Crime & Safety

Providence Child Solicitor Captured: Cops

The Providence man was apprehended during a traffic stop, police said.

PROVIDENCE, RI — A wanted Providence child solicitor was nabbed during a traffic stop, police said.

Juan Henriquez Caba, 39, was pulled over and arrested about 9:30 a.m. on Barbara Street in Providence, the Rhode Island State Police said in a media release.

Henriquez Caba was wanted on a charge of solicitation of a child, the release said.

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The charge was in connection with a Providence Police Department case, according to the release.

Henriquez Caba was processed at state police headquarters and turned over to the Providence Police Department.

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