Cranston police arrest man in connection with stabbing

Cranston police said a man was arrested Thursday morning in connection with a stabbing last week.

The stabbing that occurred at an apartment parking lot off Park Avenue last Friday seriously injured a 46-year-old man.

Police said last week that the victim was sitting in his Maserati when a man approached the vehicle, opened the passenger door, and stabbed him in the chest.

Cranston police said 55-year-old David Mendez of Cranston was arrested Thursday morning in New Bedford.