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Fairhaven Police Department Awarded State Certification Status

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Fairhaven Police Department
Kevin W. Kobza, Lieutenant/PIO
1 Bryant St.
Fairhaven, MA 02719

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019

Media Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
[email protected]

Fairhaven Police Department Awarded State Certification Status

FAIRHAVEN — Chief Michael J. Myers is pleased to announce that the Fairhaven Police Department achieved State Certification from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission (MPAC) on Tuesday, Sept. 10.

The department was recognized for its achievement during an awards ceremony at The Connors Center in Dover.

Certification is a self-initiated evaluation process by which police departments strive to meet and maintain the highest standards of law enforcement, and is considered the best measure of a police department against the established best practices around the country and region.

“Being certified through MPAC is a great achievement for our department and highlights the high standards that we have at the Fairhaven Police Department,” Chief Myers said. “I want to commend the officers who worked hard through the certification process and we look forward to working toward earning full accreditation.”

The certification process is long and rigorous. It involves both an internal self-review and an external assessment by the Commission’s team of subject matter experts.

The MPAC program requires that departments meet all 159 mandatory standards.

These carefully selected standards include: Jurisdiction and Mutual Aid, Collection and Preservation of Evidence, Communications, Working Conditions, Crime Analysis, Community Involvement, Financial Management, Internal Affairs, Juvenile Operations, Patrol Administration, Public Information, Records, Traffic, Training, Drug Enforcement and Victim/Witness Assistance.

Earlier this year, the department was evaluated by a team of Commission-appointed assessors who found the department to be in full compliance with all of the necessary standards required for certification.

The Fairhaven Police’s certification has been granted for a period of three years. Participation in the program is strictly voluntary.

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Fairhaven Police Investigating Pedestrian Crash Involving Pickup Truck

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Fairhaven Police Department
Kevin W. Kobza, Lieutenant/PIO
1 Bryant St.
Fairhaven, MA 02719

For Immediate Release

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Media Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
[email protected]

Fairhaven Police Investigating Pedestrian Crash Involving Pickup Truck

FAIRHAVEN — Officer Marcy Haaland reports that the Fairhaven Police Department is investigating a pedestrian crash where an older man was injured and hospitalized Wednesday morning.

At approximately 9 a.m., Fairhaven Police responded to the intersection of Huttleston Avenue (Route 6) and Francis Street for a report of a man who was struck by a pickup truck.

Upon arrival, officers located an 84-year-old Fairhaven man who was injured from the collision.

The man was conscious and alert and was transported by ambulance to Fairhaven High School, where he was subsequently picked up by a medical helicopter and flown to Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. The extent of his injuries is unknown at this time.

The driver of a Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck, an 80-year-old Fairhaven man, remained at the scene and was cooperative with police. Witnesses also stopped and spoke to officers on scene.

The initial investigation indicates that the victim had been walking across Huttleston Avenue, a four-lane road, and was nearly to the curb when he was struck by the pickup truck that was traveling eastbound.

The truck sustained damage to its hood and windshield. The driver of the truck was not injured.

A Fairhaven Police accident reconstruction officer was called to the scene to investigate and the incident remains under investigation.

 

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Fairhaven Police Arrest and Charge Man with Possession to Distribute Fentanyl

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Fairhaven Police Department
Kevin W. Kobza, Lieutenant/PIO
1 Bryant St.
Fairhaven, MA 02719

For Immediate Release

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

 

Media Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
[email protected]

Fairhaven Police Arrest and Charge Man with Possession to Distribute Fentanyl

FAIRHAVEN — Lt. Kevin Kobza reports that the Fairhaven Police Department arrested a man on a drug charge as part of an investigation into a narcotics delivery operation last night.

VAN MCBRIDE, AGE 50, OF NEW BEDFORD was charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl.

At approximately 6 p.m., Tuesday, April 9, Fairhaven Police detectives, with assistance from New Bedford Police detectives, arrested MCBRIDE as he walked out of his home at 482 Ashley Boulevard in New Bedford.

After MCBRIDE was taken into custody without incident, a search warrant was executed at his residence. During the search, officers seized over eight grams of fentanyl, drug distribution paraphernalia and over $1,300.

At the time of his arrest MCBRIDE was free on bail from a 2018 case in which he was charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl.

MCBRIDE was booked at the Fairhaven Police station and is expected to be arraigned in New Bedford District Court today.

These are allegations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty.

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Statement of Fairhaven Police Chief Michael Myers Regarding Drug Conviction

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Fairhaven Police Department
Kevin W. Kobza, Lieutenant/PIO
1 Bryant St.
Fairhaven, MA 02719

For Immediate Release

Thursday, April 4, 2019

 

Media Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
[email protected]

Statement of Fairhaven Police Chief Michael Myers Regarding Drug Conviction

FAIRHAVEN — Chief Michael Myers today praised the successful conviction and sentencing of a drug dealer who was arrested twice within a year for trafficking opioids in Fairhaven.

ZACHARY LOVEGROVE, AGE 29, OF FAIRHAVEN AND NEW BEDFORD, pleaded guilty in Fall River Superior Court last week to indictments charging him with two counts of trafficking heroin, and one count each of distribution of Suboxone, distribution of Xanax, and possession of cocaine. He was sentenced to serve five to seven-and-a-half years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced Thursday.

“The Fairhaven Police Department aggressively pursues drug dealers and suppliers and brings them to justice,” Chief Myers said. “I would like to praise the work of our Fairhaven Police officers, our partners in municipal law enforcement and the prosecutors out of the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office, who brought this case to a successful conclusion.”

On Nov. 4, 2016 Fairhaven Police were conducting surveillance at various commercial parking lots in town due to increasing narcotics activity. LOVEGROVE was seen on back-to-back days in commercial parking lots acting suspicious. On this date, he was seen by police going into the trunk of his car, reaching into his pants, removing something and placing it in the trunk. He then re-entered his car and began to drive away. Police ran his license plate and discovered he was driving with a suspended license. Police stopped the defendant’s vehicle and placed him under arrest. While conducting an inventory of his vehicle, police recovered 19 grams of a heroin/cocaine/fentanyl mixture, 164 Xanax pills in various baggies, 32 Suboxone strips and more than $1,000 in cash.

Then, on Sept. 22, 2017, while out on $10,000 cash bail, LOVEGROVE was again arrested with nearly 40 grams of a heroin, cocaine and fentanyl mixture and one bag of cocaine. Fairhaven Police had received information that LOVEGROVE was staying in town at a friend’s house and was using that house as a base of operations for dealing drugs. Surveillance was set up outside the home and LOVEGROVE was seen meeting with known drug users and making hand-to-hand transactions with them.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Jeanne Veenstra and the state prison sentence was imposed by Judge Renee Dupuis.

“This defendant was out on bail when he was caught selling drugs once again. It is particularly disturbing that the drugs contained a very toxic mixture of heroin, fentanyl and cocaine, which has led to an increase in fatal overdoses during the last several years. This defendant is a danger to the community and the public will be protected from him for up to seven-and-half-years,” District Attorney Quinn said. “I would like to thank the Fairhaven Police for their investigative efforts, which led to the arrest and conviction of the defendant.”

 

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