Attleboro Police identify suspect in string of thefts from motor vehicles

By Josh Faiola

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ATTLEBORO, MASS (WLNE) – As a result of video evidence, Attleboro Police have identified 25-year-old Nicholas Grant as the suspect in a string of thefts that happened in the South Attleboro area over recent weeks. 

According to police, these incidents have occurred predominantly in the neighborhood comprised of Allenson Avenue, Woodbine Street, Holly Street, and Deerfield Road. 

Police say Grant has a lengthy criminal history, to include similar offense as well as assault offenses and motor vehicle offenses. 

Grant was found to have been staying at the residence of a female associate in the immediate area, police said. 

 Grant currently has an active warrant for his arrest stemming from an incident on 07/18/2019, where he was operating a motor vehicle and failed to stop for police for a suspended license violation. 

The Attleboro Police Department is in the process of obtaining arrest warrants for charges related to a series of thefts and attempted thefts in South Attleboro. 

Grant is also the suspect in a reported theft attempt from a motor vehicle on Riverside Avenue in Attleboro during the overnight hours of 7/29/19, according to police. 

Police say Grant is known to operate or travel in a gray 2006 Mazda 6 sedan with Massachusetts registration 6LJ-775, which is registered to the female associate with whom he was staying. 

At this time, it is believed that grant is transient between South Attleboro and the Pawtucket, Rhode Island area.

Anybody with information that could lead to the arrest of Grant,  is urged to contact the Attleboro Police Department. 

Police are reminding residents to always lock their vehicles, even when they are parked in driveways to prevent thefts and dissuade would-be-thieves. 

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