Report slams New Bedford Police for corruption risks, drug hoards, cover-ups, calls for overhauls, oversight, training

New Bedford Police report charts roadmap to reform: urgent calls for training boosts, policy overhauls, and stricter oversight. Background A consulting firm, 21st Century Policing Solutions, released a 71-page report evaluating the New Bedford Police Department’s narcotics and internal affairs units. The review was commissioned by Mayor Jon Mitchell five months earlier, following a Boston …