Crime & Safety

Pawtucket Man Subject of RISP Auto Theft Task Force Probe: Cops

The task force and other units arrested the Pawtucket man, police said.

PAWTUCKET, RI β€” A Pawtucket man investigated by the Rhode Island State Police Auto Theft Task Force was arrested on conspiracy and other charges, police said.

Nathan Quezada, 22, was arrested about 6:30 a.m. Tuesday by the Auto Theft Task Force, as well as the state police Adult Correctional Institutions Investigations and Intelligence units, the state police said in a media release.

In addition to conspiracy, Quezada was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, alteration of an identification number, possession of a motor vehicle with an altered Vehicle Identification Number, receiving stolen goods, possession of burglary tools, injuring or tampering with vehicles, and vandalism, the release said.

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Quezada was processed at state police headquarters and taken to "Third Division District Court where he was issued $10,000 surety bail and held as a District Court bail violator," the release said.

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