Two New Bedford men arrested for breaking and entering with burglarious tools

On Monday morning shortly after midnight a neighbor called 911 to report two males trying to break into a vacant house at 30 Adams St. Officers Antonio Almeida and Steven Almeida arrived on scene to find two males walking away from the area. One of the two, Luis Riveira-Rodriguez, was carrying a backpack with a crow bar sticking out of it and a flashlight.

Nearby, officers found a broken lock box that had been torn from the home. Once back at the house, officers observed that plywood had been broken off the doorway but the inner door was not compromised. Both males were placed under arrest and were arraigned yesterday in New Bedford district court.

They are facing charges of breaking and entering in the nighttime, possession of burglarious tools, and larceny.

• Luis Riveira-Rodriguez age 25 of New Bedford
• Edgardo Badillo age 33 of New Bedford