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August 8, 2006

One of state's most wanted criminals nabbed in NYC

One of Rhode Island’s most wanted criminals -- charged with first-degree child molestation -- has been arrested by U.S. marshals and New York City police officers in the Bronx, N.Y.

Maximo Guerrero, 53, of 21 Star St. in Pawtucket is now being held in New York pending an extradition hearing, according to a news release issued today by Pawtucket Police Major John J. Whiting

Guerrero is charged with first-degree child molestation for incidents on Star Street over the past eight years involving a girl who is now 12, according to Whiting and information on the state’s most wanted criminals website.

Guerrero’s arrest was the result of a joint investigation by the Pawtucket and Providence police departments and the Rhode Island Children’s Advocacy Center, a program of Day One, The Sexual Assault & Trauma Resource Center, according to Whiting.

When the initial complaint against Guerrero was filed, he was believed to have fled the state, according to the Pawtucket police. Investigators later learned that he was hiding in the Bronx.

Posted by Kate Bramson  at 10:23 AM | Permalink

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