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State police arrest New Bedford, Mass., woman allegedly driving stolen vehicle

November 17, 2014 11:00 pm • Last Updated: August 03, 2015 2:34 pm

By Izaskun E. Larrañeta

North Stonington — A New Bedford, Mass., woman was arrested Monday after an automatic license reader on a state police patrol vehicle detected that the car she was driving was stolen.

Dianne Dacosta, 59, was charged with third-degree larceny and driving a vehicle without a license.

State police said they arrested Dacosta during a traffic stop on Route 2. The license reader reported that the car was stolen from Rhode Island. The arrest happened at 6:26 p.m.

Dacosta was held on a $5,000, pending her arraignment Tuesday in New London Superior Court.

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