“This is never seen. Usually you see videos of excessive force … It’s just very professional. The public never sees this.’ — Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux, describing video footage of officers ending standoff without injuries
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Posted inCity Hall
Mitchell: ‘New Bedford is pointed in the right direction’
Mayor touts 2023 as the year that longtime projects come to fruition — offshore wind, completion of harbor cleanup, start of South Coast Rail and mixed-use development in the works for State Pier
Posted inSouth Coast Rail
City’s threat to sue MBTA over land taking — what’s it mean?
One of the state’s most experienced land-takings lawyers says it looks like the city is correct on the law, stands to get a better price for the land, and he dismisses any concern about the future of South Coast Rail.
Posted inCity Hall
City Council chooses not to override mayor’s veto on rent control, other ballot questions
“I am disappointed to see some of my colleagues change their vote,” said Councilor-at-Large Shane Burgo, the main sponsor of the rent control question. He said he understands that “overriding a mayor’s veto is not something you take lightly.”
Posted inBristol County Sheriff
Inmate uprising — what went right and what went wrong
“I could let them trash the place,” said Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux. The main objective, he said, was to “not have someone get hurt — inmate or officer.”
Posted inBristol County Sheriff
Sheriff’s officers subdue rioting inmates at Jail and House of Correction in Dartmouth
One inmate suffered a minor cut, perhaps from slipping and falling, but otherwise no inmates or correctional officers were injured, as authorities took control of the units with a show of force — but without using force, said Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux.
Posted inBristol County Sheriff
Video: Attorney general releases footage of 2020 uprising at ICE detention center
In more than five-and-a-half hours of recordings cut into short segments, the video provides glimpses of what happened inside and just outside the center after the initial disturbance.
Posted inBristol County Sheriff
Sheriff Heroux details plans for preventing inmate suicides
New report lists 24 recommendations to improve suicide prevention, including more privacy during inmates’ first screening; getting nurses involved in screening at Ash Street; and more suicide prevention training.
Posted inPolice and Courts
Some stolen Whaling Museum artifacts still missing; suspect pleads not guilty
“They’re priceless,” said Assistant District Attorney Michael Scott, referring to the stolen museum pieces. He singled out the dollar value of only one item, a piece of scrimshaw on a whale tooth, which he said museum officials estimated was worth $35,000 alone.
Posted inCrime and courts
Former New Bedford Whaling Museum worker indicted in thefts of historical artifacts
Robert Burchell, who worked for the museum for about a year before he was arrested in January, is accused of selling or trying to sell stolen items worth more than $1,200 on 19 occasions, according to the DA’s office.