New Bedford Business Targeted in Serial Disco Ball Thefts

There’s a sparkle-loving bandit on the loose, and Play Arcade in Downtown New Bedford has officially had it.

For the third time in just a few months, the beloved disco ball has been stolen from the bar’s premises, this time straight out of the bathroom.

Yes, someone swiped the sparkle right out of the stall.

“This is the third time it’s been stolen in only a few months,” said Adam Katz, owner of Play Arcade, likely resisting the urge to spin-kick a piñata in frustration.

The heist happened over the weekend, and while Play is all about fun and games, Katz says the disco thieving ends now. Turns out, the latest glittery globe came with a little surprise inside: an airbag tracker.

“We know where it is,” Katz teased in a post, implying the culprit's living room may now be a crime scene with mood lighting. “If it’s not returned, the location and details will be turned over to the New Bedford Police Department.”

The serial thefts have become somewhat of a glittery joke among patrons, but Katz is no longer amused. “We want to make Play fun, not a free-for-all souvenir shop,” he said.

So to the disco bandit—consider this your warning. Return the ball, bring back the funk, and maybe, just maybe, karma won’t find you under the mirror-light glow of your own guilty conscience.

Until then, Play’s watching, and so is your tracker. Choose wisely.