The Official page for Bristol County District Attorney Tom Quinn's Office District Attorney Thomas M.
Welcome to the Official page of the Bristol County District Attorney's Office. Quinn was officially sworn in on January 5th, 2015. Under the leadership of DA Quinn, the office has successfully prosecuted some of the most prominent criminal cases in the country. The office has made strides in a number of initiatives including deterring gun violence, creating a one of a kind Elder Financial
Exploitation and Abuse Unit, solving cold case homicides and sexual assaults from decades past, successfully enhanced victim services, and improved prosecution and prevention in special victims units. For more information on the office and what's happening across Bristol County, visit www.bristolda.com
Operating as usual
DA Quinn, ADA Michael Scott and Community Affairs Unit Program Manager Brian Rose we’re all out at the Swansea Council-onAging yesterday to meet with seniors and present our senior scan prevention program. Thank you to COA Executive Director Laurie Pimental for her support in setting up the morning’s event!
DA Quinn, Forensic Interviewer Samantha Dias and Chief had a great time reading to the students at the Holy Trinity School yesterday in Fall River. The hand-drawn thank you pictures for Chief were amazing!
Was fantastic to be back at our first Career Day at Dartmouth Middle School for 7th graders since Covid began. Brian Rose from our Community Affairs Unit had a great time talking to the kids about what we do at the DA’s office.
The numbers don’t lie. As we commemorate Donestic Violencr Awareness Month, it’s important that we remember that men can also be the victims.
Chief helped celebrate a very special birthday for one of the weekly clients who comes to the Children's Advocacy Center of Bristol County for therapy. Wonderful to see the smiles Chief elicits from the children every day!
Our office took part in yesterday’s Taunton Nursing Home Trunk or Treat Grab n Go event. More than 150 seniors drove through!
It's Domestic Violence Awareness Month and this week, we are focusing attention on elder domestic violence prevention.
Chief loved spending time reading to a group of new friends this past week at Miss Christie’s story time at Southworth Library in Dartmouth. One of the ways Chief is able to engage with children is by “nudging” the pages of a book. Story time was a huge hit and Chief can’t wait to read to more friends again! Message us if you would like to partner with Chief for a story time!
We will be hosting a very special event in Taunton tomorrow night. Our partner’s from Corey's Cause will be presenting and telling Corey's story of addiction and Recovery. The DA's office will be hosting a resource table. Join us if you can.
In April, DA Quinn announced the expansion of our successful Cold Case Unit to include a renewed effort to identify unidentified bodies and human remains from the past 40 years. This week, DA Quinn’s “Unidentified Bodies Project” initiative has resulted in the positive identification of a victim whose identity was unknown for 17 years, and the onset of a renewed suspicious death investigation.
Once we had positively identified Leon Brown and notified his family, members of our staff travelled to his unmarked grave and set up a temporary marker with his name on it and bouquets of flowers. Now that Leon's family has some closure, we will now focus on investigating his 2005 disappearance and death.
DA Quinn’s “Unidentified Bodies Project” initiative has identified the man 17 years later.
Grand jury indicts suspect charged in cold case New Bedford r**e from 2012
Suspect indicted on 2 counts of r**e, 2 counts of indecent assault and battery on a person over the age of 14 and one count of witness intimidation
DA Quinn took part in a ceremony in New Bedford today to honor the lives lost to the scourge of drug addiction on this International Overdose Awareness Day. The battle against the poisoning of our communities continues. If you or a loved one are in need of help, please take the first step and call the Massachusetts Substance Use Helpline at 1-800-327-5050.
Anything we can do to assist seniors, we will continue to do!
We are so thankful to DA Quinn and the Bristol County District Attorney's Office for this $12,500 grant which will support the Money Management program!
Read about the program and how it assists older and disabled adults here: https://tinyurl.com/4yhtay8k
Our “Hidden in Plain Sight” interactive program was a huge hit with parents, guardians and teachers for several years before Covid limited our ability to bring it around the county. It teaches parents all the ways a teen could hide drugs and alcohol in a typical high school student’s bedroom. By learning about a drug problem early on, parents can help a vulnerable teen get help before it’s too late. We are so glad our program will be back in the communities this fall.
Come join us for a presentation by the Bristol County DA’s Office titled “Hidden in Plain Sight”. This presentation involves an interactive mock teenage bedroom that is designed to educate parents on the various hiding places that a teen who is misusing or experimenting with drugs or alcohol may have in their room. It also points out some peculiar but not so obvious things that might be found in their room that you may often not think twice about but could be a warning sign that a child is struggling with addiction.
This presentation will take place Tuesday October 25, 2022 at 6pm at the Dartmouth Library, North Branch 211 Cross Road, Dartmouth. This is a free presentation hosted by the Dartmouth Youth Commission, Youth Advocate and is free to all adults. If you are interested in attending please register through the Eventbrite link below:
https://AwarenessAddiction.eventbrite.com
DA Quinn, the Chief of our Elder Fraud Unit, Michael Scott, and Brian Rose from our Community Affairs Unit were all out meeting with senior groups in Taunton and Easton yesterday. The trio were there to help the seniors prevent themselves from becoming victims of elder fraud, exploitation and scams.
It was a very busy week at the office, highlighted by another pre-Covid homicide case brought to trial, and another major murder conviction. During the past year our office has been able to bring more than 20 pre-Covid homicide cases to trial or final resolution. This number of homicide cases going to trial in one year is truly unheard of in Bristol County, especially when you consider that trials were once again shut down this past winter due to a spike in Covid. Bringing efficient justice to victims, a level of closure to families of homicide victims, and solace to the community that the most serious criminals are being held accountable is what DA Quinn’s office is striving for everyday.
A Fall River man has been convicted in the death of a 39-year-old Fall River man who was the reported victim of an alleged brutal robbery and an assault with a hammer in Fall River. According to Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn, Adam Levesque was convicted Monday of 2nd Degree Murder
Forget Netflix. Try some Chief instead this weekend. The full episode, featuring DA Quinn, Chief and DA Staffer/Chief Handler Samantha Dias. Thanks for the awesome episode Peter G. 'Pete on the Street' Mozzone
Pete on the Street #161 In this special episode, Pete learns all about Chief, a black Labrador from the Bristol County District Attorney's office, who works…
DA Quinn was a guest on New Bedford Guide Live last night to do a deep dive into the failure at the state lab in regards to untested r**e kits, and how our office became the only DA's office in the state to secure a federal grant to get all the r**e kits from Bristol County fully tested by a private lab. While several thousand r**e kits from other areas of the state remain untested, Bristol County is the only county in the state that will see all its untested kits fully tested by the end of this year. Thanks to DA Quinn's Untested R**e Kit Initiative, we not only locally solved a statewide failure but we have also already solved three cold case r**es and more are expected in the near future.
Tune in for Chief!
After just a few months on the job, "Chief" is making a huge impact on the lives of child sexual abuse victims. Chief's work with children has already led to more detailed abuse disclosures that have resulted in arrests and indictments of those who prey on on minors. Chief has also been instrumental in assisting a victim testify against her abuser, which directly led to a conviction for child r**e and a 15-20 year prison sentence. Chief, along with DA Quinn and our Forensic Interviewer/Chief Handler Samantha Dias will be featured on an episode of "Pete on the Street" for Taunton Community Access & Media, Inc. this week! Here is a sneak peek of what you'll see...
Peter G. 'Pete on the Street' Mozzone
Yesterday, we announced a major new initiative to locate missing persons and expand the scope of our Cold Case Unit. The specialized unit has been a model for the rest of the state when it comes to solving cold case homicides and r**es from decades past, and for starting new initiatives like our Untested R**e Kit Initiative, our one-of-a-kind DNA collection initiative and our Unidentified Bodies Project. Although DAs don’t normally get involved in missing persons cases, DA Quinn saw a deficiency in the fact that there is no statewide or countywide missing persons database. So he decided to use our Cold Case Unit to solve that deficiency, just like we did when we learned about the massive failure at the state lab that led to the revelation that more than 7,400 r**e kits throughout the state were not fully tested by the lab. Bristol County is the only county in the state to have its share of previously untested r**e kits fully tested by a private lab. Three r**es from more than a decade ago have already been solved as a result of DA Quinn’s proactive initiative, and more are likely to be solved in the near future. Read more about the new missing persons program and if you have a missing loved one, be sure to contact us so that we can help you!
Bristol County District Attorney Tom Quinn's Cold Case Unit announced today that it is further expanding its scope to include a group of "Missing Persons" who have vanished without a trace during the past 50 years. The Cold Case Unit is actively reviewing missing person cases in conjunction with
Second Assistant District Attorney and Chief of DA Quinn’s Special Victims Unit, Silvia Rudman, met today with the Leadership Team of Westport Community Schools to bring them the latest information on mandated reporting for suspected child abuse situations. The presentation was very well received by Westport Community Schools Administration. Working within our many Bristol County communities to ensure best practices and do all we can to protect children is what we are all about!
Today is National Purple Heart Day, a time for Americans to remember and honor the men and women who were wounded or killed while serving our nation. On Friday, DA Quinn and members of our office took part in the First Annual Swansea Purple Heart Day event. The opening ceremony was highlighted by Swansea’s own Sean Comiskey, a Purple Heart recipient, throwing out the first pitch to rousing applause. So many Swansea residents came out to the special softball game between Swansea Police Dept and Swansea Fire Dept to commemorate the day. We were proud to join with town leaders at this awesome event!
DA Quinn had the privilege on Thursday night to meet with members of the South End Neighborhood Association in Fall River to discuss ongoing office initiatives to better protect the public and help this great neighborhood thrive. What a wonderful group of people dedicated to bettering their community! Thanks to Rep. Alan Silvia for the invite.
Had a great time meeting with constituents and getting connected with Seekonk Police Department and Seekonk Fire officials during Seekonk’s National Night Out festivities Tuesday night. Thanks to everyone who came out for the fun!
What a fantastic turnout at this evening’s “National Night Out” in New Bedford. The annual event, put on by the Shannon Outreach program, is always a great way for city residents to connect with law enforcement and local officials, and have a great time while doing so. A special thank you to Renee Ledbetter, NAACP New Bedford Vice President and the Program Director for the New Bedford Shannon Program, for the kind words while introducing DA Quinn to the crowd.
City of New Bedford Police Department (Official) Brian K. Gomes Ian Abreu
Another busy week of prosecutions, investigations and prevention efforts. One of the highlights of the week was a case in which our specialized Financial Crimes Unit was able to get a defendant, who had stolen from her employer for years, to re-pay the small business owner a whopping $600,000. This incredible amount is the highest restitution paid in Bristol County that anyone can recall. We worked closely with the victim, who preferred to recoup lost funds rather than wait for a trial and a push for a state prison sentence. In addition to the repayment of $600,000, the defendant will be confined to her home for the next year and then will be on supervised probation for another two years. We are so glad the victim in this case was elated with the outcome and that we could get a large chunk of the money back to them!
A 56-year-old Tiverton, RI woman who bilked her New Bedford employee out of several hundreds of thousands of dollars during a six-year timespan was convicted recently and ordered to pay $600,000 in restitution, potentially the highest restitution amount ordered in Bristol County history, District At
It was a full day of meeting with seniors yesterday to continue to spread the elder fraud, exploitation and abuse prevention message. The better equipped our seniors are with the knowledge of what to be on the lookout for, how to avoid being victimized and what to do if they do become a victim, the safer they will be. So grateful to be able to meet with so many great seniors yesterday at the Christmas in July celebration at Niagara-Maplewood Council on Aging and the Fall River Housing Authority’s Cardinal Medeiros Towers Cookout! Thanks to Jennifer Millerick, of the Council on Aging, for sponsoring the spectacular Christmas in July event and to our very own Brian Rose for assisting DA Quinn all day.
Last night, the first in a four-part series highlighting the trail blazing work DA Quinn's office is doing to bring justice to victims, bring closure to loved ones and to breathe new life into cold cases from previous DA administrations aired on NBC 10 WJAR. In addition to the office's stellar 95% homicide rate on all homicide case since DA Quinn took office, the office has been breaking new ground in terms of investigating and solving cases from previous decades. The Unidentified Bodies Project is yet another offshoot of DA Quinn's massively successful Cold Case Initiative. During the past few years, the various cold case initiatives have resulted in the arrest and conviction of a brutal serial ra**st who preyed on women in the region during the 1990s, the solving of multiple cold case homicides dating back multiple decades, the arrest and indictment of multiple ra**sts who are now facing decades in prison, and the start of new initiatives aimed at identifying unidentified bodies and locating missing persons. Help us in our work to identify a dozen unidentified bodies found in Bristol County during the past 40 years by heading over to our website and clicking on the "unidentified bodies" tab.
Unsolved cases involving unidentified human remains are being thrust back into the spotlight on the South Coast, years after they went cold.
Thank you, City of Taunton Park and Recreation !
Community Affairs Unit Program Manager Brian Rose and DA Quinn were in gorgeous yesterday to give the office educational presentation on avoiding scammers, elder financial exploitation and elder abuse to a large group of seniors. Thank you to Council on Aging Director Linna Sherman for the invite and the opportunity to keep working with seniors to keep them safe from those who would scam, victimize and abuse them!
DA Quinn and staff members stopped by the Saint John of God Feast and Procession this weekend in Somerset. So many area residents took part in this great family-friendly event in town. DA Quinn even threw a strike and got to “dunk” the parish priest, Fr. Jason Brilhante!
This week, we won a major conviction in a New Bedford murder case. DA’s offices in Massachusetts lead all homicide investigations and we are proud to say that since DA Quinn took office in 2015 our Homicide Solve Rate is at 95%, a number that far exceeds the national average of 54%.
DA Quinn and our investigators will spare no expense to bring those who commit these most heinous crimes to justice. This was truly a senseless killing, brought on my a minor motor vehicle confrontation. We are hopeful the family of the victim is satisfied justice has been served, although we know there is nothing that can bring back a loved one.
Shooting stemmed from minor road dispute. Prosecutors say the defendant shot the victim after the victim had beeped at him for blocking the road.
DA Quinn was the guest speaker Wednesday night at the Maplewood Neighborhood Associatipn meeting in Fall River. This is a great group of concerned citizens devoted to making their neighborhood a better place to live and raise a family. Everyone was very attentive and asked some great questions, which we were happy to answer. Thank you to Julie Jasmin, President of the Maplewood Neighborhood Association for the invitation and to Rep. Alan Silvia for his kind words about the many successes our office has achieved in recent years.
As evidenced by yesterday’s seizure of 15 Kilos of Fentanyl, joint state, federal and local partnerships make a real difference to people who desire to live in peace and not have their communities overrun by addiction, overdose and violence. That’s why DA Quinn yesterday also joined with City of New Bedford Police Department (Official) Chief Oliviera and US Attorney Rachael Rollins at NBPD for a Summer Violence Reduction Meeting. DA Quinn, Chief Oliveira and other law enforcement partners met to collaborate on violence reduction strategies and coordination of resources. It is vital to work with all of our law enforcement partners to protect the citizens of Bristol County. We will continue to work with anyone who wants to make Bristol County a better place to live!
After 18 months of intensive investigation, we are pleased to report that 15 Kilos of Fentanyl are no longer on the street and available to poison our citizens. In addition to the massive seizure of Fentanyl, a highly addictive and deadly op**te, 10 individuals were also taken into custody. The multi-jurisdiction joint operation involved our office. the federal Drug Enforcement Agency, City of New Bedford Police Department (Official) , City of Fall River Police Department , Taunton Police Department , Fairhaven Police Department , Providence Police Department , Scituate Police Department Bristol County Sheriff's Office, Yarmouth Police Dept. , West Warwick Police Department and the US Attorney's Office. By working cooperatively across county and state lines, we will continue to expend all resources necessary to stem the low of fentanyl into our region. This lethal drug is the leading cause of the spike in fatal overdoses communities are seeing throughout the country.
It is with great regret that we announce the passing of former Fall River Mayor, Korean War veteran, City Councilor, entrepreneur, philanthropist, athlete and all around great guy, Daniel Bogan.
Dan was DA Quinn’s father-in-law and lived to the ripe old age of 89 before passing away this weekend while surrounded by loved ones.
A graduate of B.M.C. Durfee High School, Class of 1951, Dan proudly served his country during the Korean War as a member of the U. S. Army. A 1959 graduate of UMASS Dartmouth (formerly Southeastern Massachusetts University) attaining a BSME, he served as a member of the Fall River City Council for 22 years in total and 14 of those as its President. Dan was also the Owner and CEO of Borden & Re*****on Corp. which he revitalized to become a major player in the New England chemical market, is forever enshrined in the Durfee Athletic Hall of Fame and served on numerous local boards.
He, along with former Mayor Carlton Viveiros, was the driving force in purchasing the Lincoln Park Carousel and relocating this historic piece—built in 1920 by The Philadelphia Toboggan Company—to Battleship Cove.
Dan loved Bristol County, loved his family, loved his many friends and loved his Irish heritage.
To read more about this amazing man and the impact he had on the region, go to https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/fall-river-ma/daniel-bogan-10848991
Happy National Ice Cream Month from one of our favorite events of the year. DA Quinn was once again the featured guest and speaker at this year’s Attleboro Council on Aging Ice Cream Social. DA Quinn has been invited as the council’s special guest each and every year he has been in office. This year it was two scoops of butter pecan and one scoop of providing our educational program aimed at protecting our seniors from abuse, scams and financial exploitation! Thanks to everyone who continues to make this one of the great events to be a part of every July.
A special thank you to Dighton Police Department and Town of Dighton Council on Aging for helping to set up a Roundtable discussion with our office focused on providing our seniors with all the knowledge and tool necessary to prevent themselves from being victimized by scams, financial exploitation and elder abuse.
DA Quinn spreading the office message about avoiding elder scams and senior abuse to a great group of residents of the Holmes Apartments at the Fall River Housing Authority sponsored Cookout today. Had so many enjoyable conversations. The food was delicious and the live band was excellent. Protecting our seniors is a cornerstone of our administration,
888 Purchase Street
Fall River, MA
02721
Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Bristol County District Attorney's Office posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.
Send a message to Bristol County District Attorney's Office:
After just a few months on the job, "Chief" is making a huge impact on the lives of child sexual abuse victims. Chief's work with children has already led to more detailed abuse disclosures that have resulted in arrests and indictments of those who prey on on minors. Chief has also been instrumental in assisting a victim testify against her abuser, which directly led to a conviction for child rape and a 15-20 year prison sentence. Chief, along with DA Quinn and our Forensic Interviewer/Chief Handler Samantha Dias will be featured on an episode of "Pete on the Street" for Taunton Community Access & Media, Inc. this week! Here is a sneak peek of what you'll see... Peter G. 'Pete on the Street' Mozzone
New Bedford Office of Housing and Community D
Pleasant Street, New BedfordThe Advocate Fairhaven-Acushnet
Elm Street, New BedfordNew Bedford Free Public Library
Pleasant Street, New BedfordMayor's Youth Council of New Bedford
New Bedford 02740City of New Bedford Veterans' Services
Hillman Street, New BedfordCity of New Bedford Energy Office
New Bedford 02740U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary - New Bedford Flot
Middle Street, FairhavenCasa da Saudade Branch Library
Crapo Street, New Bedford
Maplewood Neighborhood Association
Gaudette Drive
USArmyRecruitingStation-Fall River RI
William S Canning Boulevard
Fall River Fire Special Service - EMA
Fire Dept Headquarters
USArmyRecruitingStation-Fall River & Darthmou
William S Canning Boulevard
Fall River Office of Economic Development
South Main Street
Fall River Government Television
Elsbree Street