At 2:49 PM, Troopers arrested, Leigh Ricci, age 46, of 2426 Post Road Apt. #207, Warwick, Rhode Island on two Active Providence Superior Court Bench Warrants on the original charges of 1.) Possession of Schedule I-V and 2.) Shoplifting. The arrest was the result of Troopers responding to the scene of a motor vehicle accident on Route 6 East in the City of Providence. The subject was the transported to the Lincoln Woods Barracks where she was processed and later transported to the Adult Correctional Institution – Women's Intake Center.
At 10:46 PM, Troopers arrested Avelino G. Gomes, age 34, of 280 Sayles Avenue, Apartment 2, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Liquor – BAC Unknown – First Offense; and 2.) Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Test – First Offense. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Ayr Street in the City of Central Falls. The subject was transported to the State Police – Lincoln Woods Barracks, where he was processed, and held pending special arraignment, where he will be presented as a violator.
At 11:28 PM, Troopers arrested Mark A. Castiglione, age 36, of 15 Shadowbrook Lane, Apartment 30, Milford, Massachusetts, for 1.) Possession of a Schedule I-V Controlled Substance less than10 Grams (Cocaine); and 2.) Possession of a Schedule I-V Controlled Substance less than 10 Grams (Fentanyl). The arrest was the result of an investigation into suspicious activity at 71 Admiral Street, in the City of Providence. The subject was transported to the State Police – Lincoln Woods Barracks, where he was processed, arraigned by a Justice of the Peace, and released with a notice to appear in Sixth Division District Court.
At 11:28 PM, Troopers arrested Renee N. Deans, age 48, of 46 West Fountain Street, Milford, Massachusetts, for 1.) Possession of a Schedule I-V Controlled Substance less than 10 Grams (Cocaine); and 2.) Possession of a Schedule I-V Controlled Substance less than 10 Grams (Fentanyl). The arrest was the result of an investigation into suspicious activity at 71 Admiral Street, in the City of Providence. The subject was transported to the State Police – Lincoln Woods Barracks, where she was processed, arraigned by a Justice of the Peace, and released with a notice to appear in Sixth Division District Court.
Media Contact: Captain David Bassignani, District "A" Commander, Rhode Island State Police, 401-764-5604 or rispdps@risp.gov