Police: Taunton Woman Robbed at Knifepoint in New Bedford

NEW BEDFORD - A Taunton woman says she was robbed in a parking lot on Coggeshall Street Monday afternoon.

The 32-year-old woman told police she parked her car before 5 P.M. in a lot at Belleville Avenue and Coggeshall Street, and was walking to a nearby restaurant when she was approached by two men, one of them armed with a knife. The men demanded that she give them all her money. The woman did so, and the suspects fled on foot. The woman was not injured.

One of the men is described as a white male in his early 20's, about 5'7" tall and 170 lbs. He was seen wearing a puffy blue jacket.

The second man is described as a black man, also in his early 20's, about 6'1", weighing 160 pounds. He was last seen wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt and a black winter hat.

If anyone has information on the robbery, they're asked to call New Bedford Police at 508-991-6350, or the anonymous tip line at 508-992-7463, or email tip@newbedfordpd.com.