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“DARTMOUTH, MA – On Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at approximately 8:50 p.m., Dartmouth Police Officer Alex TISDELLE observed a vehicle at the Best Western Motel matching the description of one associated with wanted fugitive, Royleton HASTON, Jr., 22, of Plymouth, Massachusetts.
HASTON, who has been the subject of several police incidents, was wanted on a total of seven (7) warrants, including assault and battery on a correctional facility employee, two (2) counts of assault and battery on a correctional facility employee with a bodily substance, malicious destruction to a motor vehicle, violation of an abuse prevention order, violation of an abuse prevention involving assault and battery, and failure to stop for police.
As HASTON, Jr. is inclined towards violence and running from the police, assets assigned to the Southeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council SWAT team responded to the scene, while Dartmouth Police Detective Matthew CORREIA drafted a search warrant for the room where HASTON, Jr. was staying.
After the hallway was secured by SWAT team members, HASTON, Jr. was taken into custody without incident.
According to Dartmouth Chief of Police, Brian P. LEVESQUE, “Sadly, dangerous fugitives such as HASTON, Jr. are frequently being found while hiding in the hotels and motels in our town. Had it not been for the keen observation of a new officer, and the rapid response of the numerous assets available to us, it is more than likely that HASTON, Jr. would still be putting the public in danger by once again eluding arrest.”-Dartmouth Police.
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