On Friday March 28, 2025, at 12:12 AM, Troopers arrested Jhonatan Mercedes Francisco, age 38, of 43 Burrows Street, Providence, RI for Possession of a Schedule I-V Controlled Substance – 10 Grams or Less (Cocaine). This arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Route 10 in the City of...
On March 26, 2025, members of the ACI Investigations Unit arrested Rene Martel, age 48, of 23 Clinton Street, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, on an Affidavit/Arrest Warrant for the following charge: 1) Violation of Community Supervision originating from the ACI Investigations Unit. Mr. Martel was...
On Wednesday March 26, at 8:59 AM, Troopers arrested Cristiano Pereira, age 37 of 30 Sumner Street, Pawtucket, RI for Driving with Suspended License – Special Circumstances. This arrest was the result of a barracks investigation and Pereira being arraigned at Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal. Pereira...
At 12:39 AM, Troopers arrested Michael Burns, age 34, of 637 Hazard Road, West Greenwich, Rhode Island for Possession of a Schedule I-V Controlled Substance – 10 Grams or Less (Cocaine). This arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Route 102, in the Town of West Greenwich. Burns was...
At 1:57 AM, Troopers arrested Glenny Tejada Castro, age 39, of 200 Manville Hill Road, Cumberland, Rhode Island for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor/ Drugs 1st Offense- B.A.C. Unknown, and 2.) Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Test. The arrest took place as a result of a...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore today released the following statement after the signing of a new Executive Order targeting election administration:
"President Trump has a long history of undermining voters' confidence in our election systems and spreading misinformation...
Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) announced today that in the coming weeks, the State will be making up to $90,000 in grant funding available to numerous primary care sites to support their work to train more students and mentor Rhode Island's next generation of...
At 4:50 PM, Troopers arrested Daniel Delbonis, age 55, of 7 Cassandra Court, Cranston, Rhode Island, for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor and/or Drugs – First Offense – B.A.C. Unknown, 2.) Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Test and 3.) Duty to Stop in Accidents Resulting in...
On the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, March 29 and 30, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close a section of Gano Street, at the I-195 overpass between India Street and the I-195 West on ramp in Providence, for continued demolition of the Washington Bridge...
The Hebert Health Center public water system located at 180 Log Rd., in Smithfield, Rhode Island is required to issue a Do Not Drink Notice for consumers because manganese was found in the well and following the existing treatment system over the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Lifetime...
