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State Government Press Releases

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12/13/2025
At 6:51 AM, Troopers arrested Huntley Westcott, age 74, of 104 Sayles Street, Apartment #208, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, for 1.) Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle – First Offense; and 2.) Possession of a Schedule I-V Controlled...
12/13/2025
On Friday, December 12, 2025, at 6:00 PM, Troopers arrested Jimmie Lee Hutchins, age 40, of 658 Post Road, Warwick, Rhode Island for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor and/or Drugs – BAC Unknown and 2.) Refusal to Submit Chemical Test. The arrest was the result of Troopers...
12/13/2025
At 11:15 PM, Troopers arrested Sergio Alvarez, age 23, of 90 Leading Street, Johnston, RI for 1.) Possession of Marijuana – More than Two Ounces. This arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Bald Hill Road in the City of Warwick. The subject was transported to the State Police – Wickford...
12/12/2025
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) have lifted the advisory recommendation to avoid recreational activities at Upper Melville Pond (Thurston Gray Pond) and Lower Melville Pond in Portsmouth. The harmful algae bloom (HAB)...
12/12/2025
On December 9, 2025, members of the Computer Crimes Unit/Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force arrested Adrien Hebert, age 43, of 1020 West Shore Road, Warwick, Rhode Island, for Possession of Child Pornography. Mr. Hebert was transported to the Wickford Barracks for processing and to Third...
12/12/2025
At 10:03 PM, Troopers arrested Leonardo Jimenez-Jimenez, age 44, of 186 Sackett Street, Providence, Rhode Island for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor – BAC .15 or Greater – First Offense (Phase I: 0.186% and Phase II: 0.198%). This arrest was the result of Troopers responding...
12/12/2025
At 10:30 AM, Troopers arrested Eimy Romero, age 24, of 604 Elmwood Avenue, Apt. #12, Providence, Rhode Island for a Newport County Superior Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear for Review on the original charge of Obtaining Property Under False Pretenses originating out of the Rhode Island...
12/11/2025
Starting on Wednesday night, December 17, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will begin shifting travel lanes on Route 146 so that all traffic will use the new flyover bridge the Department has been building to eliminate the traffic signal at Sayles Hill Road in North Smithfield.
12/11/2025
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) continues to firmly recommend that all newborns receive a hepatitis B vaccine birth dose within 24 hours of delivery, regardless of the hepatitis B infection status of the birth parent, and that all children complete the full vaccination series within...
12/11/2025
On Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 8:36 p.m., Troopers arrested Katasha R. Graham, age, 45, of 11750 West 135th Street, Overland Park, Kansas, for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Controlled Substance/Drugs/Toluene – First Offense; and 2.) Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Test – First Offense....