Crime & Safety
Police Nab 'Bearded Bandit' at Route 6 Motel
The man was living with his girlfriend and a three-year-old child in a Seekonk motel.
Police believe they have caught the infamous 'Bearded Bandit,' responsible for a string of bank heists across the region.
Following up on a lead, police apprehended a man staying at a Motel 6 in Seekonk, MA, according to reports from East Bay Newspapers.
His girlfriend and a three-year-old child were living in the room with him, reads the article. Police believe his beard was a diguise to conceal his identity as they found a fake among his belongings.
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Police have refrained from releasing his identity.
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