Crime & Safety
Wanted Cranston Woman Resisted Arrest: Cops
The woman was wanted for fraudulently using food stamps, among other things, the Rhode Island State Police said.
CRANSTON, RI — A wanted Cranston woman resisted her arrest, the Rhode Island State Police said.
Jarconna Mathis, 47, was wanted on a warrant charging her with conspiracy, obtaining property worth more than $10,000 by false pretenses or impersonation, fraudulently obtaining public assistance, and the fraudulent use of food stamps, the state police said in a media release.
Mathis was arrested shortly before 3:30 p.m. during a warrant check of her Narragansett Boulevard residence, according to police.
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Mathis also was charged with resisting legal or illegal arrest, the release said.
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