Crime & Safety
Little Compton Police Arrest Brother In Alleged Copper Pipe Theft
The following arrest was supplied by the Little Compton Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
charged the younger brother from . The older brother and alleged female accomplice were charged last month.
Shawn Sherman, 30, of New Bedford, MA, was arrested at 11:15 a.m., Tuesday, April 3. He's charged with breaking an entering (a felony), conspiracy to commit a felony and larceny under $500.
Police said Sherman was arrested on an outstanding warrant from Little Compton and turned himself in last week after being incarcerated in Massachusetts on an unrelated matter.
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The incident stems back to last August, when copper piping was reported stolen out of the basement of a local home. Police received information in the days following and put a case together, and sought warrants for Shawn Sherman and his older brother, Michael.
The woman, who police said was cooperative, is the alleged driver of the vehicle involved.
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