Police recover stolen m/v

Pair charged

On 4/1/2018, at approximately 7:15pm, Taunton Police notified Norton Police that they were pursuing a stolen motor vehicle which entered Norton on Eddy Street.  Taunton Police informed Norton Police that the pursuit was terminated as the vehicle entered Norton and that the vehicle was traveling at a speed in excess of 100mph.  Norton Police immediately searched the area for the vehicle.  While searching the nearby area of South Worcester Street, Norton Police Patrolman Bryan King encountered a male and a female acting suspiciously, standing on the front lawn of a residence.

After further investigation, it was discovered that the male and female were involved in the motor vehicle pursuit in Taunton.  Norton Sergeant John Eisnor and Patrolman James Cameron assisted King at the scene.  The stolen motor vehicle, a black Lincoln sedan, was located a short distance away by Norton Patrolman Joshua Archer, parked in the lot of a nearby business.  The male, Russell Crowe, age 23, of Springfield, and the female, Rhiannon Mendonca, age 32, of Taunton, were placed under arrest.  Both were charged with receiving a stolen motor vehicle and appeared in the Attleboro District Court this morning, 4/2/2018.