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11/19/2024
No arrests to report. Media Contact: Captain Jeffrey P. L'heureux, District "B" Commander, Rhode Island State Police, 401-764-5604 or rispdps@risp....
11/18/2024
Providence, RI – The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) continues to hold in-person and online meetings to improve and simplify its grant guidelines and application process. Key staff members will host and discuss changes to the grant programs they manage. The arts agency is...
11/18/2024
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Grimmway Farms has issued a recall of select organic whole carrots and organic baby carrots. These carrots should no longer be in grocery stores, but may be in consumers' refrigerators or freezers. These carrots were sold...
11/18/2024
At 10:41 AM, Troopers arrested Jose Paz, age 39, of 245 Manton Street, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on an Affidavit and Arrest Warrant for Fraud – Insufficient Check Funds originating out of the Johnston Police Department. This arrest was a result of a motor vehicle stop on Route 146, in the City of...
11/18/2024
ARREST: 24RIK2-454-AR LOCATION: WARWICK At 1:08 AM, Troopers arrested Erol Fikri, age 40, of 303 Wild Goose Road Apartment 202, Riverside, Rhode Island for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor and/or Drugs 1st Offense – B.A.C....
11/18/2024
On Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 9:58 AM, Troopers arrested Lionel Lugo, age 42, of 35 Salmon Street, Providence, Rhode Island, for an Affidavit and Arrest Warrant for Domestic Violence – Simple Assault (Third Offense) out of the Providence Police Department. The arrest was the result of a motor...
11/18/2024
At 10:12 AM, Troopers arrested Elvis Urizar Rodriguez, age 34, of 105 Chapin Avenue, Apt. 2 Providence, Rhode Island for 1) Forgery and Counterfeiting of Registration Plates 2) Giving False Documents to a Public Official. This arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Route 95 in the Town...
11/17/2024
At 10:47 pm Troopers arrested Leny Vasquez, age 31, of 138 Oxford Street, Providence, Rhode Island for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor and/or Drugs 1st Offense- B.A.C. Unknown and 2.) Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Test. This arrest was a result of a motor vehicle stop on...
11/17/2024
At 10:21 AM, Troopers arrested Ramon Javier Infante age 43, of 486 Hartford Avenue Providence, Rhode Island for Forgery and Counterfeiting of Registration Plates. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Warren Street in the City of Providence. Javier Infante was later transported to...
11/17/2024
On Saturday, November 16th, at 11:45 AM, Troopers arrested Stephen Ahlert, age 34, of 66 Burnett Street, Providence, Rhode Island, for an Affidavit Arrest Warrant out of the Pawtucket Police Department for Domestic Simple Assault. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Harris Avenue...