Fall River Police Arrest Suspect Wanted In Two Robberies

Fall River Police have arrested a man in connection with two robberies.

Lt. Ronald Furtado say that at approximately 7:41 p.m. Thursday they received a call from a cab driver who said that a customer was trying to evade a fair and stated that he was going to rob the Shell Gas Station at Rodman St. and Plymouth Ave.

The cab driver pointed out the man to responding officers and they took him into custody.

During the arrest one of the officers recognized the suspect as a man being sought for the Wednesday afternoon robbery of the Rockland Trust Bank located at 855 Brayton Ave.

A female teller at the bank told police that a white male in his early 30’s with a slim build and wearing a t-shirt, short hair, with a speech impediment approached her station demanding cash.

The suspect put a plastic bag on counter and then fled the bank with the money.

The suspect, identified as 27-year-old Matthew Trevains, was also wanted in connection with the early Thursday morning robbery of the Tedeschi Food Shop located at 28 East Main St.

A female clerk at the Tedeschi's told police that a male, balding, with a speech impediment and wearing a t-shirt approached the register area and demanded cash.

He then put a plastic bag on the counter at which time the clerk complied with his demands and the suspect fled the scene.

Surveillance photos were available in both incidents.

Trevains was arraigned in Second District Court on Two counts of Unarmed Robbery, Attempting to Commit a Crime, and Evading a Taxi Fare .