Teens charged with shoving man off and stealing moped

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WLNE) — This morning in New Bedford, two teens are facing armed robbery charges after police accused them of stealing a moped.

It happened at the Seabra grocery store parking lot on Rockdale Avenue.

Police say 18-year-old Damian Breton and a 17-year-old boy shoved a man off his moped and drove off.

Police caught up to them when they crashed and ran away.

Both are charged with masked and armed robbery.