Crime & Safety

Men Arrested At Gunpoint On Rt. 1 In Pawtucket: Report

Rhode Island State Police on March 1 approached a silver sedan on Broadway with their guns drawn and took two men into custody.

Rhode Island State Police on March 1 approached a silver sedan on Broadway with their guns drawn and took two men into custody.
Rhode Island State Police on March 1 approached a silver sedan on Broadway with their guns drawn and took two men into custody. (Google Maps Image)

PAWTUCKET — Rhode Island State Police on Monday afternoon surrounded a silver sedan on Broadway near the Massachusetts line and took two men into custody, WJAR-TV reports. Police approached the car with their guns drawn at around 2 p.m.

A section of Broadway (Rt. 1) was shut down as officers searched the car. Police told a NBC-10 news crew on the scene that the arrests were connected with an ongoing investigation.

Read more at WJAR NBC-10

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