Crime & Safety
Falmouth Police Investigating Attempted Robbery
An elderly female called police for help last night, after a man tried to steal her purse in the Shaw's parking lot.
Falmouth police were called to Shaw’s supermarket at 8:36 p.m. Thursday, according to a press release. The victim told police a man tried to steal her purse in the parking lot.
The woman described the would be thief as in his mid-twenties, about 5’10” with a stocky build.
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The woman screamed for help and the suspect ran, apparently scared off.
He then got back into his vehicle, which the woman described as a dark red or maroon 4-door sedan. She believes the vehicle plates included the numbers 242, and had an insignia similar to the Red Sox or Bruins type license plates.
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Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Falmouth Police Department at 508-457-2527.
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