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03/09/2025
No arrests to report Media Contact: Captain Jeffrey P. L'heureux, District "B" Commander, Rhode Island State Police, 401-764-5604 or rispdps@risp....
03/08/2025
On Friday, March 7, 2025, at approximately 4:15 a.m., members of the HIDTA Task Force, assisted by members of the Violent Fugitive Task Force and the Cranston Police Department, arrested Federico Garcia, age 34, of 222 Vermont Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island, for the following: 1) Possession With...
03/08/2025
On Saturday March 8th at 1:03 AM, Troopers arrested Van Segarra, age 44, of 159 Greeley 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 95 in the City of Pawtucket. Segarra was...
03/08/2025
At 1:12 AM, Troopers arrested Emmy Pastrana, age 32, of 198 Clarence Street, Providence, Rhode Island for 1.) Reckless Driving. The arrest was a result of a motor vehicle stop on Route 95 in the City of Warwick. Pastrana was transported to Wickford Barracks where she was processed, arraigned by...
03/08/2025
On Friday, March 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM, Troopers arrested Gustavo Fernandes Da Silva, age 21, of 5 Avalon Avenue, Quincy, Massachusetts for 1.) Fugitive from Justice on the original charge of First Degree Robbery – Deadly Weapon out of the New Britain Police Department, Connecticut. The arrest was...
03/07/2025
ARREST: 25RIK2-73-AR LOCATION: North Kingstown At 3:29 pm, Troopers arrested Tyler Transue, age 40, of 3186 Glengreen Drive Lancaster, Pennsylvania for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Liquor – BAC Unknown – First Offense, and 2.) Refusal to Submit to a Chemical...
03/07/2025
On Thursday, March 6th, 2025 at 2:59 PM, Troopers arrested Mark Lightner, age 40, of 19 Deerfield Ave, Hartford, Connecticut, for Forgery and Counterfeiting of Registration Plates. The arrest was a result of a motor vehicle stop on Hartford Avenue in the Town of Johnston. The subject was...
03/07/2025
On Friday, March 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM, Troopers arrested Jose A. Callado, Age 24, of 23 Kinfield Street, Providence, Rhode Island for an Affidavit and Arrest Warrant for Passing Counterfeit Bills/Certificates originating out of the Warwick Police Department. The arrest was the result of a motor...
03/07/2025
At 12:03 AM, Troopers arrested David Liend, age 40, of 124 Ashbrook Drive, Cranston, Rhode Island for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor - First Offense, and 2.) Refusal to Submit to Chemical Test – First Offense. The arrest was the result of Troopers responding to a motor...
03/06/2025
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today began posting data from its weigh-in-motion technology (WIM), part of a new monitoring system installed on the eastbound Washington Bridge. This precautionary tool provides RIDOT with real-time information on overweight trucks crossing...