theft

Police say a 5-year-old child is OK after falling from a moving vehicle as it sped away from the scene of a theft.

Military veterans are reacting with disgust after someone stole a flag from atop a memorial erected to honor those who served in World War II. Police in Fall River say they don't have any suspects in the theft, which occurred as families were stopping by the city's Iwo Jima Memorial in Bicentennial Park to reflect and lay flowers on Veterans Day. ...

New Bedford Police are investigating after a wallet was stolen from a customer at Market Basket. Detective Captain Steven Vicente says a woman was shopping around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday and had her purse in a shopping cart. When she was preoccupied a man reached into her purse and took her wallet which contained her debit cards and personal identification...

New Bedford Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a cigarette robbery last week. Detective Captain Steven Vicente says David Cote is accused of stealing four packs of cigarettes from the Lucky 7 variety store at 701 Cottage Street. ...

Westport Police arrest three people in connection with a break-in and copper theft. An off-duty firefighter happened to notice a car pull up to a home listed for sale on Sanford Road Friday afternoon, and saw two men, one with a backpack, walk to the rear of the property...

Police are searching for a man who stole cigarettes from a New Bedford convenience store on Thursday night. Detective Captain Steven Vicente says that at around 7:45 p.m. a man walked into the Lucky 7 Variety Store at 701 Cottage Street and asked to purchase four packs of cigarettes...

Four men were arrested Saturday morning after New Bedford Police say they attempted to steal 2 ATVs. Detective Captain Steven Vicente says the four men were spotted by a neighbor pushing the ATVs down the street near Mandell Street and Briar Street around 6 a...

Westport Police are investigating an apparent art theft that occurred in the town last week. The theft was reported at Marguerite's Restaurant on Main Road Friday morning, after the staff there noticed eleven "Sailors Valentines" that were on display had disappeared...

Three Fall River men were arrested after authorities say there were pursued by police from three towns. Swansea police Sgt. Mark Foley says officers went to the Swansea Mall Sunday morning after getting a report that three men suspected in other area robberies had been sighted...

Westport Police say a Crane Avenue resident stole his neighbors' cars and then sold them for scrap. According to the Standard Times, 28-year-old Nathan Moniz was arrested Monday after police were able to track down two of the three stolen vehicles at a Tiverton auto parts yard...