Crime & Safety

State Police Arrest Johnston Man Wanted in Cranston

Mukadas Lawal, 26, of Johnston, missed a court date on a charge he was driving on a suspended license, police allege.

JOHNSTON, RI — At 2:30 a.m. on Dec. 17, Troopers arrested Mukadas Lawal, 26, of Johnston for a Third District Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear for Arraignment. The original charge was Driving with a Suspended License from the Cranston Police Department.

The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Westminster Street, Providence. Lawal was processed and transported to the ACI Men's Intake Center.

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