New Bedford police search Oak Grove Cemetery area after woman reports man assaulted her in possible carjacking attempt, radio shows
Officers broadcast a description of the man, who was last seen running, possibly toward Liberty Street, the radio traffic shows.
NEW BEDFORD Developing, 9:05 a.m. Nov. 11, 2026.
New Bedford police searched the area around Oak Grove Cemetery on Parker Street Wednesday morning after a woman called to report that a man had assaulted her, and an officer who reached her radioed that it was possibly an attempted carjacking, according to New Bedford Police Department radio traffic.
At about 8:43 a.m., a dispatcher sent an officer to the cemetery and said the caller reported that a man assaulted her and then ran off on foot, according to the radio traffic. Officers drove through and around the cemetery looking for him, and at about 8:51 a.m. an officer said the woman was on the Liberty Street side of the cemetery, across from the high school.
At about 8:53 a.m., the officer with the woman radioed, "It's possible a carjacking attempt," and said the man was last seen running, possibly onto Liberty Street, the radio traffic shows. Officers described him as a white man with dirty blond hair, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and a baseball cap, and said they would search the area.
The radio traffic did not say whether the woman was hurt, and as of about 9 a.m. officers had not reported finding the man. South Coast 360 is asking the New Bedford Police Department for details, and we will update this story as police release more information. Anyone with information can call New Bedford police at 508-991-6300.
What we know
- At about 8:43 a.m. Wednesday, police were sent to Oak Grove Cemetery on Parker Street after a woman reported that a man assaulted her and ran off on foot, according to New Bedford Police Department radio traffic.
- At about 8:53 a.m., an officer with the woman radioed that it was possibly an attempted carjacking.
- Officers described the man as white, with dirty blond hair, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and a baseball cap, last seen running possibly onto Liberty Street.
- As of about 9 a.m., officers had not reported finding him.
What we do not know yet
Whether the woman was hurt, exactly what happened at her vehicle, and whether police have found the man.
Label: Reported by us, from the town's posted records.
Notes
Every fact comes from recordings of New Bedford Police Department radio traffic on the public OpenMHz New Bedford Police channel 1, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, calls at 8:43:06, 8:45:32, 8:48:19, 8:51:09, 8:53:19 and 9:01:03 a.m., transcribed on the SC360 scanner and reviewed by South Coast 360. A police response heard on the department's own radio runs at once as a developing story, attributed to that radio traffic, and is updated as police release more. The story names no one, gives no house number and says nothing about injuries, which the radio did not describe. The suspect description is the one officers broadcast. South Coast 360 is asking the New Bedford Police Department for details.
Corrections
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Sources (3)
- New Bedford Police Department radio traffic, dispatch to the cemeteryPublic OpenMHz recording, New Bedford Police channel 1. Call at 8:43:06 a.m. Nov. 11, 2026.
- New Bedford Police Department radio traffic, officer locates the callerPublic OpenMHz recording, New Bedford Police channel 1. Call at 8:51:09 a.m. Nov. 11, 2026.
- New Bedford Police Department radio traffic, possible carjacking attempt and descriptionPublic OpenMHz recording, New Bedford Police channel 1. Call at 8:53:19 a.m. Nov. 11, 2026.