Crime & Safety

Wanted Woonsocket Man Captured: Cops

The Woonsocket man was wanted on a pair of warrants, police said.

WOONSOCKET, RI — A wanted Woonsocket man was captured, police said.

Cristian Medeiros, 26, was arrested Wednesday by the Rhode Island State Police Violent Fugitive Task Force, the state police said in a media release.

Medeiros was wanted on a warrant from the Central Falls Police Department charging him with breaking and entering a dwelling with a resident on premises and a warrant from the Providence Police Department charging him with larceny/conspiracy, according to the release.

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"Mr. Medeiros was taken into custody without incident, processed and transported to the Providence Police Department," the release said.

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