At 12:30 PM, Troopers arrested Fernando Ferreira, age 41, of 28 Ellis Street, East Providence, Rhode Island for an active Second District Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear for Arraignment on the original charge of Driving with a Suspended License originating out of the Middletown Police Department. The arrest was a result of a motor vehicle stop on Branch Avenue in the City of Providence. The subject was transported to the Lincoln Woods Barracks, where he was processed and transported to the Adult Correctional Institution-Men's Intake Center.
At 3:30 PM, Troopers arrested Kerrie Oliveira, age 37, of 76 Irving Avenue, East Providence, Rhode Island, for an active 1) Providence Superior Court Bench Warrant for Failure for Sentencing on a Technical Violation on the original charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance originating out of the East Providence Police Department, and an active 2) Affidavit and Arrest Warrant on the original charge of Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor originating out of the East Providence Police Department. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Vandewater Street in the City of Providence. Oliveira was processed at the Lincoln Woods Barracks and turned over to the Adult Correctional Institution – Women's Intake Center.
Media Contact: Captain David Bassignani, District "A" Commander, Rhode Island State Police, 401-764-5604 or rispdps@risp.gov