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11/11/2025
Effective Sunday night, November 16, for three consecutive nights, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will need to close the two right lanes on I-195 West over the Providence River Bridge beginning at 8 p.m. as well as the on-ramp from I-195 West to I-95 North at 10 p.m. through...
11/11/2025
ARREST: 2025-159043 LOCATION: JOHNSTON At 6:19 PM, Troopers arrested Julio Jimenez, age 33, of 47 Hope Street Apt. 2, Providence, Rhode Island, for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor and/or Drugs - 1st Offense - BAC Unknown, and 2.)...
11/11/2025
On Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at 1:28 AM, Troopers arrested Andrew Dutton, age 35, of 1571 Main Street, Apartment 21C, West Warwick, Rhode Island, for Domestic – Violation of a No Contact Order – First Offense. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Nestor Street, in the Town of...
11/11/2025
On Monday November 10, 2025, at 1:30 PM, Troopers arrested Brett Ferretti DOB: 06/26/1985, of 110 Yorkshire Street, Providence, Rhode Island for 1.) Domestic Simple Assault and Battery and 2.) Domestic Disorderly Conduct. This arrest was the result of a domestic disturbance on Route 95 South, in...
11/10/2025
East Greenwich, RI – The Rhode Island Department of State and the Rhode Island Semiquincentennial Commission (RI250), in coordination with the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Honor Flight Hub, today announced an RI250 sponsored Honor Flight – which will take place on May 2, 2026 – to honor Rhode Island...
11/10/2025
ARREST: 2025-158828 LOCATION: PROVIDENCE At 12:30 PM, Troopers arrested Darin Robinson Silva, age 32, of 302 Amherst Street, Providence, Rhode Island on an Affidavit and Arrest warrant for License or Permit Required for Carrying Pistol-Fourth Offense originating out of the...
11/10/2025
No arrests. Media Contact: Captain Jeffrey L'Heureux, District "B" Commander, Rhode Island State Police, 401-764-5614 or rispdps@risp....
11/10/2025
No arrests to report. Media Contact: Captain David Bassignani, District "A" Commander, Rhode Island State Police, 401-764-5604 or rispdps@risp....
11/09/2025
On Sunday, November 9, 2025, at 12:06 AM, Troopers arrested Astor Edwin, age 36, of 34 Anchor Street, Providence, Rhode Island, for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Liquor – BAC Unknown – First Offense, and 2.) Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Test – First Offense. The arrest was the result of a...
11/09/2025
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising families and consumers that a case of infant botulism has been identified in Rhode Island. Babies get infant botulism if they eat something containing spores from the bacteria Clostridium botulinum. After presenting with symptoms on...