Gangs in the Fall River Area

With guest, Patrick Driscoll, Deputy Chief of the Superior Court. 

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About: Thomas M. Quinn III is the District Attorney of Bristol County, Massachusetts. With over 25 years of
prosecutorial experience, including eight years as Bristol County’s First Assistant District Attorney, Tom
was appointed District Attorney by Governor Charlie Baker in January 2015.

As District Attorney, Tom has established himself as a leading advocate against elder abuse, domestic
violence, and in support of youth crime prevention in the Commonwealth. He created a first of its kind
Elder Abuse Unit to prosecute those who financially and physically abuse the elderly in Bristol County,
and he similarly dedicated a Domestic Violence Unit to fight household violence in our neighborhoods.
Tom has increased the use of dangerous hearings to keep violent criminals off our streets, and he is
committed to reducing gun violence, gang activity, and drug trafficking in Bristol County’s 20 towns and
cities. With a strong focus on prevention, Tom has been outspoken in promoting mentoring for at-risk
youths and regularly organizes sports camps and other activities to keep young people active, engaged,
and out of trouble.

District Attorney Quinn continues to be strongly committed to the investigation and prosecution of
crimes against children. His efforts have resulted in the DNA testing of all untested rape kits, many of
which involved children; enforcing the collection of DNA from convicted offenders as required by law;
using the latest forensic technologies to identify all unidentified persons in Bristol County, and
continuing to investigate and prosecute unsolved/cold cases.

Born in New Bedford and raised in Dartmouth, Tom graduated from Dartmouth High School in 1978
before receiving a bachelor’s degree from Holy Cross and a law degree from Suffolk Law. He is a
parishioner at Holy Name Church in Fall River and serves on the Holy Name Parish Finance Council. Tom
is also a former member of the Bishop Connolly High School Board of Trustees and a former youth
mentor at the Nativity Preparatory School in New Bedford.

Tom lives with his wife, Sharon, in Fall River. They have three children, Michael, Brian, and Caroline.