WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) -- Two men are facing charges in connection with a motor vehicle theft in Waterbury, police said.

Isaac Rodriguez-Santiago, 31, and the passenger, Abdulsatar Sulaivani, 36, both of Waterbury, were arrested Wednesday during a traffic stop after police saw a 2000 Honda Civic that had been reported stolen in the area of Rutledge Street.

Rodriguez-Santiago was charged with: • Larceny of a motor vehicle • Operating a motor vehicle without a license

Sulaivani was charged with: • Larceny of a motor vehicle • Possession of drug paraphernalia • illegal possession of a controlled substance

According to police, he also had active warrants and is wanted in connection with a shoplifting incident.

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