State of Rhode Island Awarded Federal Disaster Declaration
From Severe Weather in January 2024
Cranston, RI – On May 9, 2024, President Joseph Biden approved Rhode Island's request to include Public Assistance (PA) for the Major Disaster Declaration from the severe storms and flooding event...
At 1:30 PM, Troopers arrested Antonio Barnes, age 51, of 159 Bridgham Street, Apt. #A8, Providence, Rhode Island for Reckless Driving—1st Offense. The arrest was a result of a motor vehicle stop on Route 95 in the City of Warwick. Barnes was transported to the Wickford Barracks where he was...
On Monday, May 13, 2024, at 2:11 PM, Troopers arrested Brooke Drummond, age 24, of 11 Free Street, Milford, Massachusetts, on a Providence Superior Court bench warrant for failure to appear for a Pre-Arraignment Conference on the charge of Unlawful Breaking and Entering originating out of the...
Last night, Sunday, May 12, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) began changing the traffic pattern at the work zone on Route 138 where it passes underneath the Tower Hill Road (Route 1) Bridge in North Kingstown.
The travel lanes on Route 138 East are now shifting to the left,...
On Sunday, May 12, 2024 at 11:06 PM, Troopers arrested Madison Kelley, age 26, of 62 Roberts Street, West Warwick, Rhode Island for Possession of a Schedule I-V Controlled...
On May 12, at 10:30 AM, Troopers arrested Paul Moura, age 20, of 31 Windmill Lane, Rumford, Rhode Island, for an active Affidavit and Arrest Warrant originating out of the State Police Lincoln Woods Barracks on the original charge of Obtaining Property by False Pretenses. The arrest was the result...
On May 11, at 9:53 PM Troopers arrested Tony Mariano, age 53, of 49 Bowdoin Street, Providence, Rhode Island, for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Liquor – BAC Unknown – First Offense, 2.) Driving Without a License – Fourth or Subsequent Offense, and 3.) Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Test –...
At 9:59 PM, Troopers arrested Joseph A. Saltamachia, age 36, of 32 Tourtellot Hill Road, Chepachet, Rhode Island for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor-BAC Unknown-First Offense and 2.) Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Test. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on...
With recreational activities on the state's lakes, ponds, and rivers set to increase in the coming weeks, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are reminding Rhode Islanders to be on the lookout for harmful algae blooms (HABs)
