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NB Man Arrested in Dartmouth

Dartmouth Police have arrested a New Bedford man who was found inside of a stolen vehicle Friday. According to ABC 6 in Providence, the male was spotted by police as 33-year-old Douglas Torchia who was inside the parked car outside of the Moby Dick Motel. The officer arrested Torchia at the scene when investigators found a spring-loaded, double-edged blade when searching him. Torchia was charged with receiving a stolen motor vehicle, carrying a dangerous weapon, receiving stolen property, and receiving a stolen credit card.

 

He also had two outstanding warrants for larceny of a motor vehicle.

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