Hijinks at New Bedford City Hall lead to court hearing, but no charges

NEW BEDFORD – Police were called twice to City Hall on the night of Nov. 30 for an “argument or possible disturbance.” Police learned when they got there that the incident involved two residents, two city councilors and the city clerk. The conflicting accounts of what happened that night were the subject of a clerk-magistrate’s hearing Friday in New Bedford District Court to determine whether charges of trespass or filing a false police report should be pursued. Probable cause was found for neither, and no charges will be sought. New Bedford Police had requested the hearing into possible trespassing charges against Carlos Felix and Craig Ptaszenski. Felix and Ptaszenski requested the hearing into a possible charge of filing a false…