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.
Category: Crime and courts
Posted inDeadly fire
Residents seen jumping out of windows to escape deadly fire at New Bedford rooming house
Residents were seen jumping out of windows to escape the blaze as firefighters arrived on scene. Heavy, dark smoke poured from the top three stories of the building, enveloping a full city block between Tallman and Holly Streets.
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Addiction treatment chain operator charged with health care fraud
RCCA and its operators allegedly shortchanged Rhode Island and Massachusetts substance abuse disorder patients out of needed counseling and treatment services, while defrauding Medicare, Medicaid, and other health insurers out of millions, the U.S. Attorney’s office said.
Posted inCrime and courts
How the $75,000 Whaling Museum thefts went down
Robert Burchell had a long history of addiction, debt, arrests and jail stints. Then the museum hired him as a “facilities associate.”
Posted inCrime and courts
Judge finds New Bedford City Councilor Hugh Dunn not guilty of OUI
“Clearly there’s evidence that the defendant was operating negligently … and I would find beyond a reasonable doubt that he has operated negligently.” — District Court Judge Joseph Harrington
Posted inPolice and Courts
NBPD officers who responded to Dunn crash must receive reduced suspensions, arbitrator rules
‘It cannot be found that Officer Nazario provided favorable or preferential treatment to Mr. Dunn,’ arbitrator Gary D. Altman wrote. Altman noted, however, that Nazario was “totally remiss” in fulfilling his duties to investigate the crash.
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Bench trial set for October in OUI case against New Bedford City Councilor Hugh Dunn
Dunn was charged with OUI, leaving the scene of property damage and negligent operation of a motor vehicle after a Massachusetts State Police detective assigned by the Bristol district attorney investigated the case.
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Nearly a year later, city councilor’s OUI case has yet to be heard
Hugh Dunn is scheduled to appear in court again on Thursday for a status session. His bench trial was previously set for March 22, but was delayed.
Posted inEmbattled former hospital president
Keith Hovan returns — with a new online persona
Following a November 2021 arrest for alleged domestic assault and battery, the former Southcoast Health president has launched a website, social media pages and a blog branding himself as a “healthcare CEO” and offering opinions on health care issues.
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Dunn’s OUI bench trial delayed for a second time
Ward 3 city councilor faces three charges after 2021 crash; questions about continuance go unanswered as new trial session set for July