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CENTRAL FALLS -- A Central Falls man was arrested yesterday and charged with assault after a police chase that ended at a Dumpster behind a drug store.

According to Chief Joseph Moran, 41-year-old Lewis Reynolds and Jose Diaz, 29, were arguing on Tremont Street near Hadwin Street yesterday shortly after 1 p.m.

Reynolds allegedly stabbed Diaz in the abdomen, and then ran away, Moran said.

The police found Reynolds behind a Dumpster at Rite Aid at 1114 Broad St. He was arrested and faces a charge of assault with intent to commit a felony, and obstructing police.

Diaz was taken to Rhode Island Hospital and yesterday he was listed in stable condition.

The police say they do not know the cause of the argument; the incident is under investigation.

-- projo.com staff writer Brandie M. Jefferson, with reports from Journal staff writer Tatiana Pina

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