Officers Kenneth Almeida (left) and Aaron Swartz were honored Wednesday night by the Dighton Board of Selectmen. (Courtesy Dighton Police Department) DIGHTON — Chief George Nichols is pleased to announce that two Dighton Police officers were honored by the Dighton Board of Selectmen on Wednesday night for saving a man’s life in March. On March […]
Dighton Police Department Seeking Part-Time Dispatchers
DIGHTON — Chief George Nichols announces that the Dighton Police Department is currently seeking part-time civilian dispatchers. Part-time civilian dispatchers will work at the Dighton Police Department as it’s the primary PSAP for 911 calls within the Town of Dighton. Dispatchers will be responsible for answering and processing all incoming calls using the town’s computer-aided […]
Dighton Police Department Trains Officers on New Less-Lethal Equipment
DIGHTON — Chief George Nichols is pleased to share that several Dighton Police Department members have completed training to use new beanbag shotguns that can reduce potential harm to the public during a response. On Tuesday, April 16, the Dighton Police Department deployed two 12-gauge Less-Lethal Beanbag Shotguns. Six department members including supervisors and patrolmen […]
Arrest Made in Hit-and-Run Crash That Killed Pedestrian in Dighton
This press release is Courtesy of the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office. A 19-year-old Providence, RI man was arrested early this afternoon at his place of employment in Taunton in connection to the April 4th fatal hit and run incident in Dighton that claimed the life of Paul DeMoura, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn […]
Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School Students Build New Podium for Dighton Police Department
TAUNTON — Superintendent Alex Magalhaes is pleased to share that Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School Carpentry and Computer-Aided Drafting/Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) students recently designed and built a wooden podium for the Dighton Police Department. During the month of December, junior Carpentry students Justin Deangelis and Casey Williams embarked on a two-week community service project to prepare a […]