Acushnet man sentenced to serve 6 to 8 years for New Bedford robberies

Acushnet man sentenced to serve 6 to 8 years for New Bedford robberies

ACUSHNET, Mass. (WLNE) — Bristol Count District Attorney Thomas Quinn, III said a 47-year-old Acushnet man pled guilty to five robberies that occurred in New Bedford in 2021. 47-year-old Christopher Daponte admitted to committing the following robberies: April 23, 2021, at Walgreen’s pharmacy on Acushnet Ave., where he stole $50 April 29, 2021, at St. Anne’s Credit Union located on Acushnet Ave., where he stole $2,144 May 12, 20212 at St. Anne’…

Acushnet man sentenced for five armed robberies in New Bedford in a 6-month period

"47-year-old Christopher Daponte of Acushnet plead guilty on 7/18/2025 in the Fall River Superior Court and was sentenced to serve 6 to 8 years in the State Prison for five armed and masked robberies in the City of New Bedford in a six-month period from April 2021 to October 2021. On 4/23/21, at