Crime & Safety

Providence Man Possessed Dangerous Drugs: Police

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

PROVIDENCE, RI — A Providence man wanted for possessing dangerous drugs was captured during a traffic stop, police said.

George Betters, 40, was arrested on a warrant about 1 a.m. Wednesday, the Rhode Island State Police said in a media release.

Betters was pulled over on Gallup Street in Providence, according to the release.

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"Betters was transported to the Lincoln Woods Barracks, where he was processed and held overnight pending morning arraignment at Sixth Division District Court," the release said.

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