New Bedford House Break Arrest

Yesterday, shortly before noon, an alert neighbor in the area of Hawthorn and Page St. called 911 to report a male going in and out of the neighborhood yards. She followed the suspect in her vehicle until he was stopped by Officer David Roy.

Meanwhile, Officers Thomas Chevalier and Dean Lawrence responded to the scene and found a home that had been entered through a rear window and exited by the rear door. The 79 yr. old homeowner was not home at the time and it appears that the suspect had fled the residence before taking anything.

Arraigned yesterday afternoon in New Bedford district court on Breaking and Entering charges;

Joseph Moniz age 42 of New Bedford.