Crime & Safety
MA Police Cancel Amber Alert After Infant, Mom Found
State police have arrested a Fall River man in connection to a Thursday morning incident at a home in Dartmouth.
DARTMOUTH, MA — State police have canceled an amber alert over a mother and infant who were abducted at a home in Dartmouth.
State police said that Hannah Benson, 23, and her 6-month-old son were found safe at a home in Fall River, only about 20 minutes after issuing the amber alert.
According to police, Jeremias Cabral, 21, of Fall River, entered a home in Dartmouth along Tucker Road around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. He brandished a knife before taking the infant and getting into a car parked outside. Benson followed and left the area in the car, police said.
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State police took Cabral into custody after find the trio in Fall River.
"The mother and child are also with police and their well-being is being evaluated," state police said.
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