Police, Fire & Courts

Victim airlifted to Rhode Island Hospital after Rochester crash

ROCHESTER — Darren Moran, 28, was arraigned in Wareham District Court after allegedly hitting a pedestrian near 144 North Ave. on Feb. 20. The pedestrian was transported by helicopter to Rhode Island Hospital in critical condition after the crash...

Garage burns in Marion fire

MARION — A fire burned a garage and damaged a pickup truck at 62 Water Street early Thursday morning. The Marion Fire Department was called by a tenant at the property at 4:47 a.m. on Feb. 18. When they arrived on scene, the garage was already...
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Marion man arrested for animal cruelty

MARION — A man was arrested on Feb. 4 on charges of animal cruelty and unlicensed possession of ammunition. According to Marion Police, Brandon Davis, 26, was arrested after Marion Animal Control Officer Susan Connor received complaints regarding a...

Marion Fire Department receives covid relief

MARION — The Fire department will receive $12,261 in covid aid as part of the 2020 Assistance to Firefighters COVID-19 Supplemental Grant. The grant is part of $100 million in funding that was made available through the Federal Coronavirus Aid,...

Three Marion Police Officers promoted

MARION — Three members of the Marion Police Department received promotions at the Jan. 19 Board of Selectmen's meeting. Sergeant Jeffrey Habicht is now a lieutenant, and officers Larry C. Savery and Sean Day were promoted to sergeant. "I'd like to...

Rollover accident on 195 at Marion line

A single car rolled over at the Marion line on I-195 westbound at about 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 19. The accident happened near the 36 mile marker, right at the boundary between Wareham and Marion. The person involved in the accident was able to...

Marion man arrested after Wareham accident

A Marion man has been arrested on charges after allegedly rear-ending another car at the Route 28/Route 195 overpass while intoxicated. Officers responded to the area just before 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 13, and saw that one car had rear-ended...

Chase ends in Marion with robbery arrest of East Wareham woman

MARION — An East Wareham woman has been charged with robbery by Raynham Police after she allegedly tried to rob a convenience store at needle-point and led State Police in a car chase which ended on Front Street on Monday night. According to police...

Tons of Toys for Tots gathered at ORRHS Stuff-A-Cruiser drive

MATTAPOISETT — ‘Tis the season of giving, and the Community Service Learning Club at Old Rochester Regional High School gave back by stuffing a police cruiser — or two or three — with toys from the community for those in need. Every year, the club...

Mattapoisett man charged with murder, held without bail

An 18-year-old Mattapoisett man pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges in New Bedford District Court on Monday following a Nov. 27 New Bedford shooting that left one man dead and another injured. Jon Zell was charged with murder, carrying an...

Marion Police to host drive-through Christmas toy drive

MARION — The Marion Police Brotherhood will be hosting a Christmas drive-thru event on Sunday Dec. 6 from 10 a.m. to noon at the bus loop at Sippican School to benefit the Justice Resources Institute , a local non-profit organization which provides...

Marion, Mattapoisett recruits graduate from Massachusetts Fire Academy

There will be some new faces hanging around the fire stations and on the scene in Marion and Mattapoisett, as six firefighters graduated from the Massachusetts Fire Academy on Nov. 4 at the Fall River Fire headquarters. From Mattapoisett,...

Marion Police patches go pink for good cause

MARION — Marion residents may notice a pink patch on the shoulders of the town’s police officers this month, and it’s for a reason. The Marion Police Department is taking part in the Pink Patch Project throughout the month of October. The Pink Patch...

Elderly Rochester man struck by car debris in Route 195 crash

NEW BEDFORD — A 69 year old Rochester man has sustained life threatening injuries after he was hit by debris from a car while driving on Route 195 at around 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 6. The identity of the man has not been released by police Just before 4:...

Tri-Town Fire, Police remember 9/11

On this day 19 years ago, the world witnessed the events of Sept. 11, 2001 in New York City. To commemorate the 2,977 lives lost that day, Tri-Town Police and Fire Departments honored the memory of those civilians and first responders. At 6 a.m. on...

Three Wareham men arrested for armed robbery

MATTAPOISETT - Three men from Wareham have been arrested and charged with armed robbery following a car chase through two South Coast towns on Sept. 1. Spencer Ellenwood, 22, Enrique Gomes, 28, and Saveion Brandon, 22 — all of Wareham — were taken...

Gunman apprehended after car chase on I-195

MATTAPOISETT - A gunman and two suspects were apprehended by local police forces around 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 1 after suspects fled the scene in Mattapoisett, drove to New Bedford, and were stopped during a car chase on I-195 in Fairhaven. A call came...