Male with machete follows female near Ashley Park, New Bedford MA

Weapons

Reported: 11/8/2025 02:04 PM

Ashley Park, Swift St, New Bedford, MA 02740

A male suspect followed a female from Dollar Street to near Ashley Park. He was seen near Catherine Street riding a bicycle wearing a black hoodie and threatened someone with a machete. Police tracked him to Bonnie Street where he fled on foot going the wrong way on the sidewalk.

Audio|Source: New Bedford Police, Fire and EMS

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Transcript:

00:00

Ashley Park, we're getting a new call that this male is now at near Catherine Street, near Catherine, following a female.

00:07

No has a machete, he's not a pedal bike.

00:09

Channel 1 is going to be clear for Ashley Park.

00:11

I'll be going to be clear for Ashley Park. I'll be going to go to channel 2.

00:12

Again, Channel 1 is clear for Ashley Pine.

00:18

23 copies.

00:20

Please find copies.

00:23

24,000. All right.

00:25

All right.

00:31

On the ladder one.

00:33

A lot of one. The latter one.

00:36

Mr.

00:38

Medics. Lighton is clear returning.

00:39

You can go put it back in quarters, please.

00:42

Gov got a lot of one in quarters.

00:50

Units responded to Ashley Park that mail is heading towards the county tree.

01:00

24 copies.

01:02

20 of those, units.

01:04

I think I made a pass from.

01:05

He's heading towards Ashley Potter.

01:11

Probably.

01:14

He's going to be wearing a black hoodie and, again, riding a bike, did threaten the collar with the machete.

01:26

Tony Carter, Tony, would be on Catherine heading for that she's part?

01:29

Yeah, towards the back of on Kamauphi.

01:39

23 of those units.

01:41

I just spoke to the callers.

01:42

They confirmed he did head towards Ashley Park riding his bike.

01:52

20 to control.

01:53

I got him on Bonnie Street.

01:56

He's taking off.

01:57

He's going the wrong way on the sidewalk on Bonnie Street.

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Ashley Park, Swift St, New Bedford, MA 02740

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