Crime & Safety

Cranston Man Charged With Receiving Stolen Goods, Possessing Pot: Cops

The Cranston man was arrested during a traffic stop, police said.

CRANSTON, RI โ€” A Cranston man was charged with receiving stolen goods, possessing marijuana and driving on a suspended license, police said.

Joseph Rinaldi, 62, was pulled over on Cranston Street in Cranston shortly after 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and arrested, the Rhode Island State Police said in a media release.

Rinaldi was processed at state police headquarters where and held for a morning arraignment in Third District Court where he was to be presented as a bail violator, according to the release.

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