Crime
Police: Fall River man arrested in two break-ins of Westport restaurant
An arrest has been made in two local restaurant break-ins.
On Tuesday, Westport Police issued surveillance footage of a male suspect in a breaking and entering at the Back Eddy Restaurant on 1 Bridge Road.
According to Westport Detective Sergeant Bryan McCarthy, Jacob Souza of Fall River was taken into custody on Friday morning by Fall River police for an unrelated charge. He was later questioned by detectives from Fall River and Westport and confessed to two break-ins at the Back Eddy. The one on the morning of July 31 and one on the morning of July 23.
Souza is being charged with 1 count Breaking and Entering Nighttime, 1 count Breaking and Entering Daytime for Felony, 2 counts of Larceny from a Building, and 1 count Malicious Damage.
WPD credited tips that led to his identity and thanked Fall River Police for their assistance.
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