Wanted Pawtucket Man Captured During Traffic Stop: Cops

PROVIDENCE, RI — A wanted Pawtucket man was captured during a traffic stop, police said.

Thierry Dias, 34, was pulled over Valley Street in Providence and arrested shortly before 10:45 a.m. Sunday, the Rhode Island State Police said in a media release.

Dias was wanted on charges of breaking and entering and possession of a controlled substance, the release said.

The breaking and entering charge stemmed from a Central Falls Police Department case and the possession of a controlled substance charge was in connection with a Lincoln Police Department case, according to the release.

Dias was processed at state police headquarters and taken to the Adult Correctional Institutions Men's Intake Center, the release said.

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