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Quick work by the New Bedford Police Department led to the arrest Tuesday of a man with an extensive criminal history who attacked the 77-year-old owner of the home he burglarized.
Shane Patrick Murdock, 45, of 103 Davis St. Apt. 3, New Bedford, was arrested on charges of breaking and entering in the daytime for a felony, possession of burglarious tools, resisting arrest, assault and battery on a person over 60, assault on a person over 60 with a dangerous weapon and two arrest warrants.
Murdock has a 62-page record for a host of offenses, including charges that led to two years in the house of correction in 2009 for larceny and 18 months in the house of correction in 2005 for knowingly receiving stolen property, among other charges.
Police responded to a report of a break in progress on the 100-block of Seabury Street at about 1:47 p.m. Tuesday. When police arrived, they were informed that the suspect had fled the scene on a bicycle. Police quickly located the suspect, who fled on the bicycle from police before being apprehended near 757 Ashley Boulevard.
The homeowner reported that he arrived home to find an unfamiliar bicycle and ladder outside his home and a bathroom window open. As Murdock exited the home after seeing the homeowner, he pushed and scratched the homeowner during a brief struggle and threatened to strike him with a plastic chair.
Murdock is being held without bail and is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in Third District Court.
Let’s see if the judge gets it right and holds this looser without bail! There’s absolutely no reason he should be on the streets!