New Bedford man caught walking with loaded handgun near Westport school

New Bedford man caught walking with loaded handgun near Westport school

WESTPORT, Mass. (WPRI) — Police arrested a New Bedford man after he was caught with a handgun near a Westport school Monday morning. Officers were called to the Westport Middle-High School just after 4 a.m. to investigate an alarm activation. Police said the officers spotted a man walking down Old County Road in the rain after leaving the school. The man, later identified by police as Nathan Santana, told the officers he had been jogging with a …

Westport Police arrest New Bedford man on several gun charges after finding clothing partially covered in blood

A local man is facing several charges after being arrested on Monday morning. According to police, at approximately 4:15 a.m., Sergeant Nicholas Frustaci and Officer Christopher Rosa responded to an alarm activation at the Westport High / Middle School located at 400 Old County Road. After cleari