Crime & Safety

Wanted Providence Man Nabbed: Cops

He was arrested at the Division of Motor Vehicles in Cranston, police said.

CRANSTON, RI — A wanted Cranston man was apprehended, police said.

Joseph Colon Santos, 27, was arrested shortly after 1 p.m. Thursday on a warrant charging him with failing to appear in court for a vandalism case, the Rhode Island State Police said in a media release.

"The arrest was the result of troopers responding to the Division of Motor Vehicles in the city of Cranston and taking (Colon Santos) into custody," the release said.

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Colon Santos was processed at state police headquarters and taken to Third District Court, according to the release.

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