On Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 4:00 PM, Troopers arrested Mailson De Lima Santana, age 34, of 97 Elmridge Road, Pawcatuck, Connecticut for 1.) Forgery and Counterfeiting of Registration Plates 2.) Giving False Documents to a Public Official. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on...
On Saturday December 14th at 3:30 PM, Troopers arrested Jadyn Patterson-Libby, age 26, of 1280 Newman Avenue, Seekonk, Massachusetts, as a Fugitive from Justice for Failure to Appear on the original charge of Burglary originating out of the Seekonk, Massachusetts Police Department. The arrest was...
On December 13, 2024, at 5:00 a.m., members of the Intelligence Unit, Violent Fugitive Task Force (VFTF), Auto Theft Unit, ACI Investigations, and Uniform Bureau arrested Leonard Liriano, age 26, of 128 Garden Street Apartment #1, Cranston, Rhode Island for 1.) Manufacturing, Delivery, Possession...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore, chair of the Rhode Island Semiquincentennial 250th Commission (RI250), today announced the release of the 2024 semiquincentennial commemorative holiday ornament, now available at the RI State House Visitor Center and Gift Shop.
This year's...
The Western Coventry Elementary School public water system (4588 Flat River Road in Coventry, RI) was required to issue a do not drink notice on December 9, 2024 for consumers because manganese was found in the distribution system over the Environmental Protection Agencies (EPA) health advisory....
PROVIDENCE, RI – This afternoon, Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore presented National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) Medallion Awards, as well as the NASS John Lewis Youth Leadership Award, to honorees at a State House ceremony.
NASS Medallion Awards are presented by Secretaries of...
Data recently released by the American Lung Association indicate that Rhode Island has emerged as a national leader in screening, early diagnosis, and treatment for lung cancer, a leading cause of cancer deaths.
The American Lung Association's "State of Lung Cancer" examines rates of new cases,...
As the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) continues to do outreach and education regarding the State's new rental registry, RIDOH is reminding property owners that housing built before 1978 is assumed to have lead-based paint. Work that disturbs lead must be done properly to protect public...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore, in partnership with the State House Restoration Committee, today announced that the Rhode Island State House will be open to the public on Saturday, December 7.
As announced by the office of Governor Dan McKee last week, the Independent Man...
In a launch coinciding with World AIDS Day 2024, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is announcing a new "Rhode Island PrEP Champions" network (https://health.ri.gov/diseases/hivaids/about/prep/).
PrEP is short for pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV. Available in a daily pill or an...
