DARTMOUTH, MA – According to Dartmouth Police, on Wednesday, at approximately 7:30 a.m., Dartmouth Police detectives arrested 41-year-old Ryan Veenstra of New Bedford on a warrant they obtained in connection with a stabbing that occurred in Dartmouth in October 2022.
In addition to the previously referenced warrant, Veenstra also had four other outstanding warrants for charges including aggravated statutory rape, indecent assault and battery on a child under the age of fourteen, threats to commit a crime, and operating under the influence of liquor (2nd offense).
The investigation into the stabbing was reopened after detectives received new information regarding Veenstra’s alleged involvement.
According to Dartmouth Chief of Police, Brian P. Levesque, “This arrest not only removed a dangerous individual from the streets, but also reinforced the dedication that the members of this department maintain when it comes to following up on cases that would have otherwise gone unsolved.”
Hey you might want to keep this trash in jail where he belongs! Just think some judge and DA allowed this lunatic out so he could reoffend