Crime & Safety

Wanted North Providence Woman Nabbed: Cops

She was wanted in Massachusetts on a larceny charge, police said.

PROVIDENCE, RI — A wanted North Providence woman was apprehended, police said.

Sytha Mao, 39, was pulled over and arrested on Route 6 in Providence shortly after 1 a.m. Thursday, the Rhode Island State Police said in a media release.

Mao was wanted in Massachusetts on a larceny charge, according to the release.

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"Mao was processed at the Lincoln Woods Barracks and held overnight pending morning arraignment at Sixth Division District Court," the release said.

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