Crime & Safety
Barnstable Police: Brockton Men Arrested In Drug Robbery
Barnstable police said Valter Barbosa and Nathan Ribeiro-Neves used a replica gun to rob three people during a botched drug deal.
BARNSTABLE, MA — Barnstable police said two men robbed three people during a botched drug deal Monday night. The men were identified as Brockton residents Valter Barbosa, 25, and Nathan Ribeiro-Neves, 18. They were charged with armed robbery, assault and larceny.
Police said Barbosa and Ribeiro-Neves met the trio on Indian Hill Road.
"One victim alleged that Ribeiro-Neves physically restrained him, while Barbosa pulled a firearm from his waistband and demanded cash and drugs," Barnstable police said in a statement. "The perpetrators fled with one victims’ backpack, containing narcotics and personal items."
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About an hour later, State Police arrested Barbosa and Ribeiro-Neves in a vehicle on Route 3 in Plymouth. The pair were held on $5,000 bail pending an arraignment Tuesday in Barnstable District Court.
Photo: Mugshots for Valter Barbosa (left) and Nathan Ribeiro-Neves. (Credit: Barnstable Police Department)
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