confirmed that 21-year-old Flordan “Flo” Bazile had been found dead, apparently...
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What to know about deadly Fairhaven shooting
Police say they tried to talk Paul Coderre down and used a Taser, but ultimately he fired his gun and shot an Acushnet officer in the leg, leading to his death when officers returned fire.
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Shooting in Fairhaven leaves ex-fire official dead, officer injured: What we know
It started out as a night of drinking with friends but it ended with a shootout with police that ultimately led to a former Massachusetts city fire official’s death. Former acting New Bedford Fire Chief Paul Coderre, 55, was drinking with friends at the Bayside Lounge in Fairhaven when he got into an altercation Friday. He tried to drive home,…
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Man killed, officer injured in Fairhaven shooting
Authorities say 55-year-old Paul Coderre was drinking with friends at the Bayside Lounge in Fairhaven when he got into an altercation inside.
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Former acting New Bedford fire chief killed in shootout with police in Fairhaven
An Acushnet police officer was treated and released from the hospital after being shot in the leg by Paul Coderre, who previously headed the New Bedford Fire Department; officers returned fire, killing Coderre.
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Ex-acting New Bedford fire chief killed after shooting at police in Fairhaven, hurting officer
Authorities say the former acting fire chief of New Bedford, Massachusetts, was killed after opening fire on police in Fairhaven Friday, injuring one officer from Acushnet. The shooting happened at Bayside Lounge on Sconticut Neck Road. Police responded around 5 p.m. to a report of an intoxicated man, later identified as 55-year-old Paul Coderre of Dartmouth, who was fired as…
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Using DNA to crack New England's unsolved killings: ‘We're going to drive cold cases to extinction'
When a driver discovered a human skeleton along the side of on Interstate 195 in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, in 1985, investigators got straight to work, trying to piece together clues in an effort to learn who the remains belonged to. The process was thorough and painstaking, with law enforcement even creating a facial reconstruction out of the skull. But they couldn’t…
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Search in Fairhaven for man who attempted to get into home, fled police
A search is ongoing for a man who allegedly tried to get into a home in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, before fleeing from police on Saturday night. Fairhaven police say they were called to a James Street residence around 6 p.m. by the homeowner who reported an unknown person was approaching their house. The homeowner quickly notified police because surveillance video had…
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Behind the DNA testing used to identify murder victim decades later
New technology is helping to bring answers to old questions, as in the case of of Keith Olson, found along Interstate 195 in Fairhaven in 1985.
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Murder victim whose skeleton was found in Mass. nearly 40 years ago identified
A body found in a southern Massachusetts town nearly four decades ago was recently identified, but authorities are continuing to look for information about how the man died and who might have killed him. The body was found off the shoulder of Interstate 195 in Fairhaven on April 8, 1985 by a passing motorist who spotted a human skeleton and…
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Man Allegedly Tried to Kill Woman by Throwing Her Into Campfire in Fairhaven
A man accused of throwing a woman into a campfire and holding her into the flames has been arrested, according to police in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. Authorities found the victim burned on her upper body after responding to a report of a suspicious person in the Long Road area around 8:15 p.m. Monday. She was taken by ambulance to a hospital,…
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Fairhaven Police Seek Help Finding Missing Woman
Anapaula Huggins, 43, was last seen on video surveillance at around 7:30 a.m. Monday, and was reported missing about four hours later, according to a news release from the Fairhaven Police Department. She was last seen in the Pope Beach area on Manhattan Avenue, police said.
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Woman Missing a Day Found Safe in Woods Near Fairhaven Shoreline
A woman who was reported missing from Fairhaven, Massachusetts, Monday was found alive a day later, emerging from the woods near the shoreline Tuesday afternoon, police said. The 43-year-old was reported missing Monday night, according to a news release from the Fairhaven Police Department. The report set off an extensive search involving multiple agencies from the Southeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement…
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Fairhaven Police Seek Woman Missing Since Monday Morning
Police in Fairhaven say Anapaula Huggins was last seen walking her dog near Pope Beach.
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Missing Fairhaven Woman Has Been Found
UPDATE: Police said Tuesday that a missing woman was found safe in the woods near the shoreline. Police in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, say a woman who was reported missing Monday morning was found Tuesday. Authorities said the woman had last been seen in surveillance footage around 7:30 a.m. Monday near Pope Beach on Manhattan Avenue. Her disappearance was reported to police…
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Man Killed in Fairhaven Crash, Young Children Among 4 Others Hurt
A man from Fairhaven, Massachusetts, died Sunday night after he crossed over into oncoming traffic and crashed into an SUV, according to Bristol County authorities. The man who died was identified by the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office as 59-year-old George Thatcher. The crash happened near the intersection of Main Street and Hedge Street in Fairhaven, a news release...