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New Bedford’s Public Safety Shake-Up | New Bedford News
New Bedford is shutting down its ShotSpotter system after finding only 24% of alerts were real gunshots, citing cost and poor accuracy. Meanwhile, the state’s Inspector General is demanding an end to “chaos” in sheriff spending, pointing to deep flaws in the budget process. Former city workers and cops are facing legal fallout — including a detective pleading guilty to drugs and a retired firefighter convicted again for disorderly conduct — while a lawsuit looms over a former narcotics detective and informant. On the enforcement side, New Bedford detectives are getting fresh crime scene…
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