shoplifting

NEW BEDFORD - The quick eye of a police officer thwarted a shoplifting attempt in New Bedford Tuesday. New Bedford Police say Detective Gene Fortes was driving an unmarked cruiser on Mount Pleasant Street shortly before 7 p.m. Tuesday when he saw two males place a backpack under a tree near Advance Auto Parts...

NEW BEDFORD - A New Bedford man leads police on a chase after allegedly stealing hundreds of dollars worth of food. Police say Melvin Rodriguez, 26, of 545 Cottage Street, Apartment 2, ran from police after he stole $367 worth of meat and seafood from Market Basket late Sunday morning...

SEEKONK — On Thursday, July 6, 2017, at approximately 10:29 am, Seekonk Police Officers were dispatched to the CVS at 1479 Newman Avenue for a report of a male shoplifter fleeing from the store. The man had reportedly stolen baby formula...

WAREHAM - Wareham Police arrest a woman for shoplifting, only to find out she has a number of warrants. Wareham Police were called to the Family Dollar store in Wareham around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday night for a report of a female shoplifter...

DARTMOUTH - A Providence, R.I., woman is under arrest after allegedly using pepper spray against a loss prevention employee as she was being detained for shoplifting. Dartmouth Police were called to Macy's at the Dartmouth Mall early Monday afternoon for a report of two female shoppers involved in an altercation with loss prevention personnel...

NEW BEDFORD - A Freetown man is arrested after he was seen shoplifting by a New Bedford police officer. The New Bedford Police Department says Officer Michael Alers was working a security detail in the Dartmouth Street Stop & Shop in the South End at 7:20 p.m. ...

The Dartmouth Police Department is attempting to identify the male shown in this picture, as he is a suspect in several recent retail thefts in Dartmouth. Police tell WBSM News the suspect has been involved in two separate shoplifting incidents in the past two months ...

WAREHAM—Wareham Police have broken up a shoplifting ring and charged six individuals in connection with a string of thefts from the HomeGoods at Wareham Crossing that led to over $1,700 in merchandise stolen from the store. During December of last year, several shoplifting thefts were reported by the management of Home Goods, located in the Wareham Crossing shopping complex...

NEW BEDFORD - A 29-year-old Fairhaven woman is arrested after assaulting an employee in a New Bedford deli. Police say Brandi Lee Rezendes was trying to leave the Royal Seven Food and Deli on Summer Street Sunday morning without paying for an item...

DARTMOUTH, Mass. (AP) - Police in Massachusetts say they've arrested a man who tried to shoplift items from a Target while officers were holding a toy drive outside the store. Dartmouth police say the department had been holding its annual Christmas toy drive outside the store on Saturday when Target employees alerted officers to a man they say had shoplifted from the store...