This morning it was reported on CNN and several other news outlets that a young man walked into "Puzzles", one of the city of New Bedford's two gay bars, asked the bartedner if it was, in fact, a gay bar, then proceeded to attack patrons with a machete, hatchet, and 9mm handgun.
Story Here
The Police named the perpetrator as Jacob Robida, age 18. A quick search of the Standard Times (local newspaper) archives showed that one Jacob Robida graduated from the New Bedford Police Department's Junior Cadet Program in 2001. The program "which is for youths between the ages of 12 and 14, is run like a boot camp, and is designed to teach the value of discipline."
Standard Times Story
This description tells me that this program is for troubled youths. Lt. Joseph Cordeiro, who ran the program when Robida graduated in 2001, was unavailable for comment.
The number for the New Bedford Police Department is (508) 991-6340
I will update as additional information becomes available.
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