purse snatching

DARTMOUTH —A purse snatching suspect has been identified, and has been roasted by the Dartmouth Police Department on its Facebook page. The suspect, identified as 27-year-old homeless man Cody Toolis, is still at large. Saturday night, Dartmouth Police posted photos on Facebook and sent out a release asking for the public’s help in locating a suspect wanted for snatching a woman’s purse Thursday n

New Bedford Police are urging patrons to keep a close eye on their belongings while at supermarkets and other public places. Police say a 90-year old woman was victimized on Friday afternoon at Market Basket on Sawyer Street.  . The woman told Police a white male about 20 years old stole her purse from her shopping cart while she was loading groceries into her car...

Police are investigating after a 40-year-old woman had her purse snatched Monday on Collette Street. The woman told police she was walking in the area when a male approached her from behind and grabbed the strap of her purse, breaking it...

New Bedford Police are investigating an early Friday morning purse snatching.

Fairhaven Police have released this surveillance photo of the man they believe snatched a woman's purse at EJ's Restaurant and Deli on Monday night. The robbery happened at about 8 o'clock at night...the suspect grabbed the woman's purse and ran down Route 6 towards Santander Bank...

Police have arrested a man who they say is homeless and charged him with assault and battery, robbery and attempted robbery.