Crime & Safety

Woonsocket Man Eluded Law But Later Located: Cops

The Woonsocket man eluded the law in a high speed pursuit, police said.

WOONSOCKET, RI — A Woonsocket man eluded the law but was later located, police said.

Jake Anastas, 37, was arrested about 9 a.m. Tuesday on charges of eluding law enforcement in a high-speed pursuit and reckless driving

"The arrest was the result of a barracks investigation and the subject being located by the Woonsocket Police Department," the release said.

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Anastas was arraigned in Sixth District Court as a bail violator, according to the release.

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