Woman Jailed In Rhode Island Wanted On Arizona Fugitive Charge: Cops

A woman jailed in Rhode Island was wanted on a charge of fugitive from justice in Arizona, police said.

Arlene Sands, 61, was arrested Oct. 13 by the Rhode Island State Police Adult Correctional Institutions Investigations Unit, the state police said in a media release.

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Sands was wanted in Pima County, Arizona, on charges of forgery, attempted theft, taking the identity of another person or entity, attempted fraudulent schemes and artifices, according to the release.

"The arrest was the result of an investigation by members of the ACI Investigations Unit and the ACI Records and Identification Unit," the release said.

Sands was arraigned and waived extradition, according to the release.

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