Crime
“We included the video with the expletives edited out although it does not take a literary scholar to fill in the blanks,” police said.
William Acosta Abreu is accused of vandalizing a memorial for a murder victim. Fall River Police Department
Fall River police are searching for a man who filmed himself demolishing a memorial dedicated to a 2023 murder victim, the department said.
On May 18, police were notified that a County Street memorial for a gun violence victim had been destroyed, police said in a Facebook post.
The memorial was created in memory of Diamonte Odom, 23, who was killed in May 2023 by a gunshot wound to the left eye, police wrote in a statement of facts.
Police quickly identified the alleged vandal as William Acosta Abreu, 20, due to his “easily recognizable tattoos,” police said.
Acosta Abreu has multiple warrants out for his arrest, police wrote.
Fall River police released a video posted to social media of someone — identified by police as Acosta Abreu — smashing glass candles and ravaging through the memorial site at 2:27 a.m., police said.
“We included the video with the expletives edited out although it does not take a literary scholar to fill in the blanks,” Fall River police said.
Acosta Abreu is considered dangerous and also poses a threat to “to a defenseless memorial site in the wee hours of the night when no one is around,” Fall River police said.
Last week, Fall River police officers tried to pull over a car in which Acosta Abreu was riding, the department said. The car allegedly sped off and nearly hit an officer, according to police.
Police request that anyone with information about Acosta Abreu’s location to call police at (508) 676-8511 or (508) 672-TIPS. Callers can remain anonymous, police said.
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