Crime & Safety

Massachusetts Man Wanted For Shoplifting And Conspiring In Warwick Captured: Cops

The Warwick man was pulled over and arrested in Woonsocket, police said.

WOONSOCKET, RI — A Warwick man wanted on charges of shoplifting and conspiring was pulled over and arrested in Woonsocket, police said.

Michael O'Rourke, 57, was arrested shortly before 12:30 a.m. Saturday on a warrant charging him with shoplifting and conspiracy, the Rhode Island State Police said in a media release.

The warrant was in connection with a Warwick Police Department case, according to the release.

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O'Rourke, a resident of Blackstone, was arrested during a traffic stop on Gaskill Street, the release said.

O'Rourke was processed at state police headquarters and turned over to the Warwick police, according to the release.

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