Crime & Safety

East Greenwich Man Charged With Possessing Crack, DUI: Cops

He was pulled over and arrested in Providence, police said.

PROVIDENCE, RI — An East Greenwich man was charged with possessing crack cocaine and driving under the influence, police said.

Vincent Cozzo, 58, was pulled over and arrested on Hartford Avenue in Providence shortly after 10:30 p.m. Oct. 7, the Rhode Island State Police said in a media release.

Cozzo was also charged with refusing to submit to a chemical test and driving on a suspended, canceled or revoked license, the release said.

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Cozzo was processed at the Lincoln Woods Barracks, arraigned and "released into the custody of a responsible adult," according to police.

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