Tuesday’s appointment of Jason Thody marked the first time since 1997 that an outsider was chosen to lead the department.

A retired police chief from Hartford has been tapped to lead New Bedford’s police department, an insular agency that has come under intense scrutiny this year.

The former Connecticut police chief navigated the department through an unprecedented pandemic at a time when nationwide ...

Mayor Jon Mitchell named Jason Thody, former police chief of Hartford, Conn., to serve as New Bedford’s next police chief.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell announced the appointment of a new city police chief Tuesday, according to a statement from ...

New Bedford police said two people were injured in a series of incidents Wednesday morning.According to police, they ...

Different parks across the city will host ice cream socials throughout the day, where police officers will hand out one free ...

Tuesday kicked off a new era for the New Bedford Police Department as Mayor Jon Mitchell announced the appointment of Jason Thody as the city’s chief of police.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — Detectives are investigating a violent incident that happened early Wednesday morning in New ...

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell announced he has appointed Jason Thody as the new chief of the police department on Tuesday.

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Former Hartford police Chief Jason Thody has been hired for the same job in New Bedford, Mass. New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell made the announcement Tuesday at City Hall. Thody, 49, served as chief in ...